Senior Backend Developer

Ryder

  • Jacksonville, FL
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 21 days ago
Job Seekers can review the Job Applicant Privacy Policy by clicking .Job Description: SummaryDevelops, builds, and maintains scalable back-end solutions in a multi-product microservice architecture. Implements, tests, and supports web services and APIs utilizing standard frameworks and source control tools. Implement unit and functional tests as well as providing testing guidance for Quality Assurance. Experienced with AWS, API integration, modern DevOps practices and cloud-based architecture. Collaborates with frontend developers, product managers, and Devops to deliver backend services. Knows modern backend technologies, development tools and frameworks, such as Ruby on Rails, Typescript, or other object-oriented languages. Strong knowledge with relational databases, such as MySQL and Postgres. Working familiarity of document databases such as Redis.Work is generally independent and collaborative in nature. Contributes to moderately complex aspects of a project.Essential Functions
  • Develops, builds, and maintains scalable back-end solutions in a multi-product microservice architecture.
  • Actively collaborates with frontend developers, product managers, and DevOps to ensure the seamless delivery of backend services.
  • Implement unit and functional tests as well as providing testing guidance for Quality Assurance.
  • Contributes technical insights and supports project or product teams under guidance.
  • Delivers training materials and supports peers through knowledge sharing within a cross-team setting and amongst peer groups.
Additional Responsibilities
  • Performs other duties as assigned.
Skills and Abilities
  • Effective communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively in a remote-first team environment, Required
  • A product-centric development mindset, optimizing for the product delivered to end users, Required
  • An elevated level of ownership, with the ability to effectively work remotely with little oversight., Required
  • Ability to communicate technical thoughts well through pull requests, commit messages, development stories, and documentation, Required
  • Ability to write clean, testable, and well-documented code while adhering to best practices and team coding standards, Required
  • An appetite for continuous improvement and learning., Required
  • Ability to constructively review pull requests in a timely manner, with sufficient rigor., Required
  • Ability to provide mentorship and coaching for other members of the team., Required
  • Ability to form opinions about the direction and approach to the work we do, and to be vocal with those opinions. We value people who can have strong opinions, loosely held., Required
Qualifications
  • Bachelor's Degree in computer science, software engineering, or equivalent foundational experience; or 4 years of practical experience developing software, Required
  • 4 years or more in Experienced with AWS, API integration, modern DevOps practices and cloud-based architecture, Required
  • 4 years or more in Experience collaborating with other software engineers on the same project, Required
  • 4 years or more in Hands-on experience in developing, maintaining and monitoring web applications, Required
  • 4 years or more in experience collaborating with other software engineers on the same project, required, Required
  • 4 years or more in Experience with version control systems, preferably Git, Required
  • 4 years or more in Experience designing and implementing relational databases, as well as the tools involved (such as MySQL, PostgreSQL, and ActiveRecord), Required
  • 4 years or more in in the Retail, Transportation, and/or Supply Chain industries, preferred, Preferred
  • Familiarity with agile methodologies and practices (e.g., Scrum, Kanban). Intermediate, Required
  • A strong understanding of and experience with at least one modern web development language, ideally Ruby on Rails or Typescript. Intermediate, Required
  • Proficiency with Git. Intermediate, Required
  • Familiarity with strongly typed code. Intermediate, Required
  • Experience building and consuming APIs, particularly RESTful ones. Intermediate, Required
  • Experience with relational databases and concepts, ideally MySQL and ORMs. Intermediate, Required
  • Experience with monitoring tools such as Datadog. Intermediate, Required
  • Experience with cloud platforms like AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform. Intermediate, Required
  • Working familiarity of document databases such as Redis. Intermediate, Required
Travel
  • No
Job Category Application Development, Delivery & SupportCompensation Information:The compensation offered to a candidate may be influenced by a variety of factors, including the candidate’s relevant experience; education, including relevant degrees or certifications; work location; market data/ranges; internal equity; internal salary ranges; etc. The position may also be eligible to receive an annual bonus, commission, and/or long-term incentive plan based on the level and/or type. Compensation ranges for the position are below:Pay Type: SalariedMinimum Pay Range: $110,000.00Maximum Pay Range: $130,000.00Benefits Information:For all Full-time positions only: Ryder offers comprehensive health and welfare benefits, to include medical, prescription, dental, vision, life insurance and disability insurance options, as well as paid time off for vacation, illness, bereavement, family and parental leave, and a tax-advantaged 401(k) retirement savings plan.For more information about benefits, to download the comprehensive benefits summary.Ryder is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and Drug Free workplace.All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, status as a protected veteran, among other things, or status as a qualified individual with disability.Important Note:Some positions require additional screening that may include employment and education verification; motor vehicle records check and a road test; and/or badging or background requirements of the customer to which you are assigned.Security Notice for Applicants:Ryder will only communicate with an applicant directly from a [@ryder.com] email address and will never conduct an interview online through a chat type forum, messaging app (such as WhatsApp or Telegram), or via an online questionnaire. During an interview, Ryder will never ask for any form of payment or banking details and will never solicit personal information outside of the formal submitted application through .Should you have any questions regarding the application process or to verify the legitimacy of an interview or Ryder representative, please contact Ryder at or 800-793-3754.Current Employees:If you are a current employee at Ryder, please click to log in to Workday to apply using the internal application process.Job Seekers can review the Job Applicant Privacy Policy by clicking .

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