Ruby on Rails Engineer, EverCommerce

• 2-3 years of experience in back-end development, with a strong focus on Ruby on Rails
• Strong database skills with PostgreSQL
• Experience building and maintaining APIs
• Familiarity with background job processing (Sidekiq, Redis, or similar)
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work independently in a remote environment
• Strong collaboration skills and ability to communicate technical concepts clearly with team members across product and design functions
• Experience with debugging and problem-solving issues in production environments

Desirable

• We are looking for a Back-End Engineer (Ruby on Rails) to join our Joist team
• Joist is a vertical SaaS platform serving small & medium-sized trade contractors. Our mission: Make Contractors Heroes
• Joist provides web and mobile applications that help contractors estimate, invoice, process payments, and manage projects from anywhere
• With 1M+ contractors across North America, the UK, and Australia, Joist is one of the largest trade contractor platforms in the world, and we are rapidly scaling
• As a Ruby on Rails Engineer, you’ll work on scalable API services, database optimization, and back-end architecture, ensuring a high-performance and secure platform for contractors
• You will also be responsible for supporting and maintaining our subscription-based billing system across the iOS App Store, Google Play Store, and Stripe
• You will contribute to solutions from inception to deployment, and everything in between
• The solutions you and your team build must not only work for Joist today but also support rapid iteration and innovation as we grow. Your work will be nothing less than redefining the home renovation industry
• Innovate and Develop: Design, build, and maintain efficient, reusable, and reliable ROR code for our invoicing and estimating app
• Collaborate: Work closely with cross-functional teams, including various FE platform developers and product managers to define, design, and ship new features
• Build & Maintain APIs – Design, develop, and enhance RESTful APIs that support seamless interactions across web and mobile platforms
• Manage Subscription Billing Systems – Maintain and improve our subscription billing infrastructure
• Mentor and Lead: Regularly review code, provide constructive feedback, and help to foster a culture of continuous learning and improvement
• Drive Technical Excellence: Identify bottlenecks and bugs, devise solutions to address and mitigate these issues, and help maintain code quality and organization
• In your first 30 days:
• Set up the project, tools, and get familiar with the codebase
• Get familiar with the Git repository, Git commands, and merge your first PR
• Understand project architecture
• Learn how the app interacts with the backend, including API calls and data flow
• In your first 60 days:
• Work on a small-sized feature or API enhancement
• Gain confidence in writing tests and debugging performance issues
• Actively participate in code reviews and architectural discussions
• In your first 90 days:
• Work on a medium to large sized feature or API enhancement
• Provide technical support to customer support or other external groups
• Assist with subscription lifecycle management, including billing edge cases, cancellations, and refunds
• Please note: This is a one-year contract position