Careers

What we do: 💻

We are Web development (Ruby, Rails, Elixir, JavaScript) consultancy for companies across the US and Europe. Proudly remote first since 2017, we are a team of web development experts, working on solving interesting technical challenges and drive real business impact.

What’s it like to be a Ruby engineer at Optimify:❓

Our colleagues are technical experts being able to advocate for code quality as a long term strategic investment while knowing when to adapt a more start-up mentality to deliver rapid business value. They drive architecture and implementation decisions and stay up to date with the latest ruby and rails techniques.

What we value at our work: 🚀

• Asynchronous communication. People at our company can be flexible with their working hours and we understand it
• Collaboration. We try pair programming, experience and knowledge sharing, and we value engaging in healthy PR dialogue
• Step by step iteration. Small tickets. Small PRs.
• TDD/BDD approach to development.
• Automation. We strive to use CI/CD tools, automatic alerts about errors, useful integrations

What we look for: 👀

• At least 3 years of experience with Ruby on Rails
• Experience contributing to technical decision making within a team
• Experience contributing to technical decision making within a team
• Can work full-time with some crossover with the Central European Time
• Automation. We strive to use CI/CD tools, automatic alerts about errors, useful integrations

Nice to have, but not required: 👌

• React.js and/or TypeScript experience

Tech stack: 🖥️

• Backend: Ruby, Ruby on Rails, Elixir
• Frontend: JavaScript/TypeScript/ReactJS
• Databases: Postgres, Redis
• Hosting: Netlify, Heroku, AWS, Digital Ocean
• CI/CD: Semaphore, Github Actions, RSpec, Capybara

Key responsibilities:

• Own, lead and develop our clients Ruby on Rails projects
• Collaborate with the team to create and deliver a product in a rapidly moving environment
• Troubleshoot system issues, providing quick and thorough solutions
• Write clean and maintainable code and clear, concise documentation

Things we don't require:

• Degree - we don't care if you don't have a degree. If you do, that's great! We care much more about what type of impact you'll have and your ability to be part of the team.

• Remote-first 🌎  -  we're a remote-first company. We mostly work asynchronously but use tools that make it easy to collaborate synchronously when needed e.g. Slack, Google Meet, Notion

How to Apply:

• your CV and/or Twitter
• Github if you have it (or Gitlab/Bitbucket)

Further steps:

• Possible code sample request
• Intro call with manager (🕰️ 15-20 minutes)
• Skills interview in a form of pairing programming session (🕰️ ~60 minutes)

We look forward to chatting with you!