Position: Backend Developer
Company: Cerebral
Experience required: 3y
Category: Ruby
English level: fluent
Published: 2021-02-01T00:00:00+02:00

Today, 1 in 3 Americans say they suffer from mental health problems like anxiety, depression, or insomnia. Despite this mental health epidemic, seeing a psychiatrist can take up to 3 months and cost as much as $500.

Shocked? Us too. That's why we started Cerebral, a telemedicine-first mental health startup. We are breaking down the barriers to access to mental healthcare so that anybody can get the care and meds they need immediately and for just $99/month. We launched publicly in January 2020 and are growing at over 40% month-over-month, and need your help.

Cerebral is seeking a Back-End Engineer to join our Product and Engineering team in a high-growth environment. The ideal candidate will be passionate about learning and growing within a small yet scaling team, working iteratively through processes, and experienced with building code on Ruby-on-Rails. 

**Responsibilities:** 

Design and develop applications in an agile development environment
Design and develop back-end end solutions and APIs
Rapidly prototype and refine applications based on user experience feedback
Collaborate with product managers and fellow engineers to establish and refine requirements
Architect and implement micro service APIs to be used by iOS and android clients
Manage infrastructure and deploy micro services
Continuously find opportunities to refactor, improve performance, and increase reliability & quality.
Ensure high-performing, scalable, and reliable exchange between front-end and back-end systems.
Work with our QA team in analyzing and resolving issues.
Ensure efficient and reusable systems and abstractions.
Participate in Design reviews and ensure a high-quality bar for feature implementation.
Design and implement APIs working closely with the mobile team to ship product efficiently
Design, develop, test, refactor and scale backend implementations of new and existing consumer product features
Work closely with our product team to launch new features
Develop thoroughly tested code and conduct quality assurance on all new code alongside our QA team
Collaborate effectively with other technology teams and architects to solve complex problems spanning their respective areas
Work in a team as well as independently and deliver on aggressive schedules and goals
Requirements:

2+ years of experience building code on Ruby-on-Rails
2+ years of experience building REST APIs
1+ years of experience working with relational databases and SQL
3+ years of professional software engineering experience with a degree in software engineering, or 5 years or professional software engineering experience without a degree
1+ years of experience with Data Warehouse ETL design and development, Release Engineering or DevOps as part of a team of engineers, or building Automated Software Testing for a web or mobile app
Experience with PostgreSQL a huge plus
Experience with AWS a huge plus
BS or MS in Computer Science, related technical field, or equivalent experience
Strong understanding of Ruby on Rails.
Strong understanding of database design, entity relationships, and normalization.
Rigor in A/B testing, test coverage, and web best practices
Exposure to architectural patterns of a large, high-scale web applications
Start-up experience is a plus
Effective communicator and team player
Aligned with Cerebral’s mission to increase access to high-quality mental healthcare

**We are open to contractors from Europe and Canada.***