Senior Back-end Engineer
Vision: We see a world where people buy not from influencers or retailers, but from trusted friends who are creative and passionate. Our category-defining technology enables people to monetize meaningful product recommendations that they make to their network. We have started with fashion, home and beauty, but are also creating an ecosystem for the next generation of solopreneurs who can authentically recommend products across categories such as wine, wellness, and everything in between. We are building technology for the Purveyor Economy of the future.
Position Overview: Pixavo is seeking a self-starting, Senior Back-end engineer to manage our enterprise platform as well as help to shape our new and growing marketplace business. The ideal candidate is excited to work on a collaborative team across product, marketing and customer success to ensure outstanding user experiences and to enable growth. Our enterprise SaaS platform is Ruby on the backend, with iOS (Swift 4) and ReactJS on the front-end. Pixavo offers a competitive salary and equity package as well as a healthcare stipend. Our office is in the convenient and thriving River North neighborhood of Chicago.
About you:
At least 4 years of software development experience with solid proficiency in Ruby/Rails
Ability to maintain RESTful APIs and asynchronous job processing systems
Experience in implementing and maintaining integrations
Proficiency in creating and consuming API endpoints
Comfort with cloud-based tools like Heroku and AWS
Self-motivated and a constant learner, Ability to shift gears quickly and multi-task
Interest in leveraging best-in-class technologies and in shaping the future of our tech stack and methodologies
Please consider submitting a resume if you want to join a fast growing start-up that is post revenue and now has enormous growth potential in a new go-to-market. You will love Pixavo if you thrive in a team culture that feels like a well-functioning family; one that promotes inclusivity, hard work, achievement, kindness, support, growth and fun!