Full Stack Engineer

About the Role: Senior Full Stack Engineer (Ruby + React) We are seeking a highly experienced Senior Full Stack Engineer to join our cross‑functional team as a key individual contributor. The role requires a balanced expertise in both backend and frontend technologies, with a 50/50 split focused on delivering high‑quality, end‑to‑end software solutions. Expect to drive features from architectural conception through to deployment, working across modern Ruby microservices and scalable React single‑page applications. This position demands a high degree of autonomy, strong collaborative skills, and a commitment to code quality, testing, and operational excellence, including contributions to our CI/CD pipelines. Key Responsibilities Full‑Stack Ownership: Take complete ownership of feature development, encompassing technical design, implementation, comprehensive testing, and eventual deployment across both the frontend and backend. Backend Engineering (Ruby): Design, build, and maintain efficient, reusable, and reliable code for new and existing backend microservices and APIs using Ruby. Frontend Development (React): Develop complex user‑facing features and enhance existing modern single‑page applications using React and its core ecosystem. API Design: Architect, build, and maintain robust and scalable RESTful APIs to serve the application and external integrations. Technical Governance & Testing: Contribute significantly to technical design discussions, component architecture, and uphold quality by writing comprehensive unit and integration tests. DevOps & Deployment: Contribute to the operational excellence of new services, including the occasional setup and configuration of CI/CD pipelines. Collaboration: Work closely and continuously with product managers, UX/UI designers, and other engineers within an agile and highly autonomous environment. Problem Solving: Proactively identify performance bottlenecks and bugs across the stack, devising and implementing effective solutions. Requirements Extensive Experience: 8+ years of professional software development experience in a full‑stack capacity. Deep Backend Expertise (Ruby): Demonstrated deep expertise in backend development using Ruby, including significant experience building and maintaining services outside of a large Ruby on Rails monolith. Strong Frontend Proficiency (React): Strong proficiency in frontend development, specifically with React and its modern component‑based architecture. State Management: Hands‑on experience implementing and managing application state using advanced tools such as Redux or Redux Toolkit (RTK). Data & API: Proven experience designing, building, and maintaining scalable RESTful APIs and strong knowledge of PostgreSQL, including basic ORM and query optimization skills. Containerization & Orchestration: Required hands‑on experience utilizing Docker and Kubernetes for containerization, deployment, and orchestration in a production environment. Quality Commitment: A strong, demonstrable belief in automated testing and extensive experience writing comprehensive unit and integration tests across the stack. Autonomy & Communication: Proven record of high autonomy, strong ownership, excellent communication, and effective collaboration skills. Nice to Have Hands‑on professional experience with the Ruby on Rails framework. Familiarity and practical experience with TypeScript in a large‑scale React application. Experience with other backend languages such as Python or Golang. About Monks Monks is the global, purely digital, unitary operating brand of S4Capital plc. Its legacy of innovation and specialized expertise enables accelerated business possibilities and a redefined interaction model between brands and the world. With AI‑powered, enterprise‑grade technology, Monks offers content production, scaled experiences, and data science solutions managed by diverse digital talent. Monks is an equal‑opportunity employer committed to a respectful and empowering work environment for all people to express themselves freely. Location: Bogota, D.C., Capital District, Colombia #J-18808-Ljbffr