Senior Ruby on Rails Engineer, Aha!
Knowledge
$110-190k
Product development software
Open for applications
Product development software
101-200 employees
Open for applications
$110-190k
101-200 employees
Company mission
Aha!'s mission is to help companies build lovable software.
Role
Who you are
- Most of our features involve writing significant Ruby on Rails code so you should have experience working in a Rails codebase. We also write a lot of React but we are happy to help you learn that part on the job
- We believe that being a kind person who elevates the rest of the team is just as valuable as writing great code
- You have strong problem-solving skills and experience working on important functionality for a cloud-based product
- You are humble, eager to learn, and always willing to help others
- You want teammates who enjoy solving problems regardless of the technologies and techniques involved
- You have worked at meaningful scale before and want to do so again
- 4+ years of experience working in Ruby on Rails
- Builder of scalable, efficient, and maintainable architectures
- Experience developing features at a high-growth SaaS company
- Active collaborator with product teams
What the job involves
- The Knowledge team works on our collaborative whiteboards and note editors, adds functionality to integrate these tools with other features in the Aha! product suite, and allows for collaboration and sharing across organizations and external users
- We work on a broad range of features across the full stack
- Implementing new features for our users, touching each layer of the MVC as needed
- Building deeply interactive reporting interfaces using React
- Working proactively with product and UX to refine and iterate on specifications as the feature takes shape
- Investigating slow performance and optimizing queries to ensure Aha! is snappy and satisfying to use
- Interfacing directly with users to quickly squash bugs as part of our regular customer support rotation
- Documenting components in our style guide to help drive consistency
Our take
Product managers and company builders have been somewhat left out regarding the collaborative and visual tools that have been normalised in most areas of work. Seeing a gap in the market, Aha! was founded to create specialised product development software so that product teams could enjoy building things for their customers to enjoy. Aha! offers a suite of product roadmap and marketing planning software allowing teams to set strategies, capture customer ideas, create visual roadmaps, and manage marketing programs all in one place. Its suite includes Aha! Roadmaps, Aha! Ideas, Aha! Whiteboards, Aha! Knowledge, and Aha! Develop.
Although one of the first movers in the product development software space, Aha! doesn't lack competitors, with larger firms offering powerful but less product-focused solutions. However Aha! stands out for its customer service and the ease of customisation of its workflows, allowing its platform to be used for any product development methodology imaginable. This has led to it being used by more than 1 million product builders from leading tech and software companies.
Aha!'s business model is unusual in the tech startup scene in that its founders have eschewed the venture capital model owing to the pressures rapid scaling places on staff. Instead, it is an entirely bootstrapped business which has steadily grown into a profitable venture, more than doubling its revenue between 2018 and 2022. It has also been recognised as one of the best fully remote companies to work for. Aha! intends to keep up this momentum by adding extra products to its suite and expanding its marketing reach.
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Company benefits
- Generous base salary plus profit sharing, and we contribute a percentage of your total pay each month toward your retirement
- Up to 200 hours of paid time off a year to spend however you want
- 30 to 90 days of paid parental leave and five to 10 days of paid care and bereavement leave
- Up to $1,000 annually for third-party education, along with paid time off to immerse yourself in learning
- Undergo a comprehensive 5-8 week onboarding program from day one, focusing on market, product, and company immersion
- Attend bi-annual onsites at luxurious destinations to foster team connection, reflecting on achievements and planning future endeavors
- Volunteer opportunities throughout the year
- Work from where you are happiest, as we operate as a fully remote company.
- Medical, dental, and vision plans — for many teammates, we cover 100 percent of the premiums 🇺🇸
Company values
- Integrity - We hire folks who are as good as their word and respect others, even when they disagree. That means no drama and no dysfunction. There is no wiggle room when it comes to being honest and having strong moral principles
- Skill - Hard effort + experience = skill. We hire experts who continually work to perfect their craft. Skill development is a conscious journey — we embrace opportunities to grow individually and as a team
- Effort - Having a plan is a start. But doing anything well is hard work. Who says work cannot be just as fulfilling as all the other parts of our lives? Our team loves pursuing audacious goals and achieving them together
- Ambition - We are natural achievers and want the opportunity to do something important. We set ambitious goals and always have plan to get there. We want to look back and say, "I helped build one of the greatest software companies."
- Learning - We are a learning organization. This looks like direct feedback, internal coaching programs, annual education stipends, and paid time off to enroll in professional classes. And we always strive to promote from within
- Team spirit - When you believe in what you are trying to accomplish, it is possible to achieve greatness together. It requires a clear vision and the ability to put the organization's goals on the same level as personal aspirations
Company HQ
Downtown Menlo Park, Menlo Park, CA
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Leadership
Brian de Haaff
(CEO)After roles at RouteScience, Netli, and Network Chemistry, they co-founded Paglo in 2007. After this was acquired by Citrix, joined the company as VP of Product Line. Left this role to co-found Aha!.
Chris Waters
(CTO)They started their career by founding Celsius Research in 1995 and serving as CTO of Network Chemistry and Paglo Labs. They left their position as Principal Architect of Citrix to co-found Aha! with Brian.
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