Ruby on Rails Engineer (Remote) at Quidax

Quidax is an African focused cryptocurrency exchange. We enable customers to buy/sell Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies (Ethereum, USDT and Litecoin) with Naira. Our vision, which is at the core of what we do every day at Quidax, is to build a world where sending money and value around the globe is as easy as sending a text message. We value positive energy, and clear communication and are committed to building an inclusive environment for people from every background.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Ruby on Rails Engineer

Location: Remote
Employment Type: Full Time

About the job

• We’re not looking for people who know all the answers; we want people who can think creatively and are not afraid to bring forward new ideas, tools, systems and technologies to help handle scale and resilience of our infrastructure.
• The problems we solve are meaningful, exciting and constantly evolving. You’ll work together with other engineers in a fast-paced, agile platform, to build reliable, secure and efficient applications in the cloud.
• Your code will make it easy for customers to send crypto value with no stress. Our engineering team is looking for a Senior Software Engineer ready for the challenge of delivering great products to our users.
• Develop the next generation of Quidax exchange solutions at scale.
• Design, develop, test, deploy, and maintain web applications primarily using Ruby on Rails and any other technologies as required.
• Reengineer to system as we migrate from a legacy rails version to the latest.
• Lead technical projects alongside your team to ensure rapid and reliable delivery of software products.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including product managers, designers, and other developers, to understand project requirements and deliver high-quality software solutions.
• Participate in code reviews to ensure code quality and provide constructive feedback to team members.
• Collaborate with front-end developers to integrate user-facing elements using server-side logic.
• Collaborate with the DevOps team to ensure smooth deployment and continuous integration processes.
• Build out monitoring and alerting infrastructure to instrument critical product flows
• Own observability and maintenance for the features you and your teammates build
• Shape the engineering team’s culture, norms, and processes.

Here’s an example of what your day to day at Quidax might look like

• Develop the next generation of Quidax exchange solutions at 6x the current scale.
• Help reengineer to system as we migrate from a legacy rails version to the latest, then help to undertake a project to take advantage of the newer features.
• Analyse and identify bottlenecks in performance and optimize accordingly.
• Work with an established and knowledgeable team of engineers to build highly scalable and resilient applications and infrastructure, that serve millions of users.
• Participate in our agile / scrum processes.
• Support your fellow developers; proactively communicate, document, unit-test, and peer review.
• Collaborate with frontend and devops engineers to add support for complex user interfaces both on web and mobile.
• Support deployment of new services and databases.
• Work as a team to ensure everyone meets their goals.
• Aid with system design, from application level to infrastructure level.

Job Requirements
What you need to have:

• Proven experience as a Ruby Developer (minimum of five year's experience) and In-depth knowledge of Ruby on Rails and its conventions.
• Proven experience in designing, implementing and maintaining scalable and high-performance systems with comprehensive understanding of software architecture principles and design patterns.
• Solid understanding of object-oriented programming principles.
• Extensive experience with relational databases, such as MySQL or PostgreSQL.
• Experience with asynchronous job frameworks like Sidekiq, RabbitMQ and Kafka
• Proficiency in engineering best practices and methodologies, including CI/CD, Scrum/Agile, BDD/TDD, and a strong background in automated testing frameworks.
• Demonstrated leadership in senior software engineering roles, with a track record in scalable software solution development.
• Proficient in cloud platforms (AWS, Google Cloud), RESTful API integration, and containerization tools like Docker.
• Knowledge of caching strategies and tools along with web development security best practices.

About You:

• You are a developer generalist who is comfortable with multiple languages at different levels. Ruby is our primary language, but we also write JavaScript.
• You enjoy leading web application development teams and building with Ruby and Rails.
• You have experienced in identifying and fixing performance bottlenecks.
• You prioritize the iterative delivery of high-quality solutions, and you are passionate about the intersection of Product and Engineering.
• You are self-motivated and able to manage your own work.
• You have experience mentoring and supporting other engineers, fostering a culture of learning and growth.
• You have exceptional communication skills, capable of effectively managing stakeholders and bridging the gap between technical and non-technical teams.

Nice to have:

• Familiarity with front-end technologies, including HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
• Familiarity with other web frameworks like React, ensuring versatility in full-stack development

Application Closing Date
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