Ruby on Rails Developer
MightyNest

MightyNest is building a remote-first engineering team to scale our operations and build consumer experiences that support healthy and eco-friendly living. We are seeking an experienced software engineer to lead the development of our e-commerce web application. From mobile-optimized landing pages to data-driven product recommendations, we're looking for someone who will obsess over the details that ensure our customers can easily find the products that are right for them. If you enjoy working on a small team and are passionate about the customer experience, this could be the job for you!

About MightyNest

MightyNest is a mission-driven company making healthy green living simple and sustainable. Every month we send our MightyFix subscribers one purposeful item that makes it easy for them to tackle one healthy change each month. Customers also shop on our online store of over 2,000 items that meet our rigorous standards for quality, safety and effectiveness.

Our team is passionate about eco-friendly, healthy, and mindful living. Weâre building thoughtful consumer experiences that create positive impact. We value teamwork, and have an environment that truly supports a healthy work-life balance. We love what we do â join us!

Expectations: 

• Write high-quality, easy-to-read Ruby and Javascript code
• Troubleshoot, identify, and fix performance issues and bugs
• Perform regular updates of libraries, frameworks, and other technical components
• Build end-to-end experiences from user interaction on the front-end, data modeling on the back-end, and performance monitoring
• Brainstorm, collaborate, and implement new features, especially in the area of user interface & user experience
• Implement features to make your teammatesâ jobs easier, such as creating reports or eliminating repetitive tasks
• Communicate clearly and thoughtfully about your ideas and the work you are doing

Requirements:

• At least 3-5 years of experience developing software professionally 
• A deep understanding of Ruby on Rails, typical of someone with about 5 years of experience
• Extensive experience with front-end web technologies (i.e. HTML, CSS, JavaScript)
• Experience with PostgreSQL and comfortable writing SQL queries.
• Strong adherence to testing

Technologies We Use Include:

• Ruby, Rails, Spree Commerce
• PostgreSQL, Redis, ElasticSearch
• HAML, CSS, JavaScript, CoffeeScript
• Heroku, Google Cloud Platform

As a member of the engineering team, you will work with others in design, marketing, and merchandising in order to define and prioritize work. Pair programming with other engineers to facilitate "thinking out loud" about problems and solutions is a regular part of our development process. You'll play an integral role in our build, measure, learn feedback loop by running experiments that test our hypotheses.

Benefits include health care, dental care, company holidays, paid time off, and a generous discount on all MightyNest products. Employment is contingent upon successful background check. MightyNest is an equal opportunity employer.