Senior Full Stack Ruby On Rails Engineer, TrustFlight
CA$110-150k
2-3 days a week in office
Digital transformation services for aviation
Job no longer available
Digital transformation services for aviation
21-100 employees
Job no longer available
CA$110-150k
2-3 days a week in office
21-100 employees
Company mission
To be the trusted provider of digital workflow solutions to capture, store and share aviation data to improve safety and efficiency.
Role
Who you are
- TrustFlight values leadership and performance as paramount within our team culture. In every role, we seek individuals who embody strength in leadership, are driven by objectives, and champions in exceeding expectations, inspiring those around them
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field
- Proficiency in Ruby/Rails, React and JavaScript (any familiarity Node.js or Python is a bonus)
- A firm grasp of automated testing, including unit, integration and end to end tests
- Strong understanding of the capabilities, scope, and limitations of the current state of AI, preferably with hands-on experience
- A solid foundation in SQL (we use PostgreSQL)
- Expertise in performance profiling, with a deep awareness of performance pitfalls, and the ability to craft highly performant solutions
- Solid troubleshooting skills, persistent in the face of roadblocks and calm in high pressure situations, capable of working around issues to find a way forward
- Proven track record of successfully contributing to high quality and performant technical projects in a SaaS development environment
- A quality mindset, recognising that quality is everybody's responsibility, and driven by a desire to deliver the best possible experience to customers
- Natural leadership skills, inspiring and mentoring those you work with to collectively achieve outstanding results
- Ability to communicate effectively (both verbally and in writing) with non-technical stakeholders
- Architectural acumen
- Industry awareness, keeping on top of industry trends and best practices, able to provide thought leadership
- Comfortable working with Docker/Kubernetes (familiarity with Google Cloud Platform is a bonus)
- It’s important to note that for you to fully harness the benefits of collaborating closely with our exceptional team across multiple timezones, this role demands a heightened level of flexibility
What the job involves
- We are looking for a skilled Senior Full Stack Ruby on Rails Engineer, somebody who is equally comfortable working on a Rails API or building out a React frontend
- With AI being at the forefront of our product development - upgrading digital workflows to be highly automated with augmented decision support for our customers - you will work alongside AI engineers; however, you will ideally have hands-on experience of the AI space yourself
- Your role will inspire fresh ideas that encourage us to continuously learn and improve, allowing us to elevate our platform and bring out its full potential, making the aviation industry a more efficient and safer place to be
- Support the ongoing evolution of our products, helping drive performance, scale and integration of AI-driven features
- Leverage test automation to ensure all deliverables are robustly tested prior to release and quality KPIs are met
- Work with Technical Leads to help define and optimise technical processes to ensure efficiency and uphold quality standards
- Bring forth innovative ideas, even in situations where solutions seem limited
- Serve as the go-to expert for technical queries relating to your area(s) of ownership
- Contribute insightful perspectives that consider both technical and strategic aspects
- Maintain CI/CD pipelines, making effective use of automation to facilitate reliable, repeatable and well-tested builds
- Collaborate with Product Designers to ensure our design system is accurately applied
- Work closely with Software Engineers from other teams across the organisation to facilitate close integration of products and alignment to the overall technology strategy
- Mentor more junior software engineers via pairing and design/code reviews, helping to build a high-performing technical team
Application process
- Tell us about you in a cover letter, outlining what you will bring to the role and how you can contribute to creating best in class tools and services throughout the aviation industry. Please also include your CV
Our take
TrustFlight develops intelligent workflow automation platforms aims at improving efficiency and safety across the aviation sector. Its product suite spans maintenance programmes, technical support, technical and engine logs, and operation management, but recently, has evolved into a more connected ecosystem. With the rollout of its AI-driven SmartSuite, including tools for regulatory search and compliant document authoring, TrustFlight is increasingly positioning itself not just as a software provider, but as s central operating layer for aviation safety and compliance.
It's a slim sector to be operating in, and one that would seem dominated by entrenched industry giants. TrustFlight, however, has continued to carve out momentum, pairing steady growth with strategic partnerships, including working with Boeing on blockchain-based supply chain verification. More recently, its acquisition of specialist firms such as Baines Simmons, Kenyon Emergency Services, and Redline Assured Security signals a shift in ambition: from point solutions towards a fully integrated, end-to-end safety offering that spans training, compliance, security, and incident response.
This broader approach reflects a deeper industry shift. Regulatory demands are tightening, scrutiny is increasing, and aviation operators are under pressure to unify fragmented systems. TrustFlight's blend of deeptech with newly integrated services positioning it well to meet that need. Development sin this sector won't happen quickly, but they are critical and far reaching.
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Company benefits
- Excellent holidays: We offer a generous holiday allowance to support your well-being — giving you the space to rest, recharge, and bring your best self to work. In addition, take your birthday off on us if you would like to celebrate!
- Healthcare cover for all: It is important to us that we all work in an environment that is supportive of health and wellbeing; healthcare cover for all our people protects your health, dental and ophthalmic requirements to support you physically and mentally.
- Training and development: Our personal training allowance allows everyone to enhance their skills and knowledge. The funds can be used towards attending a conference, joining a professional body, completing a course or purchasing online resources.
- Company pension: Our generous company contribution to your pension is greater than the local requirements and over time you can plan effectively for your future with our matching contribution scheme.
Company HQ
Coal Harbour, Vancouver, BC
Leadership
Karl Steeves
(Co-Founder & CEO)Prior to co-founding TrustFlight in 2017, Karl worked as a Power Electronics Engineer at Jaguar Land Rover.
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