Senior Full Stack Developer

Position Overview

• Location Type: Remote
• Job Type: Full-Time
• Salary: Not specified

Blinkist connects people with powerful ideas from leading authors and experts to broaden perspectives, gain knowledge, and spark understanding in all areas of their life, both personal and professional. Used by over 28 million people worldwide, Blinkist distills the key ideas from the most relevant, impactful books and podcasts. These can be read or listened to in 15-minute summaries, that we call Blinks. Together with Go1, our parent brand, who gives organizations and their employees access to the largest curated e-learning library on the planet, we’re on a mission to reach one billion learners as we unlock positive potential through a love of learning. ✨

About The Role

🚀 Scale. Refactor. Own It. Make an Impact.

At Blinkist, we don’t just build software—we create products that inspire millions to learn and grow. Our Web Team is evolving, and we need a Senior Full Stack Developer with a strong backend focus who can help deprecate or maintain our existing Ruby on Rails stack while driving backend modernisation in TypeScript.

If you have strong TypeScript and React skills, enough Ruby on Rails experience to navigate and improve legacy systems, and the ability to make strategic decisions that balance technical and business impact, keep reading.

Check out the hiring process for this position here: https://jobs.blinkist.com/sk3

Who We Are

Our Web Team powers the Blinkist platform, ensuring a seamless experience for millions of users. You’ll be joining a high-impact engineering team of:

• Two Senior Engineers – Deep expertise across the stack, setting technical direction.
• One Mid-Level Engineer – Solid, fast-growing, needs mentorship and guidance.
• One Junior Engineer – Learning fast, eager to improve.

We need a Senior Full Stack Engineer who can hit the ground running, refactor complex codebases, and lead TypeScript-based backend development while making high-level architectural decisions that drive long-term success.

Who You Are

You’re a backend powerhouse. Strong TypeScript backend experience is a must—you build performant, scalable, and maintainable APIs and services.

You have strong React expertise. You can develop complex, scalable frontends that work seamlessly with a modern backend architecture.

You have a solid grasp of Ruby on Rails. You can work with existing Rails applications, deprecate old systems, and maintain critical backend functionality as needed.

You have a strong grasp of refactoring. You can untangle complex legacy code, improve performance, and make sustainable changes with confidence.

You quickly understand legacy architecture. You get up to speed fast and identify areas for improvement, making meaningful contributions early on. You don’t just work around issues—you improve them for the next developer.

You think beyond code. You understand business needs, prioritise strategically, and align technical improvements with business goals.