Staff Backend Engineer, Developer Experience (Ruby)

This position is posted by Jobgether on behalf of a partner company. We are currently looking for a Staff Backend Engineer, Developer Experience (Ruby) in EMEA / APAC.

We are seeking an experienced Staff Backend Engineer to join a global, distributed Developer Experience team. In this role, you will work across multiple engineering teams to identify friction points, improve workflows, and enhance the overall development experience. You will spend time contributing hands-on code in Ruby and Go, designing scalable solutions, and ensuring engineers have fast, reliable tools to build and ship high-quality software. This position offers a unique opportunity to influence engineering culture, implement best practices at scale, and support transformative initiatives that impact the efficiency and productivity of developers worldwide.

Accountabilities:

• Provide hands-on engineering leadership across multiple Developer Experience teams, contributing to high-impact initiatives and unblocking critical work.
• Partner with engineering teams to identify pain points, gather feedback, and translate day-to-day frustrations into actionable improvements for the Developer Experience roadmap.
• Modernize testing practices, ensuring fast, reliable tools that catch issues early without slowing development.
• Optimize CI/CD pipelines to reduce friction, accelerate iterations, and enable confident shipping.
• Collaborate with Platform, Product, and Infrastructure teams to eliminate systemic bottlenecks and streamline development workflows.
• Promote a culture of continuous learning, inclusion, and improvement, where excellent developer experience is a shared value.

Requirements

• Deep experience with backend development and developer tooling, preferably in Ruby and Go.
• Proven track record leading platform or transformation initiatives across multiple teams.
• Familiarity with DevOps workflows, CI/CD pipelines, and testing frameworks at scale.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills in a remote-first environment.
• Ability to influence without formal authority and collaborate effectively across distributed teams.
• Product-minded, with a passion for empowering developers and improving engineering efficiency.
• Alignment with company values emphasizing collaboration, iteration, and transparency.

Benefits

• Flexible, fully remote work environment with asynchronous workflows.
• Paid time off and parental leave to support work-life balance.
• Equity compensation and employee stock purchase plans.
• Growth and development fund for training, courses, and skill-building.
• Access to Team Member Resource Groups and mentorship opportunities.
• Home office support to ensure a productive work setup.

Jobgether is a Talent Matching Platform that partners with companies worldwide to efficiently connect top talent with the right opportunities through AI-driven job matching.

When you apply, your profile goes through our AI-powered screening process designed to identify top talent efficiently and fairly.
🔍 Our AI evaluates your CV and LinkedIn profile thoroughly, analyzing your skills, experience, and achievements.
📊 It compares your profile to the job’s core requirements and past success factors to determine your match score.
🎯 Based on this analysis, we automatically shortlist the three candidates with the highest match to the role.
🧠 When necessary, our human team may perform an additional manual review to ensure no strong profile is missed.

The process is transparent, skills-based, and free of bias, focusing solely on your fit for the role. Once the shortlist is completed, we share it directly with the company that owns the job opening. The final decision and next steps (such as interviews or assessments) are then made by their internal hiring team.

Thank you for your interest!