Tenjin
Senior Backend Engineer
US / CA / MX / BR / AR / CO / PE / Remote (US; CA; MX; BR; AR; CO; PE) · Senior · Full-time
Sponsorship not specified$125k-$225kDetected 69 days ago
GoRubyReactRailsFull-Stack DevelopmentGitPostgreSQLDynamoDBAWSDockerKubernetesCI/CDGitHub ActionsRESTKafkaLeadershipCommunicationProblem Solving
About the role
- You'll work closely with product managers, designers, front-end developers, and infrastructure to rapidly push new features from ideation to production.
- This is a hands-on role with plenty of scope to influence architecture, user experience, and coding standards.
- While we're targeting senior engineers, we're open to strong mid-level candidates who demonstrate leadership, ownership, and a passion for full-stack craftsmanship.
Responsibilities
- Lead major architecture and software design decisions
- Develop and maintain background jobs (Sidekiq) and employ caching to keep dashboards snappy under load
- Own CI/CD pipelines and deployments (GitHub Actions, Docker, Kubernetes/ECS), ensuring that releases are automated, reliable, and fast
- Collaborate closely with designers, product managers, and front-end developers to create user-friendly and visually appealing interfaces
- Employ feature flags to support trunk-based development workflows
- Profile, debug, and optimize performance issues in production and staging environments
Requirements
- Deep expertise in Ruby (typically 5+ years)
- Familiarity with Rails
- Experience with Golang
- Experience working with high-volume data ingestion and real-time analytics at scale
- Familiarity with Git and hosting platforms like GitHub
- Experience with AWS, Kubernetes, and Docker
- Experience with PostgreSQL, DynamoDB, Kafka
- Experience with mobile app development or mobile marketing
- Experience working with in-house style guides
Skills
- Team, Culture, and Product
Compensation
- $125k-$225k
Benefits
- Annual budget for learning and personal development (conferences, books, classes, etc)
- Budget for fitness and well-being activities (gym memberships, fitness equipment)
- Unlimited vacation days and a vacation stipend to make sure you take time off (we recommend at least 20 days off per year)
- Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
- Family Leave (Maternity, Paternity)
- Ensure test coverage for new and existing features
This listing is sourced directly from Tenjin's careers page and normalized into a canonical job model.