Backend Staff Software Engineer (Ruby on Rails)
Hivebrite is an all-in-one community management and engagement platform. Our mission is to provide organizations with the tools they need to create impactful communities.
Our SaaS platform serves customers across a variety of industries including higher education, non-profit, and corporate. Founded in 2015, today we count more than 900 customers worldwide - including Boeing, the Obama Foundation, the National Academy of Sciences, the University of Notre Dame, the U.S. Naval Academy, the British Heart Foundation, the Imperial College London, the P&G Alumni France, and Le Wagon Alumni.
We employ over 170 people across our entities in Paris, New York, the UK, and Sydney, and 30+ nationalities are represented in our team! π
At Hivebrite, we believe in the importance of balancing your work commitments and personal life. Youβre able to have a real impact on meaningful communities while prioritizing your personal life and goals. Our work policy encourages a healthy work-life harmony with a flexible schedule.
We also have many initiatives to keep our global team connected, offering opportunities to meet and socialize with team members virtually and in-person! π
For these reasons, we were awarded Best Hybrid Place to Work by BuiltIn in the US and Choose My Company and HappyIndex at Work in France last year! π
Jump aboard, and join the hive! π
π YOUR ROLE WILL BE
As a Staff Engineer, you will spend a lot of your time writing code, but also bring your experience to leading a technical project alongside a Product Manager. Your goal is to build scaling solutions by making tech decisions and to mentor technically your team.
Attached to a squad, you will also work on transversal topics (SSO, SEO, Sign up, etc...)
Ensure code quality within your projects.
Managing technical debt (rework, refactoring) and understand the difference between short-sighted business decisions and impact technical health in the long run.
π YOUR MISSION WILL BE
Practice disciplined software engineering (e.g. automated testing, code reviews, and writing efficiency code).
Develop integrations with 3rd party software programs (Webhooks, API, deep integrations).
Design, develop, test and implement new product features.
Deeply think through the product and its technical feasibility and implications.
Proactively flag and de-risk any technical issues that might greatly affect the productβs launch or maintainability.
π YOU MIGHT BE A FIT IF
8+ years of programming experience in Ruby or with another language like Python or Java. π
One experience in a leadership position.
Understand the trade-offs in employing different engineering solutions to a problem, valuing pragmatism over idealism.
Deep knowledge in architectures patterns.
Comfortable with DevOps aspects and tooling (K8s, Docker).
Experience working on backend systems at a large-scale internet service.
Track record of designing and implementing complex and scalable software services.
π NICE TO HAVE
Experience in document oriented databases like Elasticsearch.
Experience with another language like Golang.
Open-source contributions.
π RECRUITMENT PROCESS
Meet Ruben, our Tech Recruiter, for a first video-call to better understand your career plan and answer any of your questions (45 mins).
Meeting with of one of our Engineering Managers to discuss about the current tech challenges, the team and the way we work. There will also be a live coding exercice on Rails (60 mins).
Meet two Backend Senior to discuss around a technical architecture review exercise (90 mins).
Meet Sergiu, our VP of Engineering, to speak about your long-term involvement with Hivebrite (60 mins).
πHIVEBRITE'S PERKS & BENEFITS:
Work-Life balance:
- Support for mental health via Moka Care (sessions paid by Hivebrite, collective sophrology sessions, etc.) π
- A Gymlib access for you to practice any physical activity you want πͺ
- A really flexible remote policy detailed here π‘
- Around two weeks of RTT to enjoy more time off with your friends and familly π
- Paid leaves for parents with sick kids π€
- Nomad days policy (work from almost anywhere you'd like, up to 12 weeks per year, at once or throughout the year) - check out the full policy here βοΈ
Office life:
- International team - you will easily hear 3 different languages in the same conversation π
- WeWorkβs office in the center of Paris with a rooftop just for us!
- Pool π±, foosball β½οΈ, and a gym room ποΈ
- Squads days for our engineering team - two days per month we meet at the office π‘
- Team building with dedicated budget for events every month with your team and yearly with your entire department π
- Internal mobility and professional training to support your career π
- Check out our instagram page here to discover our team and this page, to know more about us π·
- Your Employee Journey detailed here π
On the financial side:
- Of course, all the mandatory benefits, but with the best companies to support you (Alan, lunch vouchers with Swile, etc.)
- CSE advantages with Swile π
- A competitive salary package - we constantly ensure that we're aligned with the market π€
- A 500β¬ remote equipment allowance and a work-from-home starter kit (desk, chair, etcβ¦) π₯οΈ
- The latest Appleβs equipment π
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Backend Staff Software Engineer (Ruby on Rails)
Hivebrite is an all-in-one community management and engagement platform. Our mission is to provide organizations with the tools they need to create impactful communities.
