Ruby On Rails Engineer (US Remote)

Company: KAR Global
Location: Kansas City
Posted on: November 26, 2022

Job Description:

US REMOTE About Our Candidate: We are looking for individuals who share our growth mindset and are ready to execute ideas that will change an industry. The right person has a strong development background will help create and execute the technical vision and build innovative and scalable solutions. You are a developer who is enthusiastic about writing clean, efficient, and accessible code in a functional framework. Committed to the total development lifecycle, the maintenance of code quality and bug-free applications is of the utmost importance. You are someone who can leverage the latest software tools to optimize data storage, e-commerce functionality, and fluidity across mobile platforms. Join us as we keep this expansion rolling. What You'll Do:

• Experienced with Ruby, Rails, and API development standards
• Writes clean, maintainable, reusable, and efficient Ruby code
• Proficient with test frameworks and the ability to add the appropriate level of coverage for a feature
• Understand how a modern web application works end to end and how applications perform under load
• Strong software engineering & architecture fundamentals
• Strong understanding of Agile best practices What You'll Need:
  • 3-5 years' software development experience (Ruby on Rails)
  • Experience using Ruby on Rails in conjunction with an underlying database (PostgreSQL is preferred)
  • Can work with SQL schemas, indexes, and optimize SQL queries
  • Solid understanding of web technologies (HTML5, CSS3, Javascript)
  • Strong organizational skills, time management skills, results-driven
  • Ability to blend sales acumen, outstanding interpersonal skills, and enthusiasm to stay flexible in a fast-paced, changing environment Who We Are: BacklotCars, a KAR Global brand, is an online marketplace for auto dealers and is changing the way they buy/sell wholesale vehicles. Through BacklotCars, auto dealers, auto finance, and rental car companies can transact without having to go to physical auctions. Our end-to-end solution is truly seamless for dealers, as BacklotCars provides vehicle inspections, transportation, and inventory finance. Our mission is to make wholesale easy so dealers can be more successful. The team at BacklotCars includes professionals from both inside and outside the auto industry, which gives us a unique perspective on its problems and innovative solutions. We blend our deep expertise in the auto industry and technology to modernize auto wholesale. We were founded in Kansas City and graduated from 500 Startups, a prestigious accelerator in Silicon Valley. Since launching, we've seen tremendous growth and now help dealers buy and sell thousands of cars a month across the US.

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