Ruby on Rails Developer

We are looking for a Ruby on Rails developer to join our team on a longterm basis.

Luigis Box is a SaaS (Software as a Service) solution providing site search and product discovery tools for ecommerce websites. Our analytics search product listing and recommender ensure that ecommerce sites deliver fast relevant and personalized results for every query.

Luigis Box increases conversions and sales for more than 3000 eshops including Alza Benu O2 Acer Kosik Under Armour Orsay KiK and other big names. 50% of eshops in the CZ/SK market are already using Luigis Box we are expanding in Poland DACH and into the EU .

Be part of it as our Ruby on Rails Developer

As our RoR Developer you develop our flagship web application. You put new features into production and help us solve many of our customers technological challenges.

Why is this job attractive

You benefit from a stimulating learning environment becasuse:

• We follow best practices in our Ruby on Rails development processes. You work with people who used Ruby even before it was cool.
• We prioritize code reviews to ensure a highquality development process
• Senior team members conduct a code review and offer guidance if you get stuck
• We emphasise the importance of writing tests and utilising GitHub Actions
• Our entire technology stack is hosted on AWS. This gives you the opportunity to see how these complicated architectures are deployed.
• We tackle challenging technology problems arising from client requirements
• Testing and test writing culture. You will find thousands of tests running after every CI commit. We deploy several times a day as needed.
• An interesting scale. We measure the number of requests in thousands of requests per second.

Whereabouts

• Start ASAP in March/April 2024
• Remote / from EU
• or Hybrid / from Prague or Bratislava
• B2B Contract
• Cooperation on a longterm basis
• Monthly compensationaccording to experience (as an invoiced amount on B2B contract)
• Fluent English is a must
• Slovak or Czech language is a nice to have

Tasks

What will you do

We have been developing Luigis Box for a few years now so dont expect a greenfield project. We have plans for new features updating existing ones bug fixes and improvements.

Most days:

• You are in charge of backend development of our web application
• You work in tandem with another Ruby developer with the FE team who are in charge of Vue.js and styling.
• Your role is to develop and implement backend functionalities that interact with the frontend and handle processes in the background.
• Work with databases and perform database operations to ensure the smooth running of our application

In addition to these typical programming tasks you will irregularly:

• Manage platform integration which keeps the job dynamic and interesting
• E.g. you develop connectors for Shopware or Shoptet including API and endpoint preparation to extract data from these platforms.
• Cloud platforms typically provide APIs to access ecommerce data and to extend the functionality of a given platform. Thea often include the socalled marketplace applications addons and extensions available for that platform. If you are interested you will develop those applications or addons or make necessary updates and improvements to the platforms.

Requirements

Requirements

Our application is in Ruby on Rails on the backend and Vue.js on the frontend.

Required technologies:

• Ruby Rails medior level or senior
• OR Python familiarity with one of the objectoriented languages and the willingness to discover the beauty of Ruby with us.
• Flask
• Django
• Frontend experience is welcome but we dont expect it
• The ideal Rubycorn is programming in Ruby has experience with systems around ecommerce SaaS services
• You should be experienced with web applications understand how HTTP works and what MVC is. Ideally youve worked on something bigger and therefore know what it takes to get something into production. And of course you are not afraid of reading documentation.

About your approach:

• You seek solutions. You focus on delivery fixing things.
• A learner. Committed to selfimprovement.
• A team player. Help us move forward by finding solutions together.
• Take ownership of your tasks. You are part of a team but we expect you to really own the task push it forward autonomously or decide to delegate it.
• Youll get code reviews but also give reviews to others. You write automated tests give proper commit messages and listen to rubocop.

Required Language skills:

• English professional working proficiency is a must
• Another European language is an advantage Slovak or Czech welcome

Benefits

The benefits for you

• Work for a dynamic scaleup in a trending SaaS business with a functional product and paying customers. This gives you the benefit of working for a stable company in the long term.
• Monthly allhands meetings where you learn what were working on in the company.
• We are a team of over 80 people in 5 European countries. We like to be efficient so we listen to your ideas. You have the opportunity to define your role and processes
• Culture of close collaboration in remote and hybrid environments frequent online team meetings
• B2B contract and monthly pay in Euros by 10th day of month
• 20 or 25 paid days off and 7 sick days as per company policy
• Team building activities internal workshops and offsite activities events for clients
• Flexible working hours 40 hours a week. You deliver results and are reliable in return we respect if you ever need to run errands
• We cover 25 90 % of the cost of selected language or professional courses
• Multisport card (SK CZ) or equivalent (other countries)
• Allowance for hardware as per company policy
• Online small talks with remote colleagues
• Occasional small team events in Bratislava Warsaw Prague: lets grab a beer Christmas dinners quizzes sport events (as volleyball gokarts laser room)

Ready to join us

• Click the Apply button submit your LinkedIn profile or CV.
• Next steps: A screening call an interview with the CPO a practical assignment similar to the tasks on the position (as homework may take several hours then a review call with the team).
• A successful candidate can also expect a call with the CEO and a request for references.