Senior Ruby Software Engineer - Remote

Published on September 28, 2024

BigCommerce’s mission is to help merchants sell more at every stage of business growth. Simply put, we are: Built for growth so merchants can realize their visions without compromise; Designed for powerful performance to enable businesses to scale seamlessly with technology they can trust; Efficient in both time and cost. We have the lowest total cost of ownership (TCO) in the industry enabling merchants to unlock profit and invest in customer acquisition.

And one more thing, we are a great place to work!

BigCommerce’s mission is to help merchants sell more at every stage of growth, from small startups, to mid-market businesses to large enterprises. We focus on being the best ecommerce platform so our customers can focus on what matters most: growing their businesses.

We are equally passionate about growing our employee’s careers and providing them an incredible experience as we rapidly expand across the globe. We are proud to have been recognized numerous times for our product and workplace culture. We empower our people and customers to build, innovate and grow, so together we can redefine the ecommerce industry.

Senior Ruby Software Engineer - Poland (remote)

What you’ll do:

  • Build reliable, scalable features/integrations with a focus on security, testability and extensibility.
  • Collaborate with our product and design teams to define feature specifications and timelines.
  • Engage in technical discussions to design new solutions and architecture.
  • Conduct regular code reviews to maintain high code standards.
  • Support an open, positive, and energized culture.
  • Encourage innovation and foster an environment of continuous improvement.
  • Ensure that technical decisions support our goals around quality, high performance, scalability, reliability, availability, and security.

Who you are:

  • You're a professional with 5+ years of software development experience.
  • Strongly proficient in Ruby and Ruby on Rails.
  • You understand how to test your code.
  • You have a grasp of SQL and relational databases.
  • You know principles of building maintainable and scalable solutions.
  • You have experience of using and building REST APIs with JSON.
  • Writing readable, testable and reliable code is a priority for you.
  • You're not biased toward a specific technology and are more interested in finding the right tools and patterns for the job.
  • You have good interpersonal skills, and are able to collaborate and communicate in person or via Slack or email efficiently.
  • E-commerce experience, especially working with payment providers or other external services, is a big plus.

What's in it for you:

  • Work with modern technologies, cloud development, and highly scalable distributed systems.
  • Good set of internal tools that make development a joy.
  • Be a part of a fast-growing international Product company.
  • Become an expert in the area and provide high quality Product to the market.
  • Learn from experienced professionals and share knowledge, expertise, and good practices with the team.
  • Work remotely from Poland.

We provide internal and external learning courses.

Our Hiring Processes Might Include:

  • Recruiter phone screen
  • Hiring manager Interview
  • Technical Interview
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at BigCommerce
 
Our employees make the difference. At BigCommerce, we believe that celebrating the unique histories, perspectives and abilities of every employee makes a difference for our company, our customers and our community. We are an equal opportunity employer and the inclusive atmosphere we build together will make room for every person to contribute, grow and thrive.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the interview process, to perform essential job functions and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. If you need an accommodation in order to interview at BigCommerce, please let us know during any of your interactions with our recruiting team.

Learn more about the BigCommerce team, culture and benefits at https://careers.bigcommerce.com.