Principal Software Engineer specializing in Ruby on Rails at Forward Financing. Leading architecture and development of scalable fintech solutions for small businesses.
Responsibilities
Architect the Future: You will be the primary architect for our core platform, designing and leading the implementation of scalable, reliable, and highly efficient systems. Your decisions will directly impact our ability to grow and innovate.
Be a Technical Leader: As the lead engineer for your domain, you'll set the technical direction and raise the bar for code quality, design patterns, and operational excellence from conception through deployment.
Lead Cross-Functional Initiatives: You'll lead complex, cross-team initiatives that require technical alignment across multiple engineering teams and business domains.
Champion Best Practices: You'll be the subject matter expert on our software ecosystem, actively promoting architectural integrity and technical best practices.
Mentor and Elevate: Improve the quality and efficiency of the engineering team through technical guidance, mentorship, and sponsorship.
Own the Ecosystem: Maintain a high level of engagement across multiple teams, build highly resilient and observable systems, promptly address bugs and incidents, and be a reliable and accessible leader.
Requirements
10+ years experience in technical leadership, mentorship, and sponsorship
Deep expertise in designing and implementing complex, distributed backend systems, scalable architectures across multiple software applications and/or languages (Ruby on Rails required)
Excellent written and verbal communication
Significant ability to influence others
Passion for learning and self-development
Typically has several years of experience in agile software development
Experience with front-end architecture or a full-stack perspective, with an understanding of how backend services impact the end-user experience.
Typically has a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or related field or additional relevant experience
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