Senior Software Development Engineer - Rails ART19 - Shaping the Future of Podcast Technology

About the Role

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the architectural design and implementation of large-scale podcast hosting and advertising systems
• Drive technical innovation through emerging technologies, including AI and machine learning
• Collaborate directly with customers to understand their needs and deliver impactful solutions
• Mentor and develop other engineers while fostering a culture of technical excellence
• Own end-to-end delivery of critical features from conception to deployment
• Participate in technical decision-making that shapes the future of podcast technology
• Influence product roadmap and resource allocation
• Define and implement multi-year technical strategies that scale with our rapid growth
• Build robust, maintainable systems that process millions of requests daily
• Create innovative solutions that push the boundaries of podcast advertising technology
• Establish engineering best practices that emphasize quality, reliability, and security

Requirements

• 5+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
• 5+ years of programming with at least one software programming language
• 5+ years of leading design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems
• Experience as a mentor, tech lead or leading an engineering team
• Deep expertise in Ruby on Rails and RubyGems
• Strong experience with RSpec and test-driven development
• Proven track record with Active Record and complex data modeling
• Experience building and scaling RESTful APIs, and familiarity with JSON:API specification
• Advanced knowledge of Git and collaborative development workflows
• Comprehensive knowledge of patterns such as MVC, Mocking, and Object Oriented Programming
• Excellent communication skills and ability to collaborate with other teams such as product and design
• 3+ years experience developing scalable web applications using Ruby on Rails
• Experience using GitLab CI/CD for continuous integration and delivery
• Knowledge of infrastructure as code and experience using Terraform
• Experience utilizing AWS services to build and deploy applications in the cloud
• Background in media technology or advertising platforms

Nice to Have

• Experience with AI and machine learning technologies
• Experience with media technology or advertising platforms

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in a related field (implied by experience requirements)

Benefits & Perks

• Competitive salary ranging from $151,300/year to $261,500/year depending on location and experience
• Potential for equity, sign-on payments, and other compensation
• Full range of medical, financial, and other benefits
• Work environment emphasizing focused development time, test-driven development, and work-life harmony