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Senior Backend Engineer - Ruby on Rails
Location
Germany
Posted
7 days ago
Salary
PEN80K / year
Seniority
Senior
Job Description
Senior Backend Engineer - Ruby on Rails
Global Changer
Role Description Are you tired of working on products you don’t really care about? Do you want to work on something that has a positive impact on humanity and our planet? Do you like to get stuck in and are you passionate about coding? Then we have a great opportunity for you. At Global Changer, you will work on a solution with a clear goal: helping companies reduce emissions faster. We focus on one of the biggest levers to fight the climate crisis and work mainly with large organisations. As a Senior Backend Engineer - Ruby on Rails (m/f/d), you will shape the backbone of our Corporate Carbon Footprint (CCF) module. Your focus is on backend architecture and domain modeling for corporate emissions accounting under the GHG Protocol. This is a hands-on senior role with significant architectural responsibility. You will: - Design, build and evolve the Rails services that sustainability professionals rely on. - Set the bar for code quality, scalability and long-term maintainability of our backend. - Work closely with product management, lead and senior engineers, and sustainability experts. You will work on: - Backend architecture and domain modeling for the CCF module. - Scalability and performance of data-heavy workflows. - Setting technical direction for the Rails codebase. - Technical excellence across the squad. - Knowledge exchange and code quality through reviews, pairing and architectural discussions. This is not a generalist role. We are looking for someone who is genuinely excellent at Ruby on Rails. Tasks: - Own backend services in our Rails codebase end-to-end. - Drive architectural decisions for the CCF module. - Translate product and domain requirements into robust technical solutions. - Identify and remove performance bottlenecks in data-intensive workflows. - Lead by example on code quality via reviews and refactoring. - Set the engineering bar through hiring loops and technical interviews. Qualifications - 7+ years of experience in backend software development. - Expert-level Ruby on Rails. - Deep experience with Postgres at scale. - Track record of designing and evolving backend systems. - Fluent in English; German is a plus. - Live in the EU (CET ±1) with a valid work permit. - Passionate about the fight against the climate crisis. Requirements - Startup or scale-up experience (nice to have). - Experience in data-heavy or audit-relevant domains (nice to have). - Expertise in ClickHouse, CDC, Kubernetes (nice to have). - Degree in computer science or a related field (nice to have). Benefits - Creating long-lasting software with a positive impact. - Play a decisive role in shaping our product and corporate culture. - Fair compensation (around € 80.000 gross depending on experience). - 28 vacation days and flexible vacation planning. - Flexible working hours - family-friendly. - 100% remote is possible. - Freedom to contribute to the open source community. - Teamevents. Company Description Global Changer helps Sustainability Teams of complex organizations automate tedious tasks to reach CSRD-compliance and achieve their goals with our intelligent copilot and expert guidance. We are a fast-growing, fully remote Climate Tech startup with an office in Berlin.
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