Senior Software Engineer (Ruby/RoR, Chatbots & AI)

Responsibilities

We are looking for an exceptional Senior Backend Developer (Ruby) to join our growing team. In this role, you will have an opportunity to work on Workbot - our innovative platform to build interactive chatbots for Slack & MS Teams which are used by many enterprise customers including Slack itself. This role is a blend of complex backend development, bleeding-edge application platforms and conversational user experiences. Do note that this role is a remote role.

In this role, you will also be responsible to:

Build complex Ruby on Rails services within the Workato platform

Continuously research Slack & MS Teams ecosystems, understand trends, track changes

Contribute in all phases of the development lifecycle

Write well-designed, testable, efficient code

Evaluate and propose improvements to the existing system

Support continuous improvement by investigating alternatives and technologies, and presenting these for architectural review

Requirements

Qualifications / Experience / Technical Skills

BS/MS degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related subject

5+ years of strong experience developing, shipping and maintaining Rails applications

Excellent debugging, analytical, problem-solving, and social skills

Solid knowledge of object-oriented programming and design

Experience with Go - nice to have

Experience with JavaScript frameworks (AngularJS, React, etc) - nice to have

Knowledge of MS Teams or Slack platform & API is a plus

Soft Skills / Personal Characteristics

Understanding of what a good user experience looks like

Readiness to work remotely with teams distributed across the world and time zones

Spoken English (Intermediate or higher)

(REQ ID: 2804)