Senior Software Engineer - Backend (E5)

Position Overview

Join our Applicant Experience team as a Senior Software Engineer - Backend (E5) and play a pivotal role in designing, developing, and maintaining cutting-edge features for our monolithic Ruby on Rails application with a React + Typescript frontend. You will be part of a dedicated product team of 3 to 4 developers, collaborating throughout the entire product lifecycle to deliver high-quality solutions that facilitate the hiring of millions of hourly employees each year for the world's biggest employers.

Responsibilities

Architect, implement, and test robust product features
Contribute to technological choices and architectural design processes
Review and collaborate with other developers' work
Ensure the quality, reliability, security, and operational excellence of your products
Work hand-in-hand with product and customer-facing teams to understand requirements and deliver solutions that meet customer needs while improving the experience for millions of applicants
Break down product scope, plan deliverables, and proactively identify blockers, communicating effectively with stakeholders
Triage and resolve unforeseen issues, coordinating with appropriate stakeholders to ensure minimal disruption

What You Should Bring

5+ years of experience in dynamic languages such as JavaScript, Ruby/Rails, and other web development tools
Proven expertise in product-oriented software development and architecture at scale
Strong understanding of testing and CI/CD best practices
An ownership mentality, capable of designing solutions that address niche customer requirements while enhancing the experience for millions of applicants

Nice To Have

Experience in B2B SaaS
Familiarity with best practices for securely scaling datastores containing PII and other sensitive details (e.g., PostgreSQL, Elasticsearch, Redis)
Proficiency in Ruby (on Rails) and/or React with Typescript
Experience with Infrastructure-as-Code using Kubernetes and/or Terraform to build compute clusters on platforms like AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud Platform

Why Work with Us

Fountain offers an incredibly unique work environment. We employ a diverse team all over the world. Each Fountaineer is given the freedom to do their best work from wherever they choose. We also understand the importance of in-person connections and hold in-person meetings with your team and meet annually as an organization to build our relationships and focus on the future of moving Fountain Forward.

Additional Information

Even if you do not meet all the requirements above, we still encourage you to apply for this position. While we try to be thorough with our prerequisites, not everything about you as a candidate can be condensed into a list of bullet points. What do you have to lose?

Benefits
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Generous compensation
100% Remote and Flexible Hours
Unlimited PTO
Equity grants
Comprehensive healthcare benefits
16 weeks paid parental leave for all parents
Wellness and gym reimbursement
Home office stipend
Phone stipend
401K plan
Learning and development reimbursement
Company events
FSA & HSA
Life Insurance & Long-Term Disability/Short-Term Disability

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