Full Stack Ruby Engineer

Perry Street Software is Jack'd, SCRUFF, and BKDR.com. We run some of the world's largest gay, bi, trans and queer social dating apps on iOS and Android. Our brands reach more than 30 million members worldwide so members can connect, meet and express themselves on a platform that prioritizes privacy, security, and community. Our company puts user privacy first, and doesn't sell data or use third-party ad networks. 

A 100% remote, 100% global team

Every day, the PSS product team comes together virtually from more than 18 cities in more than 12 countries. As a colleague at PSS, you can work from any timezone in North America, South America, or Europe. Benefits include:

• 11 Paid Holidays 
• One paid week off at mid-year (PSS Summer Refresh Week)
• Home Office Stipend - purchase furniture for your home setup
• Paid Parental Leave
• Paid travel around the world to meet and collaborate with colleagues (previous destinations include: New York City, Barcelona and Berlin)
• Educational/Tuition Reimbursement

United States-based employees additionally receive the following benefits:

• 401k plan with 6% match
• Comprehensive, nation-wide healthcare coverage
• Flexible Time Off

Job: Full Stack Ruby Engineer
Reporting into: Staff Software Engineer
Location: Remote (North America, South America, and Europe)

We are hiring experienced Full Stack Ruby developers to help us build the next-generation version of BKDR. The position is a full-time, 40hrs/week position.

What you'll do:

• Develop with the latest technologies in evolving the architecture for current and future needs in order to develop innovative, consumer-facing mobile products, while supporting the product roadmap
• Work in an agile team with Product, Design, Support, and Marketing to respond to our users needs
• Help develop solutions end to end, from the design, to requirements, coding, refactoring, delivering, and maintenance
• Be a good communicator with both a local and remote team
• Team members will be expected to align to the working and pairing hours of their team in their respective regions. Our team writes code in pairs, and engineering teams screen-share with each other a minimum of 4 hours per day.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree (or higher) in computer science, related field, or equivalent practical experience
• 5-7 years of software development experience
• Experience using design and architecture patterns
• Experience using Ruby on Rails, and React or JavaScript
• Full stack knowledge of technologies like Ruby, and AWS would be highly desirable
• Good sense of usability and product for web apps
• Strong sense of ownership, ability to work independently, and proven track record of driving products
• Data-driven mindset

Salary: $85,000-$130,000

Additional information

Perry Street is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, genetic information, national origin, ancestry, medical condition, disability, marital status, caregiver status, pregnancy, citizenship, age, military or veteran status, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.