Backend Engineer

Company: Walla
Location: San Diego
Posted on: February 24, 2021

Job Description:

We are WallaWe believe movement is happiness. By revolutionizing the industry's software, we help boutique fitness studios get and keep more people moving.
*When your neighborhood fitness studio succeeds, the ripple effect is massive. We aim to make that ripple as big as possible-like, tsunami big.
HOW DO WE ACHIEVE THIS GOAL?We build what it takes to support the next generation of boutique fitness studios. This means simple, smart, and flexible software built by a team that is obsessed with making our clients happy. We care about the long game, but ensure our clients' lives are easier in the short term too.
Walla is looking for a team member to help us launch our software to the masses!When we say team member, we mean it. We are looking for someone who wants to be a part of something big. We work hard, we laugh a lot, and we love to win!**POSITION SUMMARY: This is an Backend Engineering role within a fast-paced, Scrum-based brand-new software product environment. You will be responsible for writing application code in Ruby in a Ruby on Rails system. You'll work closely with a small team of designers, developers, and be responsible for software quality.**MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS:

• Experience working in Ruby and Ruby on Rails is required
• Experience working in Rspec is a plus
• At least 3 years of full-time software development for web-based applications
• Strong ability to understand product vision/requirements
• Knowledge of Database/SQL testing is a plus
• Experience working in Automation testing tools
• Basic knowledge in either, Selenium, Rspec, Cucumber, or Jest is desired
• Basic knowledge in either C#, Java, Javascript, or Ruby is desired
• Open to flexible working hours when demanded by the project
  What we will be asking you to do:List of the general duties the position may be asked to perform and is not intended to be all-inclusive.
  • Leverage strong domain knowledge to provide comprehensive software solutions
  • Responsible for testing your code via Rspec
  • Possess very strong written, verbal communications skills
  • If a project is handed to you, you see it all the way through to completion
  • Show initiative & be accountable for your work with minimal handholding
  • Creative in finding solutions to problems
  • Carefully review work before it is submitted
  • Work toward "win-win" outcomes
    WORK ENVIRONMENT AND PERSONALITY CHARACTERISTICS:
    • We are all about smiles and laughs, and want our new team members to have the same vibe. So bring your positive attitude to work!
    • We are an impact organization, and invite all of our team members to participate in our quarterly volunteer events.
    • We aren't fans of wasting time. Our team is efficient, effective and works hard. We want a crew of people who take pride in their day to day work.
    • You've gotta be detailed oriented, and self-directed - we're a start up and don't have time to babysit all day.
    • Use humor to carry yourself through challenges - gif's highly encouraged.
    • Can balance confidence with humility
    • Want to be part of a fast-paced environment to build something that will change the world!
      ***IMPORTANT! Please send a link to your GitHub with examples of your work in Ruby on Rails with your resume. If you do not have one, find a way to share your work. We will not move forward with candidates without a glimpse into your Ruby work.

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