Senior Software Engineer, Ruby on Rails

The email industry is built on delivering to inboxes. At Postmark you’ll find a passionate team dedicated to making sure emails get where they need to go. Postmark leads the transactional email and delivery space with a developer driven, API focused product sending billions of emails every month. For engineers, by engineers.

We’re growing the engineering team and this role could be right for you if you’re passionate about Ruby on Rails, APIs that can stand the test of time, truly impactful work, solving tough problems in distributed systems, and enjoy small company vibes within a bigger one.

• Architect and implement scalable, maintainable applications while collaborating with cross-functional teams (infrastructure, data engineering, BI, etc.)
• Lead technical design discussion for new features or enhancements
• Design and implement features and functionality with critical technical skills
• Work closely with product and engineering managers to translate requirements into technical specifications
• Review code from teammates, providing constructive feedback to maintain high code quality standards
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex production issues with minimal downtime
• Mentor junior developers through pair programming and technical guidance
• Document technical decisions and implementations for future reference and knowledge sharing

• You are passionate about software development and solving tough problems the right way.
• You build with a customer, user experience, and data driven mindset.
• You want to learn about the industry you work in and the customers you build for.
• You approach conversations and opportunities with curiosity and thoughtfulness

• 5+ years Ruby on Rails experience
• 1+ years of Typescript and React
• You have have mastery of Ruby on Rails, paradigms, patterns, and tooling
• You have experience with MySQL, ElasticSearch, RabbitMQ, Kafka, and SQS

• You have built and maintained large, highly-reliable monolithic applications
• You have shipped large features at scale with the testing behind it to ship confidently
• You have shipped complex, well designed REST APIs to customers at scale
• You have built highly-observable systems based on quality metrics and telemetry
• You have experience writing and maintaining custom Gems
• You have worked in distributed systems on cloud infrastructure

About ActiveCampaign:

ActiveCampaign helps small teams power big businesses with the must-have platform for intelligent marketing automation. Customers from over 170 countries depend on ActiveCampaign’s mix of pre-built automations and integrations (including Facebook, Google, WordPress, Salesforce, Shopify, and Square) to power personalized marketing, transactional emails, and one-to-one CRM interactions throughout the customer lifecycle. 

As a global multicultural company, we are proud of our inclusive culture which embraces diverse voices, backgrounds, and perspectives. We don’t just celebrate our differences, we believe our diversity is what empowers our innovation and success. You can find out more about our DEI initiatives here. 

ActiveCampaign holds the highest customer satisfaction rating among Marketing Automation, E-Commerce Personalization, Landing Page Builders, and CRM solutions on G2.com and is one of only a handful of software solutions with over 10,000 positive reviews. ActiveCampaign has also been named the Top Rated Email Marketing Software on TrustRadius. Learn more and start your free trial at ActiveCampaign.com.

Perks and benefits:

ActiveCampaign is an employee-first culture. We take care of our employees at work and outside of work. You can see more of the details here, but some of our most popular benefits include:

-Comprehensive health and wellness benefits that includes a High Deductible Health Plan (HDHP) fully covered by ActiveCampaign, complimentary access to telehealth and tele-mental health resources, and a complimentary membership to Calm

-Open paid time off

-Generous 401(k) matching program with immediate vesting

-Quarterly Path Perks with options for commuter and lunch benefits (for those reporting to a Hub), or a remote home office stipend

-Access to professional development resources through LinkedIn Learning

-After five years of service, you’ll be eligible for a four-week paid sabbatical leave and a sabbatical leave bonus

ActiveCampaign is an equal opportunity employer. We recruit, hire, pay, grow and promote no matter of gender, race, color, sexual orientation, religion, age, protected veteran status, physical and mental abilities, or any other identities protected by law.

Our Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) strive to foster a diverse inclusive environment by supporting each other, building a strong sense of belonging, and creating opportunities for mentorship and professional growth for their members.