Senior Backend Engineer
Blinkist- Full Time
- Senior (5 to 8 years)
Candidates should possess professional experience with Ruby on Rails, experience working with a platform or complex application, familiarity building and deploying software with CI/CD or other internal tooling, and familiarity with distributed, scalable, and reliable systems. Experience with modern DevOps platforms, particularly GitLab, is a plus. Proficiency in the English language is required for effective communication in a remote and asynchronous work environment.
As a backend engineer, you will develop features and improvements to the Switchboard product, working closely with Product Management and other stakeholders including frontend engineers, SREs, and product designers to iterate on new features and improve the overall user experience. You will craft code that meets internal standards for style, maintainability, and best practices, confidently ship small features, collaborate on larger projects, identify areas for code improvement, and contribute to maintaining and advocating for these standards through code review. Additionally, you will fix prioritized issues from the issue tracker and contribute to our workflow process alongside the Switchboard Engineers and the GitLab community.
Unified DevOps platform for software development
GitLab offers a DevOps platform that simplifies the software development process by providing a single application for collaboration, visibility, and speed. The platform integrates various tools needed for software development, which helps teams manage their projects more efficiently without juggling multiple tools. This allows companies to concentrate on enhancing their products instead of spending too much time on builds. GitLab serves a wide range of clients, including large corporations from different industries, demonstrating its versatility. The company operates on a subscription-based model, where clients pay for access to the platform, which includes features for continuous integration and deployment. GitLab also provides free trials and regularly updates its platform to deliver ongoing value to its users. By customizing its offerings and partnering with other technology providers, GitLab aims to enhance its ecosystem and drive revenue.