Senior Software Engineer, Ruby on Rails

About Recurly:

Recurly, Inc., a SaaS company, provides a versatile subscription management platform to manage the entire subscription lifecycle for market-leading brands worldwide. Subscription businesses such as Sling TV, FabFitFun, Cinemark and  depend on Recurly to harness the power of the subscription model and drive recurring revenue growth. Since its launch in 2009, Recurly has deployed subscription billing for thousands of companies across 55 countries. Our platform empowers billions of credit card transactions and has enabled customers to recover nearly $1.3 billion in revenue in 2024.

Recurly is backed by Accel-KKR, a leading technology-focused private equity firm with over $10 billion in capital commitments. The partnership offers Recurly access to significant capital and resources to make continued investments in technology and platform innovation and expand our go-to-market initiatives.

The Feature Engineering organization is looking for an individual to join one of our new software development teams across Payments, Billing & Invoicing, and Subscription Management in Medellin, Colombia. This individual must have a broad understanding of technology systems, a thoughtful approach to communication, and understands how elegant software can contribute to business outcomes. 

This role requires a strong and professional experience working in languages and frameworks such as Ruby on Rails and Golang, have the desire to lead, design, and implement features in Rails applications, be able to turn complex business requirements into elegant and maintainable code, have experience creating stable and reliable integrations between separate business systems, and like making a measurable impact on the business and consistently seek to drive business value through technological solutions.

Requirements

• Communication: Collaborate on and inform cross-functional teams of new feature technical design, technical requirements, limitations, and implementation.
• Full-Stack Development: Utilize your expertise in Ruby on Rails, Go-Lang, and Node.JS to contribute to the development of various components of our software applications, encompassing both frontend and backend functionalities.
• Code Review and Quality Assurance: Conduct regular code reviews, identify potential issues, and ensure that the team delivers high-quality code that is secure, maintainable, and efficient.
• Performance Optimization: Identify performance bottlenecks and implement optimizations to enhance the overall system performance and response times.
• Collaboration: Work closely with product managers, designers, and other stakeholders to understand business requirements, provide technical insights, recommend best-practice and/or alternate approaches, and contribute to product planning and roadmaps.
• Agile Practices: Follow an iterative software development methodology and contribute to all phases of the software development lifecycle and support and articulate development status to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Research and Innovation: Stay up-to-date with the latest trends, tools, and technologies related to Ruby on Rails, Go-Lang, Node.JS, and other relevant areas. Apply this knowledge to drive innovation and improvements in our software development processes.
• Troubleshooting and Bug Fixing: Diagnose and resolve complex technical issues, ensuring the stability and reliability of our platform and services.
• Growth: Continually refine business acumen and establish domain/industry vertical expertise.

Qualifications:

• Programming skills: Proficiency in both frontend (Angular) and backend (Ruby on Rails) development.
• Experience with Angular including knowledge of Angular components, services, dependencies, and unit testing.
• Experience with Ruby on Rails including knowledge of MVC pattern, Routing, Templates, and asset pipeline.
• Frontend development: Strong understanding of HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, along with experience in building responsive and scalable user interfaces.
• Backend development: Solid understanding of server-side development, including database design, SQLand RESTful APIs.
• Databases: Experience with MySQL, PostgreSQL, or other relational databases, as well as non-relational databases like MongoDB.
• Deployment: Familiarity with deployment processes, including containerization ( Docker ) and cloud hosting (GCP).
• Testing: Knowledge of testing frameworks and methods (Selenium, Capybara, RSpec, etc.), as well as experience with TDD (Test-Driven Development).
• Version Control: Proficiency with Git and GitHub, including branching, merging, and pull requests.
• Communication: Excellent communication and collaboration skills, including the ability to work closely with designers, product managers, and other developers.
• Problem-solving: Ability to break down complex problems into smaller parts, identify the root cause, and come up with creative solutions.
• Learning: Willingness to learn new technologies and frameworks, as well as stay up-to-date with industry trends and best practices.
• User experience: Deep understanding of user experience principles and design patterns, including usability, accessibility, and user interface design.
• Performance optimization: Knowledge of performance optimization techniques, including caching, minification, and image compression.
• Security: Basic understanding of web application security best practices, including input validation, authentication, and authorization.
• Agile methodology: Experience with Agile software development methodologies, including Scrum and Kanban.
• Continuous integration: Familiarity with continuous integration tools and processes, including automated testing, build, and deployment.
• Error handling: Good understanding of error handling mechanisms, including exception handling, error messages, and recovery strategies.
• Debugging: Skill in debugging techniques, including console logs, browser inspector, and debugging tools.

Benefits

As a full-time employee, we offer competitive benefits programs and perks designed to fit your needs and the needs of your family.

Recurly is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to gender, age, race, religion, or any other classification which is protected by applicable law. Recurly is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities in our recruiting process. If you need any assistance or accommodations due to a disability, please let us know