COSTA RICA

March 19, 2025
Svitla Systems Inc. is looking for a Senior Ruby on Rails Developer for a full-time position (40 hours per week) in Costa Rica. Our client is the global leader in cloud-based legal case management and client onboarding software for solo to midsize law firms. Since 2008, they have pioneered client-centered solutions, offering tools for client intake, contact management, calendaring, document management, timekeeping, billing, payments, and trust accounting. Trusted by over 150,000 legal professionals worldwide and approved by 90+ bar associations and law societies, their platform enables law firms to operate more efficiently and deliver exceptional client service. Headquartered in British Columbia, Canada, they continue to lead the legal tech industry with the most 5-star reviews globally.
The most important part of this job is that you approach new challenges with curiosity and a drive to apply what you learn to fixing root causes, not just symptoms. Profound curiosity, a desire to learn, and a drive to help others by shipping code will help you succeed in this job. They have cross-trained developers from Java, Python, C++, and JavaScript backgrounds and are happy to help you learn Ruby when you get here.

REQUIREMENTS

• Experience in software development, specifically building applications at scale and Ruby on Rails.
• Expertise in mastering new technologies quickly and working effectively in a dynamic and ever-evolving environment that includes distributed teams and customers.
• Demonstrated success in mentorship in software development, mainly using an Agile process and with large-scale SaaS products.
• A diverse base of knowledge that allows you to help your team solve complex technical problems.
• A portfolio of successful projects (as well as a collection of lessons learned from failed projects).
• Excellent communication skills and building trusted relationships with team fellows and customers.

• Work with a team of developers to solve complex problems and provide elegant solutions to customers.
• Work in an agile environment with a team of full-stack developers across various projects.
• Use various technologies, learn new things, and challenge yourself.
• Participate in diverse projects and collaborate with multiple engineering teams across three countries.
• Review and provide feedback on a peer’s code within your team and the company.
• Write and ship code in a test-driven environment (TDD).
• Collaborate with teams across the company to diagnose, understand, and solve problems and to build solutions that may span many areas.
• Teach and learn from those around you, provide constructive feedback to those around you, and take on feedback to help you grow.