Backend Engineer, Ruby on Rails

The position:

Looking for a Backend Engineer, Ruby on Rails who wants to stay somewhere for a while. You'll work mostly on server-side code: services, queues, databases and the glue between them. Little to no frontend work. Remote position. Most of the team is in Houston, but nobody is required to come in. Most communication happens in Slack, with short video calls when needed.

Your responsibilities:

• Add caching with Redis where it actually helps, and remove it where it doesn't
• Implement background jobs and event consumers using Kafka, SQS or RabbitMQ
• Secure endpoints with OAuth 2.0, JWT validation and proper input checks
• Instrument services with metrics, structured logs and OpenTelemetry traces
• Containerize services with Docker and deploy them to Kubernetes or ECS

What we're looking for:

• 3+ years of backend development experience in a production environment
• Clear written communication, including design docs
• Strong SQL and relational data modeling skills
• Experience designing and versioning HTTP APIs
• Familiarity with Docker and CI/CD pipelines

Benefits:

$143,000-$188,000/year

• Health, dental and vision coverage starting on day one
• 401(k) with company match
• 11 paid holidays
• Profit sharing

The company:

We make a web-based inventory and purchasing system used by independent restaurants, breweries and small food manufacturers. Founded in 2013, we now have 180 employees.

Please include a short note on why this role interests you.

Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S.

Start: Immediately.

Demo job created on 11jobs for testing and demonstrations. It is not an actual opening at Mesarun Labs.