Senior Software Engineer

Your Opportunity

We are looking for a passionate, dedicated Senior Software Engineer who is excited about working with the latest technologies and building innovative products. In this role, you will primarily work with Ruby on Rails for back-end development, and React for front-end development, demonstrating an exceptional level of expertise. Your strong understanding of relational databases such as PostgreSQL will also be instrumental to our team.

Your Benefits

• FLSA Status Exempt
• Discretionary annual bonus
• Paid Time Off + Floating Holidays
• Health Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• 401k Matching
• Paid Parental Leave
• Learning reimbursement opportunities
• Pet insurance

Your Responsibilities

• Architect, build and maintain efficient, reusable, and reliable Ruby on Rails and React code.
• Ensure the performance, quality, and responsiveness of applications.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to conceptualize, design and prototype new features.
• Identify bottlenecks and bugs, and devise solutions to these problems.
• Participate in code reviews to maintain a high-quality code culture.
• Provide mentorship and guidance to junior engineers.

The responsibilities listed above may not be all inclusive.

Qualifications

• MS/BS degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related subject.
• Proven work experience as a Senior Software Engineer.
• Solid understanding of object-oriented programming.
• Proficient in Ruby on Rails and experience with React and frontend development.
• Experience with PostgreSQL and a deep understanding of relational databases.
• Experience with creating database schemas that represent and support business processes.
• Understanding of fundamental design principles behind a scalable application.
• Able to implement automated testing platforms and unit tests.
• Proficient understanding of code versioning tools, such as Git.
• Familiarity with continuous integration.

Operational Details

• Job location is based at Scion’s Chicago corporate headquarters.
• Working hours consist of standard daytime business hours.