Senior Software Engineer - Ruby on Rails

About the Role

Datarade is seeking a Senior Software Engineer with expertise in Ruby on Rails to join our dynamic software engineering team in Berlin. As a full-stack developer, you will play a crucial role in building and enhancing our global data commerce platform. This platform is designed to simplify commercial data sharing for a large international user base.

Key Responsibilities

• Feature Development: Build well-tested features from scratch, working across the full tech stack including front-end, back-end, and database.
• Code Review and Mentorship: Participate in code reviews to improve code quality and mentor junior engineers.
• User Interface Design: Implement intuitive web UIs for B2B users.
• Payment Systems: Enable international payments with considerations for global taxation and B2B checkout methods.
• Data Infrastructure: Engineer a globally distributed data warehouse for secure data delivery.
• Collaboration: Work closely with founders and colleagues from product, business, and marketing departments.

Our Tech Stack

• Languages & Frameworks: Ruby on Rails, Ruby, JavaScript
• Tools & Platforms: Gitlab, Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, Cloudflare, Stripe, Elasticsearch, Redis, Postgres, AWS S3, DigitalOcean, Rudderstack, Delta Sharing

Tech Challenges

• Data Product Creation: Facilitate easy creation of data products from both structured and unstructured datasets.
• Platform Development: Implement an end-to-end data commerce platform for data subscription management and global tax-compliant billing.
• API Integrations: Build and maintain API integrations with major data marketplaces.
• System Architecture: Transform our Ruby on Rails monolith into a more modular architecture.

Qualifications

• Experience: 5+ years as a full-stack software engineer with substantial experience in Ruby on Rails.
• Teamwork: Proven experience in teamwork, including code reviews and retrospectives.
• Architecture: Experience in application architecture, modular monoliths, micro-services, and containerization.
• User Focus: Strong focus on user experience and web development.

Bonus Qualifications

• Experience in multiple development teams with various setups and practices.
• Background in e-commerce platforms and online marketplaces.
• Experience with international B2B payment processing and data warehousing technologies.
• Leadership ambition and experience in coaching junior engineers.

Our Offer

• Career Growth: Opportunity to build a fast-growing career in a software company focused on data and AI.
• International Team: Work alongside talented, international colleagues.
• Company Culture: Contribute to an early-stage company that values transparency and performance.

Benefits

• Participation in the employee stock options program (VESOP)
• 28 days of vacation, flexible working hours
• 3x year strategy team offsites
• €125 / month net inflation bonus
• €49 / monthly public transport mobility budget

Datarade is committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, or Veteran status.

We look forward to receiving your application!