Vibes
Software Engineer II
Chicago, IL (Hybrid) · Mid · Full-time
Work authorization required$100k-$125kDetected 22 days ago
JavaScriptTypeScriptPythonRubyKotlinElixirRailsBackend DevelopmentFull-Stack DevelopmentCode ReviewGitNoSQLPostgreSQLDynamoDBAWSTerraformCI/CDRESTCommunicationCollaborationProblem Solving
About the role
- We are seeking a collaborative, proactive, and results-driven full stack Software Engineer with a strong backend emphasis to join our dynamic team.
- The primary stack is Ruby on Rails; engineers with solid backend fundamentals in comparable languages such as Python or JavaScript/TypeScript are encouraged to apply.
- Additionally, you will contribute to AWS infrastructure managed through Terraform, ensuring optimal performance and scalability across our cloud services.
Responsibilities
- Build and extend features across backend services and admin applications, working from well-defined tickets with senior engineer support
- Implement data models, API endpoints, and lightweight frontend components in a server-rendered context
- Investigate production issues using cloud-native observability tools (logs, metrics, and distributed tracing) escalating when appropriate and building diagnostic skills over time
- Integrate with third-party APIs and internal platform services, building familiarity with the mobile marketing domain
- Read and contribute to architectural documentation as you build context on the system
Requirements
- 1-3 years of professional software engineering experience
- Proficiency in at least one backend language with object-oriented or functional foundations.
- Familiarity with REST APIs: consuming them, understanding request/response patterns, and debugging integration issues
- Hands-on AWS experience with core services: Lambda, SQS, S3, RDS, and CloudWatch.
- Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to troubleshoot complex issues across the full stack
- Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment
Nice to have
- Any Rails or Sinatra experience
- Terraform module authoring or multi-environment workspace experience
- DynamoDB or other NoSQL data modeling
- Any server-rendered frontend framework
- GitLab CI experience
- Our Core Values:
- Respect, Honesty, and Integrity for All Stakeholders
- Relentless Focus on the Customer
Skills
- Write scripts to initialize, migrate, and transform data across relational and NoSQL data stores
Compensation
- The compensation range for this role is $100,000 to $125,000.
- Final compensation will be determined by factors such as relevant work experience, skills, and certifications.
Benefits
- Always be Learning
Company info
- Vibes' mobile-first platform creates personal, revenue-driving and long-term mobile engagement between consumers and the world-class brands they love.
- Industry leaders like Chipotle, Kohl's and Polo Ralph Lauren use Vibes to grow customer relationships with relevant, high-volume mobile messaging and mobile wallet marketing on a global scale.
- Vibes enables marketers to seamlessly connect with their customers using a data-rich and API-packed solution that beautifully optimizes and unifies their SMS, MMS, RCS and Mobile Wallet campaigns.
- To learn more about Vibes, visit www.vibes.com.
Equal opportunity
- Reasonable accommodations will be made to meet the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act and will be provided as requested by candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.
- Vibes is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants regardless of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, parental or pregnancy status, marriage and civil partnership, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Visa & Work Authorization
- Authorized to work in the United States without the need for current or future employer sponsorship
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