Backend Developer I

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Job Description:

• Develops and maintains back-end solutions within a microservice architecture, following established guidelines and under supervision.
• Implements unit and functional tests, following established guidelines and working under supervision.
• Collaborates with frontend developers, product managers, and Devops to deliver backend services.

• Performs other duties as assigned.

• Effective communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively in a remote-first team environment, Required
• A product-centric development mindset, optimizing for the product delivered to end users, Required
• An elevated level of ownership, with the ability to effectively work remotely with little oversight., Required
• Ability to communicate technical thoughts well through pull requests, commit messages, development stories, and documentation, Required
• Ability to write clean, testable, and well-documented code while adhering to best practices and team coding standards, Required
• An appetite for continuous improvement and learning., Required

• Bachelor's Degree in computer science, software engineering, or equivalent foundational experience., Required
• 0 to 1 year in Experienced with AWS, API integration, modern DevOps practices and cloud-based architecture, Required
• 0 to 1 year in Experience collaborating with other software engineers on the same project, Required
• 0 to 1 year in Experience working within and maintaining componentized design systems, Required
• 0 to 1 year in Hands-on experience in developing, maintaining and monitoring web applications, Required
• 0 to 1 year in Experience with version control systems, preferably Git, Required
• 0 to 1 year in Experience designing and implementing relational databases, as well as the tools involved (such as MySQL, PostgreSQL, and ActiveRecord), Required
• 0 to 1 year in in the Retail, Transportation, and/or Supply Chain industries, preferred, Preferred
• Familiarity with agile methodologies and practices (e.g., Scrum, Kanban). Beginner, Required
• A strong understanding of and experience with at least one modern web development language, ideally Ruby on Rails or Typescript. Beginner, Required
• Proficiency with Git. Beginner, Required
• Familiarity with strongly typed code. Beginner, Required
• Experience building and consuming APIs, particularly RESTful ones. Beginner, Required
• Experience with relational databases, such as MySQL and Postgres, and ORMs. Beginner, Required
• Experience with monitoring tools such as Datadog. Beginner, Required
• Experience with cloud platforms like AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform. Beginner, Required
• Working familiarity of document databases such as Redis Beginner, Required

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Benefits Information:

For all Full-time positions only: Ryder offers comprehensive health and welfare benefits, to include medical, prescription, dental, vision, life insurance and disability insurance options, as well as paid time off for vacation, illness, bereavement, family and parental leave, and a tax-advantaged 401(k) retirement savings plan.

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