Senior Backend Engineer

Typescouts is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer to join their team. This role focuses on developing and maintaining scalable systems using Ruby on Rails, Postgres, and Elasticsearch. The ideal candidate will have strong experience with GraphQL API design and implementation, as well as proficiency in Ruby on Rails and database technologies.

Key responsibilities include:

• Developing and maintaining scalable systems using Ruby on Rails, Postgres, and Elasticsearch
• Optimizing performance and troubleshooting complex issues across the application
• Designing, developing, and maintaining GraphQL APIs to support a React frontend
• Integrating with various third-party APIs, ensuring reliability and security
• Ensuring code quality through comprehensive unit tests, code reviews, and best practices
• Driving improvements in application performance, security, and scalability

Requirements:

• Proficiency with Ruby on Rails, including performance tuning and debugging
• Strong experience with Postgres and Elasticsearch
• Expertise in GraphQL API design and implementation
• Solid understanding of background processing with Sidekiq or similar tools
• Familiarity with integrating and managing third-party APIs
• Strong problem-solving skills
• Excellent collaboration and communication skills (proactive communication)

Nice-to-have skills:

• Experience in data modeling, data cleaning, and machine learning
• Familiarity with web scraping techniques and tools

Typescouts offers a competitive compensation package, including a salary range of $6,000 to $10,000 USD per month, paid time off with unlimited leave, team bonding opportunities with two off-sites per year, and a home office stipend of $100 USD per month.

Join Typescouts and be part of a company that values innovation and long-term relationships in the tech industry. Apply now to contribute to their Community-Led Growth strategies and help build the future of strategic networking.