Senior Ruby on Rails Developer

JOB DESCRIPTION

JOB TITLE:                        Senior Software Engineer          

REPORTS TO:                 Team Lead, Software Development

DEPARTMENT:              IT – Product Engineering

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POSITION SUMMARY:

The Senior Ruby on Rails Software Developer builds and maintains web application solutions to continuously advance Tangoe Mobile, the industry-leading mobility management product in the enterprise marketplace. This role joins as a contributing member to an engineering team with focus in varied software development competencies, including: MVC architecture, database design and performance, API integrations, automated testing, security, and more. This work includes adherence to team standards and quality assurance practices.

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ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Architects software with consideration to scalability, extensibility, reliability, performance, security, and usability.
• Designs and develops quality software that conforms to department standards and code style.
• Exercises acumen in writing tests to verify delivered code meets acceptance criteria and coverage.
• Builds reusable code with intent on simplicity and self-documentation.
• Optimizes application for maximum speed, security, reliability, and scalability.
• Focuses efforts on delivering high impact and value to our users, team, and Tangoe.
• Demonstrates high-level proficiency in team tools, programming languages, and frameworks.
• Contributes to discussions on application improvements, project initiatives, and feature design.
• Updates team technical documentation as needed.
• Identifies and proposes recommendations on software development best practices.
• Collaborates with other team members and project stakeholders.
• Mentors, pairs, and trains other members of the team as needed to advance the collective benefit of the unit.
• Peer reviews team members’ code submissions and provides constructive feedback.
• Exhibits passion for software development and curiosity to explore the application’s workings.
• Acts as a leader in their role.
• Applies strategic thought to engagements.
• Completes assigned projects within the timeline defined by the Team Lead.
• Participates in daily SCRUM huddle.
• Other duties as assigned.

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REQUIREMENTS:

• Adept in working with command line development and tools, such as bash scripts and tmux.
• Experience in OOP development preferably using an MVC framework. Proven Ruby / Ruby on Rails experience preferred.
• Adept in SQL-based database modeling and query optimization. PostgreSQL experience is a plus.
• Proficient understanding of code versioning tools, such as Git.
• Proficient understanding and experience in API development (Restful or GraphQL) desired.
• Working knowledge of JavaScript fundamentals preferred.
• 5+ years of professional web-based software development experience.
• Agile learner of new technologies.
• Familiarity with the wireless/mobile device industry is a plus.
• Ability to work in a remote environment.

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Education:

• College degree or accredited education certification in related field preferred.