Our SaaS platform serves customers across a variety of industries including higher education, non-profit, and corporate. Founded in 2015, today we count more than 900 customers worldwide - including Boeing, the Obama Foundation, the National Academy of Sciences, the University of Notre Dame, the U.S. Naval Academy, the British Heart Foundation, the Imperial College London, the P&G Alumni France, and Le Wagon Alumni.
We employ over 170 people across our entities in Paris, New York, the UK, and Sydney, and 30+ nationalities are represented in our team! π
At Hivebrite, we believe in the importance of balancing your work commitments and personal life. Youβre able to have a real impact on meaningful communities while prioritizing your personal life and goals. Our work policy encourages a healthy work-life harmony with a flexible schedule.
We also have many initiatives to keep our global team connected, offering opportunities to meet and socialize with team members virtually and in-person! π
For these reasons, we were awarded Best Hybrid Place to Work by BuiltIn in the US and Choose My Company and HappyIndex at Work in France last year! π
Jump aboard, and join the hive! π
π YOUR ROLE WILL BE
As a Staff Engineer, you will spend a lot of your time writing code, but also bring your experience to leading a technical project alongside a Product Manager. Your goal is to build scaling solutions by making tech decisions and to mentor technically your team.
Attached to a squad, you will also work on transversal topics (SSO, SEO, Sign up, etc...)
Ensure code quality within your projects.
Managing technical debt (rework, refactoring) and understand the difference between short-sighted business decisions and impact technical health in the long run.
π YOUR MISSION WILL BE
Practice disciplined software engineering (e.g. automated testing, code reviews, and writing efficiency code).
Develop integrations with 3rd party software programs (Webhooks, API, deep integrations).
Design, develop, test and implement new product features.
Deeply think through the product and its technical feasibility and implications.
Proactively flag and de-risk any technical issues that might greatly affect the productβs launch or maintainability.
π YOU MIGHT BE A FIT IF
8+ years of programming experience in Ruby or with another language like Python or Java. π
One experience in a leadership position.
Understand the trade-offs in employing different engineering solutions to a problem, valuing pragmatism over idealism.
Deep knowledge in architectures patterns.
Comfortable with DevOps aspects and tooling (K8s, Docker).
Experience working on backend systems at a large-scale internet service.
Track record of designing and implementing complex and scalable software services.
π NICE TO HAVE
Experience in document oriented databases like Elasticsearch.
Experience with another language like Golang.
Open-source contributions.
π RECRUITMENT PROCESS
Meet Ruben, our Tech Recruiter, for a first video-call to better understand your career plan and answer any of your questions (45 mins).
Meeting with of one of our Engineering Managers to discuss about the current tech challenges, the team and the way we work. There will also be a live coding exercice on Rails (60 mins).
Meet two Backend Senior to discuss around a technical architecture review exercise (90 mins).
Meet Sergiu, our VP of Engineering, to speak about your long-term involvement with Hivebrite (60 mins).
πHIVEBRITE'S PERKS & BENEFITS:
Work-Life balance:
- Support for mental health via Moka Care (sessions paid by Hivebrite, collective sophrology sessions, etc.) π
- A Gymlib access for you to practice any physical activity you want πͺ
- A really flexible remote policy detailed here π‘
- Around two weeks of RTT to enjoy more time off with your friends and familly π
- Paid leaves for parents with sick kids π€
- Nomad days policy (work from almost anywhere you'd like, up to 12 weeks per year, at once or throughout the year) - check out the full policy here βοΈ
Office life:
- International team - you will easily hear 3 different languages in the same conversation π
- WeWorkβs office in the center of Paris with a rooftop just for us!
- Pool π±, foosball β½οΈ, and a gym room ποΈ
- Squads days for our engineering team - two days per month we meet at the office π‘
- Team building with dedicated budget for events every month with your team and yearly with your entire department π
- Internal mobility and professional training to support your career π
- Check out our instagram page here to discover our team and this page, to know more about us π·
- Your Employee Journey detailed here π
On the financial side:
- Of course, all the mandatory benefits, but with the best companies to support you (Alan, lunch vouchers with Swile, etc.)
- CSE advantages with Swile π
- A competitive salary package - we constantly ensure that we're aligned with the market π€
- A 500β¬ remote equipment allowance and a work-from-home starter kit (desk, chair, etcβ¦) π₯οΈ
- The latest Appleβs equipment π