Senior Back-End Engineer (Ruby on Rails) at Pixelmatters

Porto, , Portugal -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

06 Jan, 26

Salary

61126.0

Posted On

08 Oct, 25

Experience

5 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Ruby on Rails, APIs, Databases, SQL, Redis, Git, Cloud Platforms, GCP, AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, Problem-Solving, System Design, JavaScript

Industry

IT Services and IT Consulting

Description

Pixelmatters is a digital product studio. We’re a team of strategists, designers and engineers creating top-quality digital products. Our mission is to empower businesses to achieve their full potential by creating top-quality digital products while fostering great relationships along the way. We envision a world where great user experience is the norm, not the exception, inspiring businesses and people to be at their best. We're looking for you, a meticulous, curious and adaptable Back-End Engineer, who has the ability to develop scalable and efficient software solutions, ensuring robust functionality and performance. In addition, you are a collaborative team player, actively supporting and promoting knowledge sharing as part of your approach. Your role will focus on designing, testing, and implementing back-end systems, playing a key role in building secure, high-performance applications. You will be involved in all stages of back-end development, from database design to API implementation and system architecture. For this reason, it’s expected that you are comfortable working with server-side languages, frameworks, and cloud infrastructure. Some of your day-to-day tasks will include developing and optimizing APIs, designing and maintaining databases, managing infrastructure and CI/CD pipelines, writing tests, and ensuring system scalability and reliability. 5+ years' experience in software development with a strong backend focus. Proficiency in backend programming languages, preferably Ruby on Rails Experience with databases (SQL, Redis) Experience in designing and maintaining scalable RESTful APIs Familiar with version control systems such as Git Excellent understanding of English and Portuguese (written and spoken) It would be awesome if you also have... Familiarity with cloud platforms (GCP, AWS) Familiarity with containerization (Docker, Kubernetes) Strong problem-solving skills, system design, and the ability to work in a fast-paced environment Experience in frontend technologies and Javascript Quality-driven, inspiring, and collaborative work environment Competitive salary and benefits, including health insurance We have an office located at Porto’s downtown, while continuing to back our “Remote as default, Office as an option” policy Compensation The salary range from this role is between €43,626 and €61,126 annual gross which includes meal, vacation, and Xmas allowance.

Responsibilities

Your role will focus on designing, testing, and implementing back-end systems, playing a key role in building secure, high-performance applications. You will be involved in all stages of back-end development, from database design to API implementation and system architecture.