Senior Back-end Engineer New Business

About Toptal

Toptal is a global network of top talent in business, design, and technology that enables companies to scale their teams, on-demand. With $200+ million in annual revenue and team members based around the globe , Toptal is the world’s largest fully remote workforce .

We take the best elements of virtual teams and combine them with a support structure that encourages innovation, social interaction, and fun. We see no borders, move at a fast pace, and are never afraid to break the mold.

Job Summary:

Ruby on Rails powers a lot of our infrastructure, and we’re always looking for smart Ruby developers to help us reach the next level!

As a member of our Engineering team at Toptal , you will help with the introduction and adoption of new technologies, as defined by our architects. We research, implement, test, and help other teams integrate new tools. Most of our work is in Ruby, but we are not limited to it; we also work with Kafka, and we are into Docker, Kubernetes, and others.

We are a product team delivering value to the end-users, working closely with the business. You will have the opportunity to develop new features and improve the quality of the existing codebase. We develop and maintain features used by our staff members as well as by our clients. We own several services using technology like GraphQL, Kafka, ML models, and OpenAI.

This is a remote position. We do not offer visa sponsorship or assistance. Resumes and communication must be submitted in English.

Responsibilities:

The following information is intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed. It is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, or required skills.

• Write elegant, efficient, and testable Ruby code that is easy to maintain and debug.
• Cover code with tests and perform manual testing of features, while reviewing the work of colleagues.
• Work on the infrastructure part of the project, collaborating with Infrastructure Engineers.
• As a true teammate, continuously improve the team’s processes, brainstorm ideas, communicate statuses, and progress.
• Mentor team members, provide feedback, and continuously improve as a professional.
• Learn new concepts and technologies.
• Design, develop, document, analyze, create, test or modify computer or cloud based systems or programs.

In the first week, expect to:

• Join our team, where you will be introduced to Toptal ’s practices and processes.
• Start participating in company-wide training sessions.
• Set up your local environment and get familiar with our tech stack.
• Create your first pull request.

In the first month, expect to:

• Familiarize yourself with the team’s business domain.
• Contribute to our product deve