About the role
Newfire Global Partners is a leading technology firm that specializes in building transformative software solutions for some of the world’s most innovative companies. With a presence across four continents, Newfire Global brings deep expertise in digital healthcare, AI-driven analytics, and enterprise technology. The firm’s track record of delivering scalable, high-impact solutions has made it a trusted partner for organizations seeking to drive meaningful change through technology.
We are passionate about the purpose-driven mission to help improve the quality of care for patients and are building a collaborative, innovative, and inclusive culture. We are a fully funded company founded by serial entrepreneurs with a stable client base.
Opportunity for impact
Newfire Global Partners, a leader in developing disruptive healthcare technology, collaborates with Fortune 500 companies and start-ups to drive transformation.
Newfire is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer (RoR)
What's the Project?
Our client is an innovative company that helps students apply to college. Their technology converts students’ applications into a standardized format to speed up and streamline the university application process across different colleges and universitiesYour day-to-day activities:
Maintaining and supporting the existing implementation
Requirement analysis
Development of high-quality and detailed designs
Identifying risks and conducting mitigation action planning
Review the work of other developers and provide feedback
Setting up the usage of coding standards and best practices to ensure quality
Maintaining and supporting the existing APIs
Institution of code quality
Maintaining and supporting the existing web services
You’re a perfect match if you have:
5+ years of commercial experience with Ruby/Rails
Knowledgeable in OOP principles and design patterns
SOLID principles and the ability to use them effectively during software development
Understands Rails’ code structuring and common Rails patterns
Hands-on experience writing unit/integration tests with Minitest
Possesses knowledge of SQL databases (e.g., PostgreSQL, MySQL)
Understands version control systems (e.g., Git)
Familiarity with the AWS ecosystem
Analytical thinking, ability to work in a team, attention to detail
Intermediate or higher level of English, good communication skills
Nice to have:
Good experience with Vue 3
Familiar with Java
Experience with technologies like Redis and Elasticsearch is nice to have
Basic familiarity with Kubernetes (reading pod logs, understanding deployments)
Experience converting business requirements into technical designs
Please note that employment will be contingent upon providing documentation verifying your legal work authorization in the country of residence, in accordance with applicable law.
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