Senior Rails Engineer, HopSkipDrive
$160-185k
The total compensation package for this role also includes equity stock options
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Safe youth transportation solution
Job no longer available
Safe youth transportation solution
501-1000 employees
Job no longer available
$160-185k
The total compensation package for this role also includes equity stock options
More information about location
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To create opportunity for all through mobility.
Role
Who you are
- You are capable of owning technical design for complex features and large-scale projects, and understands the tradeoffs in creating good software
- You hold a depth of knowledge in systems that enables them to debug those systems effectively
- At the Senior level, you require very little oversight beyond high-level direction; you can take a complex user story, break it down into sub-tasks, and complete their sub-tasks with relative ease
- You are able to show initiative beyond knocking tasks off a list; able to identify and suggest areas of future work
- You seek evidence to support their ideas and start to build cases for these ideas
- You deliver products to QA that they believe are well-baked and bug-free
- You contribute to the common code bases and standards for the team
- You understand the business that their code supports, and possess empathy for the users of their software; you use this understanding to influence your task prioritization
- You assist QA in identifying and validating test cases and can identify regression risks in their features
- In general, you can identify risks in code, features, and design, and communicate these to the appropriate parties.You participate extensively in code reviews, and mentor others via code reviews and pairing
- You work effectively with non-tech members of the company
- You are able to identify problems with requirements and help your team course-correct around these issues
- Above all, you want to build something that fundamentally improves the lives of families
- 3+ years hands-on experience with Ruby on Rails
- 5+ years of professional software engineering
- Advanced experience with PostgreSQL or MySQL
- A thirst for knowledge and continuous learning
- Excellent communication skills with technical and non-technical teammates and show a high level of emotional and professional maturity
- Past success when presented with projects of increasing complexity over time across multiple areas or domains of the code/product
- Previously earned a high level of trust amongst team to own a task/project without needing much supervision
- A high level of craftsmanship about your work, the end experience of the user, and impact on overall product
- A connection to HopSkipDrive’s mission and values
What the job involves
- The Senior Rails Engineer is an experienced software engineer who is an expert of Ruby, Rails, and web development in general
- In addition to writing consistently high-quality code you are aware of industry best practices and trends, and have acquired at least one primary specialty, such as database or performance optimization, testing, API design, front-end development, observability, or project management
- The Senior Engineer has end-to-end responsibility for projects of increasing complexity that encompass more than their own development
- Contribute meaningfully to the definition of user stories, seeking to tie stories back to user value & impact for our drivers and organizers
- Actively pursue improving engineering skills, including but not limited to problem solving, writing readable/testable/efficient code, mastering technology in our stack, and learning to anticipate scaling issues
- Alert manager/team to any issues preventing your work from being accomplished, asks for help
- Deconstruct a problem into an executable action plan for yourself and other engineers Own and complete full projects beginning with identifying and communicating the problems to be solved, getting and incorporating feedback on proposed architectural solutions, and making a final decision as the project owner
- Lean into challenges when they offer the potential to create large impact, and do so with productivity and positivity
- Be highly productive - have a reputation for getting things done quickly and efficiently
- Make sure your code is readable, easy to maintain, and tested appropriately
- Review other engineers’ code and provide constructive feedback
- Participate in on-call rotation
- Monitor changes in production and rollback if necessary
- Have production access and use it responsibly
- Be able to dive into any area of the code/product that you are not familiar with and make changes, guide others in how to do this
- Show curiosity to not only learn new things but fully understand how they work
- Be a mentor for other engineers, setting and maintaining high individual and team expectations
- Be able to communicate well with all level of engineers
- Monitor the outcomes of the team’s actions to learn from mistakes and replicate successes
- Interview prospective candidates and provide thoughtful evaluations and feedback
Our take
Across the US, school transportation is under pressure as driver shortages, budget cuts, and rigid bus routes are making it harder for students to get to school safely and on time. This has opened the door for smaller vehicles and ride-hailing services to step in and support those students who don't fit neatly into traditional routes. HopSkipDrive has grown within this space, offering a flexible alternative that helps schools fill these gaps.
HopSkipDrive connects children with carefully vetted caregivers (often grandparents, nurses or childcare processionals) who then provide reliable rides when buses or public transport falls short. Operating in 17 states and supporting over 10,000 schools, the services has certainly eased commutes for many families.
And now the company is focsued on strenghtening its impact with technology and innovation. With its RouteWise AI platform it helps districts cut costs, improve efficiency and manage driver shortages, all while new safety modules and AI-driven planning tools continue to raise industry standards. With these advancements and a growing network of partners, the company is ready to keep shaping a more flexible futur for school transportation.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
23% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 7 rounds)
Sep 2022
$37m
SERIES D
Aug 2021
$25m
SERIES C
Total funding: $107m
Company benefits
- Medical, Dental & Vision
- Health Spending Account
- Mental Health Resources
- Employee Assistance Program
- Short- & Long-Term Disability Insurance
- Paid Parental Leave
- 401K Plan
- Company Ownership/Equity
- Medical & Dependent Care FSA
- Travel Insurance
- Supplemental Legal
- Fully Remote Work Option
- Flexible Time Off
- 11 Annual Paid Holidays
- Week Closure at End of Year
- Sick Time Off for You and Family
- Home Internet Reimbursement
- Professional Development & Learning Stipend
- Remote & In-Person Quarterly Team Events
- Internal Rewards & Recognition Program
- Employee Referral Bonuses
Company HQ
Little Tokyo, Los Angeles, CA
Leadership
Joanna McFarland
(Co-Founder & CEO)Former Board Member at the Marketplace Industry Association and LA Tech.org.
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