Ryder Integrated Logistics, Inc. is looking for a Senior Backend Developer to develop, build, and maintain scalable back-end solutions within a multi-product microservice architecture. You will implement and support web services and APIs, collaborating closely with frontend developers, product managers, and DevOps to deliver robust backend services.

What You'll Do

Develop, build, and maintain scalable back-end solutions in a multi-product microservice architecture.
Collaborate with frontend developers, product managers, and DevOps to ensure seamless delivery of backend services.
Implement unit and functional tests and provide testing guidance for Quality Assurance.
Contribute technical insights and support project or product teams under guidance.
Deliver training materials and support peers through knowledge sharing within cross-team and peer group settings.

What We're Looking For

Bachelor's Degree in computer science, software engineering, or equivalent foundational experience; or 4 years of practical software development experience.
4 years or more of experience with AWS, API integration, modern DevOps practices, and cloud-based architecture.
4 years or more of experience collaborating with other software engineers on the same project.
4 years or more of hands-on experience developing, maintaining, and monitoring web applications.
4 years or more of experience with version control systems, preferably Git.
4 years or more of experience designing and implementing relational databases and tools such as MySQL, PostgreSQL, and ActiveRecord.
Familiarity with agile methodologies and practices (e.g., Scrum, Kanban).
A strong understanding of and experience with at least one modern web development language, ideally Ruby on Rails or Typescript.
Proficiency with Git.
Familiarity with strongly typed code.
Experience building and consuming APIs, particularly RESTful ones.
Experience with relational databases and concepts, ideally MySQL and ORMs.
Experience with monitoring tools such as Datadog.
Experience with cloud platforms like AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform.
Working familiarity with document databases such as Redis.
Effective communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively in a remote-first team environment.
A product-centric development mindset, optimizing for the product delivered to end users.
An elevated level of ownership, with the ability to work remotely with little oversight.
Ability to communicate technical thoughts well through pull requests, commit messages, development stories, and documentation.
Ability to write clean, testable, and well-documented code while adhering to best practices and team coding standards.
An appetite for continuous improvement and learning.
Ability to constructively review pull requests in a timely manner, with sufficient rigor.
Ability to provide mentorship and coaching for other team members.
Ability to form opinions about the direction and approach of the work and to be vocal with those opinions.

Nice to Have

4 years or more of experience in the Retail, Transportation, and/or Supply Chain industries.

Technical Stack

Ruby on Rails
Typescript
AWS
MySQL
PostgreSQL
Redis
Datadog
Git

Team & Environment

You will collaborate with frontend developers, product managers, and DevOps.

Benefits & Compensation

Comprehensive health and welfare benefits (medical, prescription, dental, vision, life, disability).
Paid time off (vacation, illness, bereavement, family and parental leave).
Tax-advantaged 401(k) retirement savings plan.
Salary: $125,000.00 - $130,000.00.

Work Mode

This is a remote-first position.

Ryder is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and Drug Free workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, status as a protected veteran, among other things, or status as a qualified individual with disability.