Sr. Software Engineer, Ruby on Rails

For over four decades, PAR Technology Corporation (NYSE: PAR) has been a leader in restaurant technology, empowering brands worldwide to create lasting connections with their guests. Our innovative solutions and commitment to excellence provide comprehensive software and hardware that enable seamless experiences and drive growth for over 100,000 restaurants in more than 110 countries. Embracing our "Better Together" ethos, we offer Unified Customer Experience solutions, combining point-of-sale, digital ordering, loyalty and back-office software solutions as well as industry-leading hardware and drive-thru offerings. To learn more, visit partech.com or connect with us on LinkedIn, X (formerly Twitter), Facebook, and Instagram.Position DescriptionAs a Senior Ruby on Rails Engineer, you will play a key role in designing and implementing new features aligned with product goals. You’ll collaborate with fellow senior engineers and architects in technical reviews, while also working cross-functionally with the broader engineering team to drive platform-wide improvements, resolve complex issues, and execute technical enhancements.You will deepen your expertise in Open Commerce technologies and contribute to expanding and refining our APIs and backend business logic—including drafting or updating customer-facing API documentation as needed. Your focus will also include building scalable, highly available, and well-instrumented backend services in partnership with the infrastructure team.Additionally, you'll support the operations and infrastructure teams by troubleshooting and resolving production issues related to Open Commerce services running in customer environments.Position Location: Remote, United StatesReports To: Engineering ManagerWhat We’re Looking For• 3 years of practical experience building systems in Ruby on Rails• At least 5 years software engineering experience.• Experience building and maintaining backend APIs, including design, implementation, evolution, and maintenance• Proficiency using a variety of database technologies, both relational and non-relational• Strong understanding of and familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and automated tests• An ability to work in service-based architectures as well as well-factored Rails monolith application• Highly independent and able to effectively self-organize and prioritize work• Ability to write clean code and the discipline to write effective automated tests to deliver high-quality system improvements• An ability to effectively break down larger bodies of work for delivery as a series of small, self-contained changes to the system• Excellent spoken and written communication skills• BS/MS degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent years of professional working experienceAdditional Skills• Experience with NodeJS and React• Experience in the retail and/or fuel & convenience industries• Experience working in distributed teams• Experience with Nest.js and/or GraphQLUnleash your potential: What you will be doing and owning:• You’ll be part of a high-performing team that collaborates to deliver robust backend services and APIs.• You’ll expand and document our APIs, troubleshoot and enhance performance in production systems, and contribute to high-availability infrastructure in customer environments.• You will work cross-functionally with infrastructure, product, and operations teams to ship improvements with scale and stability in mind.Interview ProcessInterview #1: Video Interview with Talent Acquisition TeamInterview #2: Video interview with the Hiring Manager (30 minutes via MS Teams)Interview #3: Video interview with the Team (Up to 2 hour technical interview via MS Teams)PAR is proud to provide equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. We also provide reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities in accordance with applicable laws. If you require reasonable accommodation to complete a job application, pre-employment testing, a job interview or to otherwise participate in the hiring process, or for your role at PAR, please contact accommodations@partech.com. If you’d like more information about your EEO rights as an applicant, please visit the US Department of Labor's website.Compensation Range: $145K - $164K