Software Engineer (Fullstack)
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Fountain is enterprise software that accelerates global high volume hiring. Our customers hire millions of hourly workers annually in 78 countries. Job seekers often struggle to get connected with companies seeking hourly workers due to inefficiencies in their hiring processes, and Fountain makes it easier for them to get offers for work quickly. Getting hired fast eases some of the financial instability millions of families face.
Fountain is a Remote-first company that embraces a work from anywhere policy and offers flexibility on location, so our employees feel free to enjoy the world. Fountain is widely trusted by leading organizations, including Chipotle, StitchFix, GoPuff and Just Eat Takeaway.
We just 4.5Xed in valuation in our Series C, which was led by Softbank and B Capital. We plan on keeping this hyper-growth going this year! Come join us on this rocket ship!
What you'll be doing:
- Work effectively with the Fountain Product & Engineering Team to build new high quality Fountain features and improve upon existing ones
- Provide ongoing maintenance, support and enhancements in existing systems and platforms
- Become familiar with the existing Fountain (Ruby on Rails) backend
- Contribute to architectural, design, and process discussions involving the technological choices involved in building new features
- Identify and uphold software engineering best practices
- Work in a supportive team environment with shared code, code reviews, and disciplined quality control; quality begins with the developers on the team
What you should bring:
- 1+ years of industry experience working with Ruby on Rails
- Good knowledge of object-oriented patterns in Ruby — we think it is crucial to apply proper object-oriented principles to grow the application
- Solid understanding of Agile development practices and Lean Software Development principles. You should be very efficient at understanding different use cases, prioritizing tasks, working with Git and implementing the GitHub flow. We ship new releases every day
- Not afraid of taking risks, and vested in making our business a success, together
Nice to Have:
- Open source contributions (please send a link to your GitHub profile)
- Experience with modern JavaScript frameworks. React.js is a huge plus
- You are proficient enough to optimize relational databases (PostgreSQL 10+), using noSQL databases (we use Redis and ElasticSearch), and scale the application (we use Docker on Azure). Good ElasticSearch knowledge and experience with maintaining performant PostgreSQL databases is a huge plus
Amazing Perks & Benefits we provide for our employees include (but are not limited to):
Flexible PTO & Work Hours
"Work from Anywhere" Policy
Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
HSA & FSA (Medical and Dependent Care)
Life Insurance & STD/LTD
16 Weeks Paid Parental Leave for Birth/Adoption
Wellness/Gym Reimbursement
Phone Stipend
Remote IT/Home Office Stipend
Learning and Development Reimbursements
Fun, interactive and inclusive team-building events, off-sites, and happy hours
401K Plan
Even if you do not meet all the requirements above, we still encourage you to apply for this position. While we try to be thorough with our prerequisites, not everything about you as a candidate can be condensed into a list of bullet points.
We welcome applicants of any educational background, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity, age, socioeconomic status, disability, and veteran status.
*Fountain is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer—M/F/D/V*