Senior Software Developer, Pinpoint
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+ Equity
React
TypeScript
Ruby
MVC
Rails
Ruby on Rails
Mid and Senior level
Remote from UK
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Applicant tracking system
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Applicant tracking system
21-100 employees
B2BRecruitmentHRProductivitySaaS
Job no longer available
Salary not provided
+ Equity
React
TypeScript
Ruby
MVC
Rails
Ruby on Rails
Mid and Senior level
Remote from UK
More information about location
21-100 employees
B2BRecruitmentHRProductivitySaaS
Company mission
To help recruiting teams attract the right candidates, select the best, and wow their new hires from the moment they say "yes".
Role
Who you are
- 3+ years of experience working professionally with Ruby on Rails
- 2+ years of experience with React, Typescript, Web app development, and MVC frameworks
- Proven experience scaling a wide B2B platform product in a fast-paced startup environment
- Ability to quickly grasp new concepts and subjects, conduct thorough research, and effectively communicate findings to team members
- Demonstrated enthusiasm and care for the work performed. A genuine interest in the tasks at hand, coupled with a willingness to learn and grow professionally
- Proficiency in verbal and written communication to ensure clear and concise conveyance of ideas within the team. Ability to discern appropriate communication channels and adapt communication style for various audiences, including clients and third-party partners
What the job involves
- As we continue to expand our team and drive innovation, we are looking for a Senior Software Developer who shares our passion for tackling complexity and building simple, beautiful, and scalable software
- Reporting To: Squad Lead
- Our team operates in distinct squads, each dedicated to specific projects. This diversity in projects exposes developers to different facets of the application, offering opportunities to tackle varied challenges
- We emphasize collaboration and decision-making involvement, enabling you to work closely with fellow developers and designers
- Unlike a rigid separation between front end and back end, you'll engage in full-stack development, working with Ruby on Rails and React
- We prioritize creating an environment where our development team can concentrate on building and delivering features. This involves providing detailed specifications and designs, in which you will play a role, and minimizing distractions
- While we strive for efficiency, it's important to note that, being a small team in a rapidly growing business, flexibility is key, and embracing challenges is part of the journey for a successful candidate
- Collaborate within a squad to facilitate timely feature delivery, actively participating in planning, discovery, and design phases
- Provide insights and expertise on broader technical decisions impacting the team, including the review of work by junior developers
- Actively suggesting enhancements to our technology stack, coding standards, and processes based on your observations and insights
- What is the current structure of the Engineering team?
- We are currently split into two squads working on longer-term projects. Each squad comprises a squad leader, a designer, and two or three developers
- One squad is currently focused on automation workflows, while the other is dedicated to improving our reporting capabilities. Additionally, we have several other teams focusing on different aspects of the platform (infrastructure, integrations, enablement & support)
- What is Pinpoint's approach to sprints and support rotations?
- We don't have a support rotation; instead, we have dedicated resources handling support. However, developers may be asked to assist with issues they are most familiar with, especially if they are the ones who introduced a bug. Our sprints run for two weeks
- What tools do you use for Pinpoint's CI/CD pipelines?
- We currently use CircleCI for our pipeline but will be switching to GitHub Actions shortly
- Currently, what are the biggest technical challenges Pinpoint is facing?
- Our biggest technical challenges revolve around scaling—trying to deliver new features and improvements efficiently while maintaining a high bar for code quality and maintainability
- Also, ensuring the application's performance remains at an acceptable level is a shared responsibility among all of us when writing performant code
- What version of Ruby on Rails are you using?
- We are using version 6.0.6 of Ruby on Rails
- What environments do you have?
- We have Production, Staging, Release, and Development environments
- What are your current QA processes? Do you have a dedicated QA team?
- We have numerous tests (both system and unit), and all new pull requests need to meet a coverage target to be merged. QA is the responsibility of the developer reviewing the code
- We also perform User Acceptance Testing (UAT) conducted by our Product Delivery Manager and designers once the code is on release. Currently, we do not have a dedicated QA team
- How do you evaluate new technologies? Who makes the final decisions?
- We are not tied to any specific part of our stack and will make changes when it makes sense. If a developer suggests introducing new technologies to the stack, they can bring it up at our team meeting. The final decision on whether to introduce a new technology lies with the CTO
- How are you handling technical debt?
- Developers are encouraged to address technical debt when making changes. We also have dedicated days for working on whatever the developer wants, and some developers use this as an opportunity to refactor and clean up code. Currently, we do not have enough technical debt to warrant actively spending dedicated time on paying it down
- What is the split between front-end and back-end work?
- We do not split developer work into dedicated front-end and back-end roles; instead, all developers are full-stack. We have a design system in place to facilitate front-end development and ensure consistency. The actual split between front-end and back-end work depends entirely on the project being worked on
Application process
- 1) Initial Chat
- 2) Technical Assessment
- 3) Technical Interview
- 4) Panel
- 5) Final Interview
Our take
Pinpoint builds talent acquisition software, setting out to fix broken hiring processes that make it hard for the right fit of candidates and companies to find each other.
It does this through being an applicant tracking system that is particularly fast and easy to use, while being flexible enough to manage complex workflows as companies grow.
As a subsidiary of The Infuse Group, Pinpoint has grown impressively. It operates in over 50 countries and has a number of high profile clients including Grant Thornton, the JT Group, and One Valley. Further growth for the company is set to depend largely on increasing the size of its team to expand its global footprint.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
93% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (1 round)
Mar 2023
$24.3m
EARLY VC
Total funding: $24.3m
Company benefits
- Gold-plated healthcare: Enjoy the best medical, dental, and optical coverage money can buy. We've got you and your family covered for all eventualities
- Unlimited holidays: Everyone needs a healthy, happy, and productive life without restrictive holiday limits
- Mental health support: Unlimited access to therapists and mental health resources
- Flexible, remote working: We want you to work when and where you're most productive, whether you’re an early bird or a night owl
- Meaningful equity: You’ll contribute to the team's success and deserve to share in it. To that end, everyone on our team gets a meaningful equity allocation
- Generous paid parental leave: To help support new parents in the workplace, we offer up to 16 weeks of paid leave
- Professional development: Annual funds are made available to support both your personal and professional development
- Retirement Plan: We match 100% up to 3% and 50% for the next 2%
Company HQ
Jersey, United Kingdom
Leadership
Tom Hacquoil
(Co-Founder & CEO)Former Managing Director at The Infuse Group, which owns Pinpoint. Founder of The Coding Programme at Digital Jersey.
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