Senior Fullstack Ruby on Rails Engineer, Santa Monica - Confidential

Location: Remote or Santa Monica, CA

About Our Client
Our client is building an advanced telemedicine platform aimed at helping men improve their mental and physical health. Their mission is to empower men to live healthier, more fulfilled lives through innovative healthcare solutions. By leveraging cutting-edge technology, they iterate rapidly and safely on their product, maintaining a focus on delivering reliable, scalable systems. Their engineering team is dedicated to collaboration, simplicity, and pragmatism, ensuring that product development serves the team's shared goals.

They value continuous integration, test-driven development (TDD), pair programming, and a high bar for code quality to ensure the robustness and reliability of their platform. The engineering team takes pride in honing their craft through the use of advanced, functional, and data-oriented techniques, always aimed at solving real-world problems efficiently.

Job Overview
Our client is looking for a highly motivated Senior Fullstack Ruby on Rails Engineer who thrives in a collaborative environment and is passionate about improving men's health. This role requires a proactive, resourceful individual who is comfortable with ambiguity and can take ownership of complex features. The ideal candidate will have a strong desire to ship high-quality code, work across the codebase, and contribute to the development of the platform with both technical and non-technical teams.

Key Responsibilities

- Write and ship high-quality code. Work across the codebase to build out features and complete changes with a focus on quality, reliability, and maintainability. Leverage unit tests, automated integration tests, TDD, and refactoring to ensure system integrity.
- Data management and security. Maintain a focus on security, especially with customer data, to ensure privacy is protected at all times.
- Improve software quality. Actively identify and address issues related to performance, operations, and overall software quality. Propose and implement improvements to engineering processes and team-wide efficiency.
- Collaborate across teams. Work with cross-functional teams, including engineering, product, and marketing, to translate product ideas into technical solutions. You will contribute not just technically but also strategically, helping assess tradeoffs and options for how your work impacts business growth and customer experience.
- Influence engineering standards. Help define and refine internal engineering standards, contributing positively to the overall objectives and tactics of the team.
- Product and project management. If applicable, contribute to product management and project management initiatives, ensuring efficient delivery of projects aligned with business goals.

Key Requirements

- Experience: 5+ years of professional experience as a full-stack engineer, particularly with Ruby on Rails. Strong proficiency in modern web technologies and cloud infrastructure (preferably AWS).
- Pragmatism: A dedication to simplicity, keeping systems manageable, and a focus on producing efficient, scalable solutions.
- Team collaboration: Demonstrated ability to collaborate proactively within a team, contributing to shared goals and maintaining frequent integration of work. Proven track record of building strong relationships with both technical and non-technical team members.
- Resourcefulness: Relentlessly resourceful, with a bias for action and the ability to find creative solutions with minimal guidance. Comfortable in an ambiguous, fast-paced environment with a high degree of autonomy.
- Passion for men’s health: An interest in men’s development and health optimization (e.g., diet, exercise, sleep, focus, relationships). Passionate about building technology that empowers men to lead healthier lives.
- Communication: Strong written and verbal communication skills. Able to discuss technical concepts and business requirements with ease.
- Ownership: Demonstrates a strong sense of ownership and responsibility for the quality of their work, from inception to delivery.

Nice to Have

- Product and project management: Experience in product and project management, especially in fast-growing startups or health-tech environments.
- Experience with modern web frameworks: Familiarity with modern JavaScript frameworks (such as React or Vue) and front-end technologies.
- Experience in the health and wellness industry: Any prior work experience in the health-tech or telemedicine industry.

What Our Client Offers

- Autonomy and ownership: Take full ownership of your work with the support of a collaborative team, while shaping the future of the product.
- Growth opportunity: Join a fast-growing, mission-driven company working to transform men’s healthcare.
- Flexible work environment: Work remotely from anywhere, or join the team in Santa Monica.
- Impact-driven team: Work alongside talented engineers from top companies who are passionate about building impactful solutions.
- Inclusive culture: A diverse and inclusive workplace where every team member feels valued and empowered.

This role offers a unique opportunity to make a meaningful impact in a fast-growing telemedicine company. If you are passionate about engineering excellence and men’s health, and thrive in an innovative, mission-driven environment, we’d love to hear from you. Apply now to join the team.

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