Senior Backend Engineer - Ruby
Published on August 13, 2024
Salsify Was Created to Empower Brands and Retailers to Win on the Digital Shelf
We really do want to change the way an industry works, and by extension, improve the lives of our customers. It feels really good to know that, were Salsify to have never been founded, brand manufacturers would be less efficient, and consumer experiences on the digital shelf would be less enjoyable.
We want to create a diverse and inclusive place of employment where people could be proud of the work they’re doing, the teammates they work with, and the opportunities to improve themselves professionally. We know it’s a job - we never wanted to create an experience meant to replace your life or your family or your personal hobbies. But the people we enjoy working with would treat their time here as an investment, and we wanted it to be a good one.
Come join a company who is a key leader in the industry scaling the next core commerce infrastructure and on the path from $100M to $500M! Founded in 2012, Salsify helps brand manufacturers, distributors, and retailers in over 80 countries collaborate to win on the digital shelf. As the market leader globally, our products are shopper-centric, frictionless, and create memorable commerce experiences. Our products provide a competitive edge through experiences that improve brand trust, amplify product differentiation and assortments, increase conversion rate, improve profit margins, and speed time to market.
Learn how the world’s largest brands, including Mars, L'Oreal, Coca-Cola, Bosch, and GSK, as well as retailers and distributors such as E.Leclerc, Carrefour, Metro, and Intermarché use Salsify everyday to stand out on the digital shelf.
At Salsify, we strive to embody an equitable, diverse, and inclusive company culture. We are united across countries, levels, tenures, and a host of other dimensions of diversity. We understand that while work is just one aspect of who we are, a truly inclusive culture accounts for the full authenticity of every single human being that works here.
About the Opportunity
Salsify pioneered the first Product Experience Management (PXM) platform to help brand manufacturers win more sales, and grow market share online. We work with a growing roster of hundreds of leading brands across the globe including Coca-Cola, Bosch, GSK, Rawlings, and Fruit of the Loom. We’ve come a long way since starting in a Boston basement in late 2012, and now have great, happy customers across the entire supply chain, from brands to distributors to retailers to marketplaces.
We're looking for talented and passionate developers who want to be part of joining our growing teams. We already have a very experienced, solid team that we want to take to the next step in scaling and making even more successful.
As a Senior Software Engineer at Salsify you will be entrusted to innovate and constantly improve our products to deliver a platform and experience our customers love to use. You will solve complex business and scalability problems and help define the direction of the product as well as work across the entire Salsify technology ecosystem building and maintaining back-end services and APIs in Ruby and Python, interacting directly with Retailers, Marketplaces and E-Commerce platforms like Amazon, Walmart, BigCommerce, Shopify and much more. Our engineers are simultaneously scaling a demanding application while simplifying complex business processes for our users and learning from top engineers along the way.
We deeply value our engineering culture. We strongly emphasize clarity, competence and autonomy. We care about building the right thing, the right way, and having fun while we do it. Every member of our team has the freedom and responsibility to make Salsify a great place to work.
How You'll Make an Impact:
- Build and ship production-grade software using some of the following technologies:
- Ruby, Go, Python
- MySQL, PostgreSQL, Redis
- Azure Cloud, AWS
- Kubernetes
- Set technical direction and help define the technical approach for the work the team takes on.
- Work closely with product and engineering management to help define the product roadmap.
- Collaborate with go-to-market teams to launch new functionality.
- Grow as a leader both on the team and within the broader engineering organization.
- Mentor new team members as the team grows.
- Participate in tech talks and guilds to exchange ideas and strategies that advance our ability to build quality software.
- Be proud of what you work on, learn from and give back to your team and the broader Salsify community - contribute to the success of an exciting and fast growing Boston-based company with global customers.
You'll Enjoy This Role If You Have:
- 5+ years of commercial software development experience
- A command of one or more server side languages (most of our back-end was built with Ruby)
- Experience building consumer facing applications in a SaaS or product-based company, specializing in back-end development
- Experience with contemporary frameworks, build tools, and testing tools
- A drive to build scalable and performant applications -- you know that just because a query returns the results you need, it may not be the most efficient approach
- An interest in exchanging ideas around building robust, secure, maintainable software
- Comfort providing and receiving feedback on implementation ideas
- Thoughtful opinions about efficient and secure deployment practices
What We Have for You:
- Competitive Salary
- Equity
- Unlimited Vacation
- Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance (Multicare)
- Life Plan
- Meal Allowance
- Referral Bonuses
Salsify’s mission is to empower brand manufacturers to win on the digital shelf.
Helping brand manufacturers to win online is what we do. Our culture is who we are. We are empowered. We are positive thinkers. We take action. We care deeply. These values have driven Salsify’s growth and earned the company numerous top workplace awards.
We are headquartered in Boston and have hubs in Lisbon (Portugal), Paris (France) and Sydney (Australia) and remote offices around the globe. If you are excited to work in a fast-paced environment with a team that values agility, curiosity and passion, we want to hear from you!
Salsify loves a good success story and it would be our privilege to help write yours! We recognize that talent and potential come in all forms and that years of experience does not guarantee job effectiveness or leadership potential. Our hiring process involves recognizing a person’s achievements, subject matter expertise, and passion, not just check marks next to a job description. If you have an interest in our roles please do not hesitate to apply - we would be happy to speak with you!
Salsify is committed to being an equal opportunity employer. We believe that diverse perspectives yield strong and happy teams. Our employees and customers win when we have a variety of opinions and experiences. If you have a disability, require religious accommodation or if there is anything we can do to make you more comfortable during our recruitment process, please let us know at talent@salsify.com.
#LI-REMOTE
Salsify loves a good success story and it would be our privilege to help write yours! We recognize that talent and potential come in all forms and that years of experience does not guarantee on-the-job effectiveness or leadership potential. Our hiring process involves recognizing a person’s achievements, subject matter expertise, and passion, not just check marks next to a job description. If you have an interest in our roles please do not hesitate to apply - we would be happy to speak with you!
A member of Talent 'talent@salsify.com' will be reaching out about next steps if we would like to move forward.
Salsify’s mission is to empower brand manufacturers to win on the digital shelf.
Helping brand manufacturers to win online is what we do. Our culture is who we are. We are empowered. We are positive thinkers. We take action. We care deeply. These values have driven Salsify’s growth and earned the company numerous top workplace awards.
We are headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts and have hubs in Lisbon (Portugal) and Sydney (Australia). If you are excited to work in a fast-paced environment with a team that values agility, curiosity and passion, we want to hear from you!
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An Inclusive Place To Work
Salsify does not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. Studies have found that people of color and women do not apply to jobs if they do not meet all the requirements. At Salsify we are committed to empowering a diverse workforce. We ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.
Accommodations
Salsify is committed to an inclusive hiring process, and we aim to provide accommodations for persons with disabilities. If you need any accommodations for the application or throughout the interview process please contact cx@salsify.com.