Position: Backend Ruby on Rails Developer
Company: Warmintro.ai
Category: Ruby
Experience required: 3y
English level: intermediate

**Who We Are**
Warmintro is a fast growing early-stage U.S. based startup working to revolutionize the way communities connect online. Our connection focused community hub and management portal gives members a single platform on which to meet other members, engage in discussions, get access to core resources, and participate in events. Community managers can onboard members, accept membership and event payments, share resources and event calendars, manage their membership and make introductions all in one place. As we grow our data-set of “warm-introductions” we plan on building world-class AI and recommendation systems to help optimize and automate meaningful connections amongst members.

We believe that we are building the future and changing the way people connect online. Facebook and Linkedin promised to connect us but instead diluted the value of human connections by giving us 5,000 “friends” and 2,000 “business contacts” whom we barely know. Real connection happens in small groups centered around shared experiences and collective goals. Real connection happens in communities. Our ambition is not just to make both administering and engaging with a community easier online but to become that app that sits on your front screen (instead of Facebook and LinkedIn) where you engage with the small number of communities you genuinely care about and build strong connections with a curated group of high-value members tailored to your goals and passions.

**Our Company Culture**
We’re extremely exacting and expect hard work and excellence from the people we work with. At the same time we are super informal and relaxed. We are a small tight-knit group so there are no “politics.” We pride ourselves on building strong personal relationships amongst our staff. We value hard work, honesty, integrity and loyalty above all else. We expect you to be a key part of our family/team, work your ass off, speak your mind, challenge us and be ready to back up your arguments.

**The Role**
We are looking to hire a talented Ruby on Rails Developer to take on the development and operations of our core product: the Warmintro community hub and management platform. You will be responsible for developing and maintaining the back end application; everything from infrastructure and data pipelines to the server-side code.

The Backend Ruby on Rails Developer will work closely with our business-side product and client services team on product planning and design. Their responsibilities will include expanding the existing feature set as well as maintenance and administration of the server-side infrastructure. They will also be working with our Front End Web Developer and Mobile Developer to create a holistic product and client experience. 

One of the first key projects will be building a new payment market system using Stripe Connect and integrating payments into the existing user access rights management system. 


**Ideal Candidate**
- Mid to Senior Level Back-End Ruby on Rails Developer
- Experience building large scale systems by engaging across the full software lifecycle; from system design to development of back-end systems components
- Strong object-oriented programming skills and expertise in Ruby on Rails 
- Strong foundation in computer science fundamentals such as software design and databases
- Good understanding of REST API's and Web Services
- Proficiency in code versioning tools including Git and Github
- Ability to work independently as an individual contributor while working collaboratively with front end developers and the business-side team 
- Business acumen
- Proficiency with dev-ops, AWS and other toolchains used in sys-admin is a plus
- Proficiency in reading, writing, and verbally communicating technical concepts in English
- Ability to function effectively in a fast-paced environment and manage continuously changing business needs

**The Stack**
- Ruby on Rails for the backend
- VueJS, HTML, CSS on the web frontend
- React Native Mobile Apps
- Postgres datastore
- Elasticsearch for indexed searching across the site
- Redis for caching and background jobs
- Hosted on AWS

**Key Responsibilities**
- Writing and maintaining reliable Ruby code
- Maintaining REST APIs
- Demonstrate a customer-centric mindset as part of day-to-day work
- Own end-to-end quality of deliverables during all phases of the software development lifecycle
- Collaborate between business, product, and technology in the process of understanding the requirement and coming up with implementation options

**Language**
Мы чуть-чуть говорим по-русски. Или во всяком случае притворяемся. :) Пару директоров нашей компании говорят по-русски. Наш CTO и другие сотрудники говорят только по-английски. Поэтому мы ищем кандидатов которые достаточно свободно умеют говорить по-английски, тем более на технические темы.

**Instructions**
If you are interested in this role, please include a cover letter with your application that describes a project that you worked on which you feel has given you relevant experience for this position. Tell us what you found most interesting about the project or your work and what you are most proud of personally from that project. If no relevant projects come to mind, just tell us about your favorite development project and the coolest thing you think you did on that project.