Ruby on Rails Developer at Andela

Andela is a network of technology leaders dedicated to advancing human potential. We help companies build high-performing distributed engineering teams by investing in Africa’s most talented software developers. Based in NYC, SF, Lagos, Nairobi, Rwanda and Kampala, Andela is catalyzing the growth of tech ecosystems across the African continent while solving the global technical talent shortage.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Ruby on Rails Developer

Location: Lagos, Nigeria

Where You’ll Work

• Andela is a network of technology leaders dedicated to advancing human potential. We help companies build high-performing distributed engineering teams by investing in the world’s most talented software engineers.

What You’ll Do

• Use your knowledge in your core technology to delight our clients around the world.
• Be responsible for the coding standards, conduct and deliverables of your fast-paced, distributed, teams, by proactively communicating and prioritizing effectively.

Responsibilities

• Design, scope, and implement technical solutions that scale across multiple web applications
• Collaboratively define and prioritize projects and tasks
• Triage, reproduce, and debug technical support requests, bugs, and feature requests reported by users in our Issues on our website.
• Provide compassionate technical leadership, mentorship, pairing opportunities, and code reviews to encourage the growth of others
• Drive thoughtful conversations around technical issues and opportunities
• Review code and provide thoughtful, constructive feedback for your team and the community

Qualifications

• Strong written communication skills
• High degree of empathy
• 3+ years experience as a full-time professional coder using Ruby on Rails.
• Experience team leading/management.
• Ability to draw on both system design and software engineering concepts and blend those perspectives pragmatically based on project needs
• Experience building highly available services at scale
• Experience working asynchronously on a remote, distributed team (does not have to be professional experience - preferable)

What You’ll Get

• Competitive compensation
• Opportunity to work with the brightest minds inside and outside of your field
• A chance to change the world for the better

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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