Senior Ruby on Rails Engineer

ABOUT US

Africa has an untapped talent pool that is increasing exponentially, with a projected workforce that will exceed India and China by 2035 Fuelled by this, our mission is to create work opportunities for millions of Africa’s youth and solve the world’s shortage of technology talent.

Our company SAND has 170+ staff members from 30+ countries with plans to acquire several companies around the world to become a multi-billion dollar global technology services provider that employs over 100K employees across the globe.

We have 3 brands represented in our ecosystem:

• With ALX, we are building the fastest-growing pool of technology talent in the world, training young talent across Software Engineering, Cloud Computing, Data Science and Salesforce. We are shaping the next generation of software engineers in over 60 countries.
• Through our talent agent, The Room, we are creating a community (43+ countries represented to date) for the World’s top tech talent sparking transformative careers by connecting top technology talent with extraordinary opportunities for impact.
• Through Sand Technologieswe support enterprises and scale-ups around the world to develop world class technology products, build great technology teams, generate more revenue, and deliver outstanding customer experience. Our clients include one of the largest cloud computing providers in the world as well as Bestseller A/S (Denmark), Create Prime (New Zealand), Stanbic Bank (Kenya), and Tamara (Dubai).

With varying levels of expertise in software development, data, cloud, machine learning, artificial intelligence, UX design, web development, etc, we providing unparalleled opportunities to technology talent worldwide while reshaping industries, disrupting traditional business models, and creating new opportunities for innovation and growth.

We do hard things!

ABOUT THE TEAM

The tech team is responsible for all learning platforms at ALX: Intranet, auto-correction system, cloud development sandbox for students, anti-plagia system, etc. We are bold and move fast: each member is the owner of his work - from design to deployment. No weekly/bi-weekly sprints - we have goals and features to deliver; we tackle them by iterating quickly and adjusting if needed. Our products are currently supporting the learning of more than 230K students (~30K more students each month).

ABOUT THE ROLE

• Design, architecture & implement at scale features for our users (students, coaches, and staff members)
• Maintain and improve our production infrastructure
• Contribute to and improve our engineering standards, toolings, and processes
• Ensure the availability, latency, performance, and efficiency of the platform
• Provide technical and end-user documentation

REQUIREMENTS

Must-Have

• 5+ years of software development experience (web or mobile)
• 2+ years of web development experience in Ruby on Rails and Javascript (React)
• Rigor in high code quality, automated testing, and other engineering best practices
• Great oral and written communication skills in English
• Willing to share ownership of the project and its code with all members
• Ability to independently manage a project

Nice to have

• Experience with these technologies:
  • Docker
  • Python 3
  • MySQL
  • PostgreSQL
  • Redis
  • AWS
• Developed B2C or B2B products

YOU WILL LOVE THIS JOB IF..

• Humanity Centered: You believe in humanity’s ability to self-improve, and are passionate about leveraging technology, streamlined systems and data to solve human-centric problems
• Impact Creation Mindset: You seek to create lasting impact by solving problems that address systemic growth challenges
• Think Big: You have the ability to think in terms of ambitious goals that span years, not months
• Accountability: You have an “owner’s approach” to be able to deliver on minimal supervision
• Structure: You have the discipline to take audacious goals and break down years-long roadmaps into near term deliverables that provide value to business stakeholders
• Coaching: You enjoy educating your peers and business partners about what it means to be data-oriented and cultivating engineering best practices

Location

Remote

Timezones

Americas, Western Europe or Africa.

We would like to remind you that this is a remote job, which means that you can work from anywhere in the world.