Senior Software Engineer

Meal Suite, an Inc. 5000 Fastest-Growing Company, is a privately owned SaaS organization comprising 200+ team members across the globe, with hub locations in Cambridge, ON, Canada;
Dallas, TX, USA; and Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Our suite of end-to-end food service technology solutions helps professionals across healthcare and aging services streamline their operations, save time, reduce food waste, and meet regulatory requirements, so they can focus on what matters most: improving the quality of patient and resident care.

We’re looking for our next innovative Senior Software Engineer to join our Engineering team. Reporting to the Director of Engineering, you’ll be designing, developing, and maintaining high-quality Ruby on Rails applications and services.

• Develop and maintain robust Ruby on Rails applications, owning features from design to deployment
• Ensure code quality through testing, performance optimization, and thorough debugging
• Conduct code reviews and maintain technical documentation to support team standards and system clarity
• Influence architecture, enforce security and development standards, and drive continuous technical improvements
• Champion best practices and optimize systems for scalability, performance, and maintainability
• Collaborate across teams and Agile ceremonies to deliver solutions aligned with business needs
• Communicate progress clearly and build strong cross-functional relationships
• Mentor developers, lead code reviews and technical discussions, and share Ruby on Rails expertise
• Support onboarding and foster a culture of learning and collaboration

• I have deep expertise in Ruby on Rails, RESTful APIs, and relational databases (Postgre
  
  SQL, MySQL)
• I’m proficient in testing frameworks (RSpec, Minitest), background jobs (Sidekiq), and Git
• I understand microservices, caching (Redis), and event-driven architectures
• I have experience with front-end technologies (JavaScript, React, Vue.js) and performance tools (Datadog)
• I bring 5+ years of software development experience, including 3+ years hands‑on with Rails
• I write clean, maintainable code and excel at debugging, architecture, and code reviews
• I value collaboration, continuous learning, and clear communication across teams
• I’m willing to occasionally travel and have a valid passport and no travel restrictions that limit my ability to cross the border between Canada and the USA (and Vietnam if required for role).
• I thrive in an agile environment that is constantly changing and encourages team members to collectively collaborate and communicate
• I love to be directly involved in projects and initiatives that offer continued learning and endless opportunity to express my ideas and build my leadership skills

We know imposter syndrome can be REAL when applying for a new role, but please don’t let the confidence gap prevent you from taking a leap and applying for your dream job. Your future self will thank you!

• We are passionate people that care about others. The heart of what we do comes down to our mission to deliver smiles and satisfaction to the continuum of care through an all‑in‑one food service management technology. Learn more about what we do here.
• We’ve built a progressive culture that values teamwork and innovation. We listen to all voices and entrust team members with tasks that make a significant impact on the communities we serve.
• We’re growing sustainably. A career with Meal Suite offers the innovation and agility of a startup matched with the stability of an established company in a growing industry.
• We take care of our employees too! Here are just a few of the great things we offer:
  • Unlimited paid time off – yeah, you read that right! We trust our employees to build their own version of balance so they can feel rejuvenated to bring their best every day.
  • Healthcare benefits – extended health, vision, dental, and paramedical coverage, critical illness, life and disability insurance, travel medical insurance and access to Teladoc medical experts.
  • Hybrid…