Senior Ruby Engineer; Data Platform

At SPD Technology, we bring together a team of like-minded people who are driven by the desire to bring value through their work, united in their commitment to high performance and delivering custom, cutting-edge tech solutions that drive clients’ growth. We empower our people with a culture of excellence and enable them with the opportunity to uphold their accountability to contribute on each level.

We value humanity and collaboration, encourage professional and personal growth, and foster a supportive and flexible work environment where everyone’s contribution is welcomed.

We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer for Data Platform to join us as part of our team.

About the project

Our client is a leading platform that empowers millions of users to design and order custom photo products—ranging from photo books to wall art—through a highly intuitive and visually engaging experience. The solution brings creativity to life, helping people turn their favorite moments into beautifully crafted, personalized keepsakes.

As a Senior Software Engineer, you will collaborate closely with fellow senior engineers to design, implement, and deploy innovative systems that scale with our growing business and technical needs. Your insights on code architecture and building developer-friendly APIs will be highly valued.

• Work closely with product owners to design, implement, and deploy systems that support our growing technical needs.
• Scale our product using modern technologies such as Ruby on Rails, React, Type Script, AWS, and Redshift.
• Contribute to system design, architecture, and code reviews, ensuring high-quality, scalable solutions.
• Spend 75% of your time coding, with the rest dedicated to team collaboration and technical decision-making.
• Foster strong collaboration within a cross-functional team, including marketing, operations, design, and product management.
• Actively engage in team development initiatives, training sessions, and events to enhance overall team growth and knowledge-sharing.

• 5+ years of web development experience with expertise in back-end programming languages and frameworks.
• Experience with Ruby, Ruby on Rails is a strong plus.
• Experience with databases: strong SQL skills
  : ability to write and read queries of any complexity, attention to detail, ability to identify discrepancies in data; proven investigational skills: experience working with application logs
  , databases
  , Security Lake
  ; solid understanding of high-level data terminology (normalization, deadlock, wait stats,
  ETL/ELT
  , columnar databases, etc.); experience working with ORMs and knowledge of related terminology.
• Experience working with data tools such as Mixpanel, Segment, GA4, or Optimizely.
• Strong understanding of cloud infrastructure (ideally, AWS) is a plus.
• Knowledge of writing a variety of automated tests.
• Willingness to learn and adapt to new technologies and tools.
• Opinions on code architecture and building developer-friendly APIs.
• General knowledge of front-end programming languages and frameworks.
• Strong teamwork and communication skills.
• Intermediate English speaking skills, level B2 or greater.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or another related college degree.

• Hands-on experience with ELT/ETL pipelines, preferably rETL.
• Experience with columnar databases.
• Understanding of Data Modeling in Data Warehouse, preferably with dbt.
• Experience with BI/reporting tools (e.g., Looker, Power BI).

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Join the team of experts who create custom, cutting-edge tech solutions for world-renowned businesses, fueling client growth. Unleash your potential, tackle new challenges, and be part of a team that values your skills and contributions. Focus on long-term impact and building tailored, long-lasting partnerships with our clients.

Experience an agile and flexible working environment

Enjoy the freedom of fully remote work with a flexible working schedule. Empower yourself with a stable workload and a stable income, supported by provided laptops and licensed software. We focus on lasting cooperation and unite…