About this opportunity
MILE lists this Senior Ruby Engineer opportunity in new york, New York. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
Design and implement scalable, high-performance backend systems to power our e-commerce experience
Build and maintain interfaces that support our frontend, mobile, and third-party integrations
Be very experienced working with pull, push models for data parity between third parties and our systems around e-commerce concerns of product, stock, orders and fulfillment synchronization
You'll design, implement and deploy reliable software to solve complex e-commerce concerns
Architect systems for membership access, catalog management, checkout, order fulfillment, and payments
Collaborate cross-functionally with product, design, and data teams to deliver features that elevate the user experience
Own backend services end-to-end, from design to deployment and monitoring
Contribute to best practices in code quality, testing, reliability, and observability
Help define our backend architecture and make strategic technical decisions as we scale
Mentor junior engineers and foster a culture of technical excellence and collaboration
What You'll Do
Design and implement scalable, high-performance backend systems to power our e-commerce experience
Build and maintain interfaces that support our frontend, mobile, and third-party integrations
Be very experienced working with pull, push models for data parity between third parties and our systems around e-commerce concerns of product, stock, orders and fulfillment synchronization
You'll design, implement and deploy reliable software to solve complex e-commerce concerns
Architect systems for membership access, catalog management, checkout, order fulfillment, and payments
Collaborate cross-functionally with product, design, and data teams to deliver features that elevate the user experience
Own backend services end-to-end, from design to deployment and monitoring
Contribute to best practices in code quality, testing, reliability, and observability
Help define our backend architecture and make strategic technical decisions as we scale
Mentor junior engineers and foster a culture of technical excellence and collaboration
Who You Are
8+ years of experience building and scaling backend systems in production environments
4+ years leading Ruby cloud stack teams as a Principal Engineer/Architect
You are very familiar with the Ruby object model - eigenclasses, method dispatch, method_missing, send, and all variable types
Expert skills with Ruby idiomatic patterns, terse styling, metaprogramming and be able to create macros, DSLs, etc
Have experience contributing to wildly used gems or developed internal DSLs for domain specific needs
Ruby without Rails - you are able to develop complex applications and deploy Rails features vs custom Ruby plugins for the right use cases
Proficiency in building APIs and distributed services using Ruby
Must know the full ins/outs of Rails AREL, performant code, and proper Sidekiq job handling
Have expert knowledge of proper data model design for e-commerce concerns and understand how to handle locking sensitive resources such as a credit card charge and concepts such as state machines
Expert experience with PostgreSQL, including complex joins and reporting queries, and familiarity with data modeling and performance optimization
Familiarity with cloud infrastructure (e.g., AWS, ECS, CodeBuild) and containerization (Docker,)
Strong understanding of system design, data structures, and algorithmic principles
Comfortable working in high-growth, early-stage environments—bias toward action and strong product sense are key
A collaborative teammate who communicates clearly and is excited to shape the future of a luxury tech brand
Bonus Points
Prior experience in e-commerce, marketplaces, or membership-based platforms
Familiarity with event-driven architectures and message queues (Kafka, SQS, etc)
Experience working closely with design or product teams in consumer-facing companies
Passion for fashion, luxury, or retail innovation
Requirements
What You'll Do
Design and implement scalable, high-performance backend systems to power our e-commerce experience
Build and maintain APIs that support our frontend, mobile, and third-party integrations
Architect systems for membership access, catalog management, checkout, order fulfillment, and payments
Collaborate cross-functionally with product, design, and data teams to deliver features that elevate the user experience
Own backend services end-to-end, from design to deployment and monitoring
Contribute to best practices in code quality, testing, reliability, and observability
Help define our backend architecture and make strategic technical decisions as we scale
Mentor junior engineers and foster a culture of technical excellence and collaboration
Who You Are
7+ years of experience building and scaling backend systems in production environments
Genuine Rubyist having written custom DSLs and/or contributed to a major Ruby gem with the deepest knowledge of how to utilize Ruby's metaprogramming capabilities for maximal terse and DSL-centric applications
Experience with the specific challenges of concurrency, inventory management/reservation, currency/price management, and third party API integration system designs - push, pull, effective normalization, etc
High familiarity with excellent microservices software design - using software DSLs over cloud deployed solutions - across dozens of models, concerns, and integrations
Experience with relational databases (e.g., PostgreSQL) and familiarity with data modeling and performance optimization
Familiarity with cloud infrastructure (e.g., AWS) and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes)
Experience developing and deploying GraphQL and RESTful API interfaces
Experience developing multi tenant systems, relating to concerns of access control, reporting, and authorization/authentication
Strong understanding of system design, data structures, and algorithmic principles
Comfortable working in high-growth, early-stage environments—bias toward action and strong product sense are key
A collaborative teammate who communicates clearly and is excited to shape the future of a luxury tech brand
Bonus Points
Prior experience in e-commerce, marketplaces, or membership-based platforms
Familiarity with event-driven architectures and message queues (Kafka, SQS, etc)
Experience working closely with design or product teams in consumer-facing companies
Passion for fashion, luxury, or retail innovation
Benefits
Why Join MILE
Opportunity to play a key role in shaping the future of the company
Collaborative and innovative work environment
Career growth opportunities in a fast-growing organisation
Let's build something people talk about. Together.
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Worksite address
new york, NY, 10261, US
Who can apply
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