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Staff Software Engineer - Backend

Remote - Europe / South America

Perry Street Software is Jack'd, SCRUFF, and BKDR.com. We run some of the world's largest gay, bi, trans and queer social dating apps on iOS and Android. Our brands reach more than 30 million members worldwide so members can connect, meet and express themselves on a platform that prioritizes privacy, security, and community. Our company puts user privacy first, and doesn't sell data or use third-party ad networks. 

A 100% remote, 100% global team

Every day, the PSS product team comes together virtually from more than 18 cities in more than 12 countries. As a colleague at PSS, you can work from any timezone in North America, South America, or Europe. Benefits include:

  • 11 Paid Holidays 
  • One paid week off at mid-year (PSS Summer Refresh Week)
  • Home Office Stipend - purchase furniture for your home setup
  • Paid Parental Leave
  • Company summits around the world to meet and collaborate with colleagues (previous destinations include: New York City, Barcelona and Berlin)
  • Paid volunteer days
  • Educational/Tuition Reimbursement

Job Title: Staff Software Engineer - Backend
Reporting into: VP of Engineering
Location: Remote International (South America or Europe)

The Staff Software Engineer will help us build our Ruby API powering our family of LGBTQ+ mobile dating apps. This is a full time, 40hrs/week position.

We are looking for engineers who are passionate about architecture and monads! Ok just kidding about the last part -- but you can see more about our architecture in our Medium blog series here. 

What you'll do:

  • Lead a developer team to deliver large-scale consumer software for apps, capable of supporting 1000s of simultaneous requests/sec
  • Bring architectural opinions of and experience with complex (100+ model) web applications
  • Evolving the current Ruby-based architecture to develop innovative, consumer-facing mobile products, while supporting the product roadmap
  • Work in an agile team with Product, Design, Support, and Marketing to respond to our users needs
  • Debug and develop with all layers of the software stack - frontend (JavaScript or iOS/Android), middleware (Ruby), backend (AWS)
  • Help develop solutions end to end, from the design, to requirements, coding, refactoring, delivering, and maintenance
  • Excel at communication in a distributed, remote team

Who you are:

  • Bachelor’s degree (or higher) in computer science, related field, or equivalent practical experience
  • 10+ years of software development experience
  • 3+ years team management experience
  • Experience working with Ruby and/or Ruby on Rails
  • Intuitive understanding of the possibilities and limitations of RoR's MVC architecture
  • Intermediate SQL and data architecture experience; extensive ActiveRecord experience
  • Data migration experience
  • Experience AWS, Docker and similar
  • Experience using design and architecture patterns
  • Good sense of usability and product for mobile apps
  • Strong sense of ownership, delivering on time and on budget
  • Shipped consumer mobile-first apps on Android or iOS

Nice to Have:

  • 2+ years experience with React, HTML, CSS
  • Experience in other server technologies such as Nodejs, Python or Golang
  • Experience in client technologies such as Java, Kotlin, or Swift with the Android or iOS SDK

Salary Range: 50 USD/hr or higher based on experience

Perry Street is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, genetic information, national origin, ancestry, medical condition, disability, marital status, caregiver status, pregnancy, citizenship, age, military or veteran status, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.

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