Senior Back End Engineer

REMOTE

EUROPE

August 14, 2025

Svitla Systems Inc. is looking for a Senior Back End Engineer (Ruby) for a full-time position (40 hours per week) in Europe.

Our client is an all-in-one practice management platform designed for accountants, CPAs, and tax/bookkeeping firms.

We are looking for a hands-on, growth-oriented Senior Backend Engineer to strengthen our Technical (Foundation) Cluster - the team that builds, transforms and maintains the core services, shared libraries, and internal platforms that keep every product clusters (teams) moving fast and safely.

You will work side-by-side with other senior engineers, EMs, and tech-PMs to design robust architectures, evolve our infrastructure, and make sure engineering fundamentals stay rock-solid as we scale.

Tech stack:

• Backend: Ruby on Rails 7+, PostgreSQL
• Infrastructure: Docker, Kubernetes, AWS
• CI/CD & VCS: Jenkins, GitLab, Bitbucket

REQUIREMENTS

• 5–8 years of professional backend development experience.
• Deep appreciation of how rock-solid foundations accelerate every product team - and the drive to deliver them.
• Proven track record of designing and shipping production systems that serve thousands of users.
• Solid understanding of distributed system fundamentals: data modelling, caching, queues, monitoring, and failure scenarios.
• Comfortable owning features end-to-end — from RFC to production roll-out and post-mortem.
• Clear communicator who can explain trade-offs, listen to feedback, and build consensus.
• Passion for clean, readable code and a pragmatic approach to technical excellence.

WHY YOU'LL LIKE IT HERE

• Impact at scale: your work reshapes the engineering landscape for dozens of squads and millions of users.
• Strong engineering culture: autonomy, psychological safety, and a bias for action.
• Growth path: mentorship from Staff and Principal Engineers who'll support your own move toward Staff level.
• Modern tooling & cloud-native mindset: Kubernetes, IaC, and continuous delivery are the norm, not the exception.
• People-centric benefits: flexible hours, remote-first processes, and a learning budget you control.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Own key services and shared components in the cluster: design, develop, and operate them in production.
• Shape architecture together with other senior engineers: break monoliths into well-bounded modules, improve scalability and performance, and keep technical debt under control.
• Raise the bar on code quality and reliability through thoughtful design reviews and well-reasoned refactoring.
• Drive foundational improvements (observability, CI/CD, testing frameworks, security hardening) that make every team faster.
• Collaborate closely with PdM, Staff Engineers and CTO to translate business vision into required technical foundation and realistic milestones.
• Share knowledge: mentor mid-level developers, document best practices, and present learnings at internal tech talks.
• Contribute to hiring and onboarding by taking part in interviews and helping newcomers land smoothly.

WE OFFER

• US and EU projects based on advanced technologies.
• Competitive compensation based on skills and experience.
• Regular performance appraisals to support your growth.
• Flexibility in workspace, either remote or our welcoming office.
• Bonuses for article writing, public talks, and other activities.
• Generous time off, including vacation, national holidays, sick leaves, and family days.
• Personalized learning programs tailored to your interests and skill development.
• Free tech webinars and meetups organized by Svitla.
• Regular corporate online activities.
• Awesome team and a friendly, supportive community

ABOUT SVITLA

Svitla Systems is a global digital solutions company headquartered in the U.S. and operating across the Americas, Europe, Asia, and APAC. Since 2003, we have served a wide range of clients — from innovative start-ups to Fortune 500 companies.

Our success is built on partnership. By integrating seamlessly with clients' teams, we create lasting collaborations that drive real results.

We are strong advocates of workplace flexibility, remote culture, individual approach to professional and personal growth.

Svitla is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for cooperation without regard to age, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, race, color, national origin, disability, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

Our global mission is to build a business that contributes to wellbeing of our partners, personnel, and their families, improves our communities, and makes a lasting difference in the world.

Together, we are coding a brighter tomorrow — and living it.

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