[Hiring] Senior Backend Engineer @Toptal

Role Description

Ruby on Rails powers our internal products and tools, and we’re always looking for smart Ruby developers to help us reach the next level. We’re looking for a Senior Back-end Engineer to join Toptal and work on a new product within our Core Team. You’ll be part of a small, high-velocity team building an AI-powered platform. This is a remote position. We do not offer visa sponsorship or assistance. Resumes and communication must be submitted in English.

• Write elegant, efficient, and testable Ruby (and/or TypeScript) code that is easy to maintain and debug.
• Cover code with tests and perform manual testing of features, while reviewing the work of colleagues.
• Work on the infrastructure part of the project, collaborating with Infrastructure Engineers.
• Continuously improve the team’s processes, brainstorm ideas, communicate statuses, and progress.
• Mentor team members, provide feedback, and continuously improve as a professional.
• Learn new concepts and technologies.
• Design, develop, document, analyze, create, test, or modify computer or cloud-based systems or programs.

In the first week, expect to:

• Join our team, where you will be introduced to Toptal’s practices and processes.
• Start participating in company-wide training sessions.
• Set up your local environment and get familiar with our tech stack.
• Create your first pull request.

In the first month, expect to:

• Familiarize yourself with the team’s business domain.
• Contribute to our product development.
• Develop a deeper understanding of our technologies, processes, and product pipeline.

In the first three months, expect to:

• Actively supply software planning, development, and maintenance.
• Suggest and implement improvements to Toptal’s processes and codebase, while exercising discretion and independent judgment.

In the first six months, expect to:

• Lead technical initiatives in our team.
• Drive improvements to the codebase and processes.

In the first year, expect to:

• Have a detailed understanding of Toptal’s technical stack, collaboration rituals, processes, and performance.
• Mentor Toptal’s new team members.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of web development experience with Ruby/Rails.
• 5+ years of experience with SQL databases.
• Strong knowledge of object-oriented programming, automated software testing, development, and testing essential methodologies.
• Knowledge of GraphQL and Kafka is preferred but not required.
• Knowledge of JavaScript/TypeScript, Node.js, and React is a plus.
• Ability to consider multiple quality dimensions like user impact, failure tolerance, code maintenance, implementation time, security breaches, and performance.
• Genuinely interested in technology and love to try new things.
• Tackle complex problems by considering multiple solutions, weighing them, and deciding on the best course of action.
• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills.
• Thrive on providing and receiving transparent but always constructive feedback.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, rapidly growing company and handle a wide variety of challenges, deadlines, and a diverse array of contacts.
• Must be a world-class individual contributor to thrive at Toptal.