Andela
Staff Fullstack Engineer
North America · Staff+
Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 140 days ago
JavaScriptRubyReactCSSRailsFull-Stack DevelopmentCode ReviewPostgreSQLMySQLAWSGCPDockerCI/CDDevOpsRESTData EngineeringProduct StrategyLeadershipCommunicationMentoringAdaptability
About the role
- As a Staff Full-Stack Engineer on our Internal Product team, you aren't just maintaining a platform
- you are architecting the engine that powers the global remote economy.
Responsibilities
- System Architecture: Lead the architectural evolution of Ruby on Rails applications, ensuring they remain performant, maintainable, and secure as they scale.
- Full-Stack Execution: Deliver high-quality code across the stack, utilizing Ruby on Rails on the backend and modern frontend frameworks (typically React) on the frontend.
- Performance Optimization: Identify and resolve bottlenecks in the Rails stack (e.g., N+1 queries, indexing, caching strategies) and optimize overall system latency.
- Deep understanding of PostgreSQL or MySQL, including schema design and complex query optimization.
- You will own the technical evolution of our proprietary Ruby on Rails ecosystem-solving deep-stack challenges in matching logic, global payments, and automated vetting.
Requirements
- Backend Mastery: Expert-level knowledge of Ruby, Rails conventions, and the broader Ruby ecosystem (RSpec, Sidekiq, etc.).
- ability to influence technical decisions and communicate clearly with distributed teams.
- Expert-level knowledge of Ruby, Rails conventions, and the broader Ruby ecosystem (RSpec, Sidekiq, etc.).
- Familiarity with deploying and managing Rails apps on AWS, Heroku, or GCP, using Docker and Kubernetes.
Nice to have
- Strong experience with modern JavaScript (React preferred) and CSS/HTML.
- Frontend Proficiency: Strong experience with modern JavaScript (React preferred) and CSS/HTML.
Skills
- As one of the world's largest talent marketplaces, Andela gives companies greater flexibility to quickly deploy qualified technologists.
- Andela is transitioning from a world-class talent marketplace into a high-scale, AI-integrated Talent Cloud.
Benefits
- Work closely with stakeholders to translate product vision into technical roadmaps, navigating trade-offs between speed and technical debt.
- This is a role for a "player-coach" who thrives on solving complex problems with elegant code and long-term architectural vision.
Company info
- As an Andelan, you'll serve as a role model for the rest of the company.
- Think about the feedback your peers typically give you - if it usually sounds like the below, we want to hear from you.
- You break silos across teams.
- You put the company and mission first above your team alone.
- As an Andelan, you'll serve as a role model for the rest of the company. Think about the feedback your peers typically give you - if it usually sounds like the below, we want to hear from you.
- One team mentality: You break silos across teams. You put the company and mission first above your team alone.
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