We are looking for a backend engineer to help up build our platform to handle payments on a global scale. You will primarily work with Ruby, building out features using Ruby on Rails. As we’re still scaling our front-end team, you may be asked to work on front-end tasks as well.
As an engineer you will work collaboratively with the team, to define features and architectures, and then implement them in code. You will also provide constructive feedback through code reviews, as well as architecture discussions.
Our ideal candidate has experience working with large web applications. They will know how to build reliable, scalable, and performant web applications. Testing and code quality are also extremely important to us, so having a strong knowledge of testing and the different testing types is required.
Responsibilities
- Understand product goals and feature requests and translate them into working software
- Support team members through code review and architecture discussions
- Write tests that validate the stability and correctness of implementations
- Handle refactorings with both bravery and care
Requirements
- Experience with building performant and scalable APIs, including DB performance
- Experience with integrating with third party APIs in a secure and fault-tolerant manner
- Experience and understanding of common web exploits and how to mitigate them
- Strong understanding of OOP programming languages and patterns
- Experience with Ruby on Rails
Nice to haves
While not specifically required, tell us if you have any of the following.
- Experience with TypeScript, Vue.js and/or React
- Experience with payments or payment systems
- Business-level spoken and written Japanese
