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Senior Ruby/Rails Engineer in Madrid

Affirm

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Onsite
Hours
Full-Time
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Job Description

WHAT YOU'LL DO:

    • Build and enhance a highly configurable system that is used by thousands of companies and millions of shoppers
    • Work with a highly collaborative team, where you will solve challenging problems
    • Review each other’s code and pair-program to spread knowledge and produce higher-quality code
    • Drive quality by writing unit, integration, and performance tests in a continuous delivery environment
    • Make decisions based on data and be pragmatic
    • Work closely with Product and Leadership
    • Help define and prioritize features
    • Produce documentation that helps the team understand complex parts of the system
    • Go beyond engineering by working closely with our support representatives where we help triage and debug technical support requests

WHAT WE LOOK FOR:

    • 4+ years industry experience in Ruby/Rails
    • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills; attention to detail
    • Knowledge of web service technologies and REST best-practices
    • Understanding of scalability challenges and performance of server-side code
    • Ability to design and develop horizontally-scalable, resilient and efficient systems
    • Deep understanding of distributed systems in a cloud environment, and event-driven architecture
    • Exposure to Amazon Web Services
    • Deep understanding and experience with relational databases and SQL
    • Understanding of and experience with NoSQL data stores is a plus
    • Familiarity with RDBMS design for both OLTP and Data Warehousing is a plus
    • Courage and discipline to dig-in and refactor other people’s code and explore new technology and solutions
    • B.S. degree equivalent (or higher) in Computer Science, Engineering or related field is a plus
    • Prior history of driving impact in a high-growth eCommerce/technology startup is a plus
    • Proven track record of shipping software in a delivery-focused environment
    • Desire to improve broken processes and make your own job easier over time
    • Ability to think creatively and critically and thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic, and often ambiguous work environment
    • Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to communicate and influence effectively across various departments
    • Command of the English language, both written and spoken
    • Data-driven mentality

 

About Affirm

  • E Commerce

  • San Francisco, CA, USA

  • 1,000 - 5,000

  • 2014

We’re excited to announce that Affirm is now a remote-first company! The majority of our roles can be accomplished anywhere in the U.S. and Canada (with the exception of Quebec). While most Affirmers will have the option to choose a remote-first accommodation, our offices in San Francisco, New York City, Pittsburgh, Chicago, and Salt Lake City will remain operational and accessible for anyone to use on a voluntary basis.

At Affirm, we’re using today’s technology to bring significant disruptive innovation to the financial industry. We focus on improving the lives of consumers by delivering simple, honest and transparent financial products.

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