Senior Software Engineer - Ruby on Rails

About the position

As a Senior Software Developer on the Cash App Squad at Versapay, you will work with a talented group of engineers to ensure that we deliver quality code on time while helping us to streamline processes and optimize our workflow. This is a unique opportunity for focused engineers with a dedication to the craft and an eagerness to improve teams. You will work to deliver new features, fix bugs, reduce tech debt, help level-up less experienced developers via code reviews and mentoring, and help shape and drive team culture.

Responsibilities

• Implement new features, improve user experiences, and fix bugs in a mature SaaS application.
• Review PRs to educate others on best practices, pair program with team members, and ensure adherence to agreed-upon standards.
• Work closely with the Implementations Team to turn customer needs into actionable work with technical designs.
• Help create an architectural roadmap to future-proof the application and implement that plan.
• Ensure the application has the right level of resiliency, logging, monitoring, and security.
• Help debug, diagnose, and triage emergency production issues.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience with Ruby on Rails (RoR) and JavaScript.
• B.S. in Computer Science, Mathematics, or a related field is preferred but not necessary.
• Familiarity with SaaS applications and the FinTech domain is a plus.
• Strong understanding of programming patterns, best practices, long-term software maintenance, and software architecture.
• Ability to collaborate closely with others to achieve team goals and provide appropriate feedback.
• Ensure code is optimized, well-structured, well-tested, and does not introduce technical debt.
• Promote a blameless culture and see teammates as equals.

Nice-to-haves

• React.js
• Postgres
• Redis
• Elasticsearch + Kibana
• C++ (very minor)
• Datadog
• New Relic
• Loggly
• AWS
• Azure
• Kubernetes
• Semaphore CI