• 8+ years of programming experience in Ruby or with another language like Python or Java.
• One experience in a leadership position
• Understand the trade-offs in employing different engineering solutions to a problem, valuing pragmatism over idealism
• Deep knowledge in architectures patterns
• Comfortable with DevOps aspects and tooling (K8s, Docker)
• Experience working on backend systems at a large-scale internet service
• Track record of designing and implementing complex and scalable software services

Desirable

• As a Staff Engineer, you will spend a lot of your time writing code, but also bring your experience to leading a technical project alongside a Product Manager. Your goal is to build scaling solutions by making tech decisions and to mentor technically your team.
• Attached to a squad, you will also work on transversal topics (SSO, SEO, Sign up, etc...)
• Ensure code quality within your projects.
• Managing technical debt (rework, refactoring) and understand the difference between short-sighted business decisions and impact technical health in the long run.
• Practice disciplined software engineering (e.g. automated testing, code reviews, and writing efficiency code).
• Develop integrations with 3rd party software programs (Webhooks, API, deep integrations).
• Design, develop, test and implement new product features.
• Deeply think through the product and its technical feasibility and implications.
• Proactively flag and de-risk any technical issues that might greatly affect the product’s launch or maintainability.

• Meet Clément, our Engineering Recruiter, for a first video-call to better understand your career plan and answer any of your questions (60 mins)
• Meeting with of one of our Backend mate to discuss performance issues, product-driven approach and some RoR patterns (60 mins)
• Meet two Backend Senior to discuss around a technical architecture review exercise (60 mins)
• Meet Sergiu, our VP of Engineering, to speak about your long-term involvement with Hivebrite (60 mins)