Showwcase Elite - Ruby On Rails Backend Engineer

Showwcase

Showwcase is a professional network built for developers. We help developers represent themselves holistically, join a community of like-minded others, and find new work opportunities.

The world is in the midst of an accelerated transition towards a digital-first future where every company is becoming a tech company. The resulting outcome is that the demand for developers is now at its highest ever and the number of people learning programming skills is accelerating rapidly. In fact, Microsoft estimates the number of coders to be at 200 million by 2025 - 4X what it is today!

Generalised and large internet platforms can’t be everything to everyone. There is no community and features can never be built with focus around developers. We believe in community-based platforms and want to build for that.

Elite

We’re glad you have interest in joining our Elite Collective. The Elite Collective is a community comprised of senior and experienced developers. Being a member gives you access to our private communities, in-person events, and most importantly jobs and projects curated for Elite.

Showwcase works with many partner companies to help build their developer teams to work on projects. As an Elite, you’ll get access to these full-time job opportunities with better compensation and career growth. We do all the hard work of finding you opportunities so you can focus on what you do best, building products and services. If at any time your project nears completion or your role at a given company is no longer needed, we find you the opportunity within weeks!

How does it work

First, you’ll need to create a Showwcase profile. Once you’re set up, apply to one of our Elite roles according to your skill: React, Flutter, Go etc. We review and if you’re a good fit for Elite, we’ll invite you to come call with us, do a few skill assessments, and some live interviews. This should take a few hours at max! Once done and successful, you join our Elite collective and get all its benefits.

Why join Elite?

We believe the traditional way of looking for jobs is broken. Developers have to complete skill assessments over and over again for every company we apply to, we need to submit at least 5 links to represent who we are (LinkedIn, Resume, Github, Blog, Portfolio), and companies are terrible at responding to developers even after we’ve completed all the steps. Worse, most of the time the interview process has nothing to do with what we’ll actually be doing on the job! It’s incredibly frustrating. Oh, and doing sales and marketing of who we are to find the right company to hire us is not fun.

As an Elite Collective Member, we do all the heavy lifting for you. We find great opportunities, negotiate salary, and handle contracts with different leading companies and startups around the world and offer them to you to work on. These jobs are full-time roles and you’ll get to work with the modern processes with good pay.

We are looking for a talented and experienced Ruby on Rails Backend Engineer. As a Ruby on Rails Backend Engineer, you will be responsible for developing and maintaining high-quality applications. Your expertise will ensure the stability, scalability, and performance of our backend systems. You will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, including front-end developers, product managers, and designers, to deliver exceptional software solutions.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with front-end developers to integrate user interfaces with server-side logic.
• Implement and integrate APIs, databases, and other third-party services.
• Design, develop, and maintain Ruby on Rails applications to meet project requirements.
• Troubleshoot and debug issues, identify bottlenecks, and propose solutions.
• Gather and translate business requirements into technical specifications.
• Conduct code reviews, provide constructive feedback, and ensure code quality and consistency.
• Write clean, maintainable, and testable code following best practices and coding standards.
• Optimize application performance, database queries, and response times.
• Stay up-to-date with industry trends, new technologies, and best practices in Ruby on Rails development.
• Build efficient and scalable server-side solutions using the Ruby on Rails framework.
• Monitor and maintain application security, performance, and scalability.

Requirements

• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
• Strong experience in developing web applications using Ruby on Rails framework.
• Familiarity with version control systems (e.g., Git).
• Solid understanding of MVC architecture and RESTful web services.
• Knowledge of relational databases (e.g., PostgreSQL, MySQL) and query optimization.
• Proficiency in Ruby programming language and familiarity with its ecosystem.
• Ability to write efficient, reusable, and testable code.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
• Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.

Good to Have:

• Experience in other backend languages such as Python, Java, or Node.js.
• Understanding of containerization and orchestration technologies like Docker and Kubernetes.
• Knowledge of non-relational databases (e.g., MongoDB, Redis) and their integration with Ruby on Rails.
• Experience with performance monitoring and optimization tools.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure) and deploying Rails applications.
• Experience with front-end technologies such as HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
• Familiarity with Agile/Scrum methodologies and project management tools.
• Knowledge of automated testing frameworks (e.g., RSpec) and continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines.