Software Engineer, Ruby

October 22

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Oyster

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B2B • HR Tech • SaaS

Oyster® is an automated global employment platform that simplifies the process of hiring and managing international talent. With coverage in 180+ countries, Oyster provides solutions for global payroll, compliance, employee benefits, and talent mobility, allowing companies to onboard and manage both full-time employees and contractors efficiently. By leveraging deep local knowledge and expert guidance, Oyster helps businesses navigate the complexities of international hiring and scaling their workforce globally.

501 - 1000 employees

Founded 2020

🤝 B2B

👥 HR Tech

☁️ SaaS

📋 Description

• Design, develop, and maintain high-quality web applications and backend services using Ruby on Rails. • Translate product requirements into technical solutions that balance business needs, scalability, and maintainability. • Collaborate cross-functionally with Product, Design, and other Engineering teams to plan, build, and ship features end to end. • Champion engineering best practices, including test-driven development (TDD), continuous integration, secure coding, and code documentation. • Participate in and lead technical discussions, architecture reviews, and domain modeling. • Mentor and support teammates, including conducting code reviews and providing thoughtful feedback to promote growth and code excellence. • Monitor and improve application performance, identifying and fixing bottlenecks, bugs, and other inefficiencies. • Contribute to a culture of continuous improvement, advocating for tools and processes that support remote collaboration and team effectiveness.

🎯 Requirements

• 3+ years of hands-on experience in software development, with a strong focus on Ruby and Ruby on Rails. • Proven experience building and scaling production-ready web applications in a collaborative, agile environment. • Strong understanding of software design patterns, RESTful APIs, background job processing, and relational databases (e.g., PostgreSQL). • Solid foundation in testing practices, including unit, integration, and system testing. • Experience with version control (Git) and collaboration tools (e.g., GitHub, GitLab). • Collaborates closely with Product Managers, Designers and QA to translate user needs and product goals into thoughtful, scalable technical solutions. • Demonstrated ability to navigate ambiguity, prioritize work effectively, and adapt to fast-changing product and business needs. • Comfortable working remotely within a distributed team. • Enthusiastic about clean code, automation, and continuous delivery pipelines. • [BONUS] Front-end development experience with React and/or TypeScript. • [BONUS] Exposure to DevOps workflows, infrastructure-as-code, or cloud platforms like AWS. • [BONUS] Experience working in high-growth startups or mission-driven environments.

🏖️ Benefits

• Work from anywhere: Oyster is a borderless, HQ-less company. • Paid time off: We’re all about taking breaks—we all need it. Oyster provides employees with 40 days off each year, which includes public/bank holidays and vacation/holiday leave. • Mental health support: We consider your mental health a top priority. We offer access to Plumm, a mental well-being service, to support your mental health. • Wellbeing allowance: Each month, Oyster will top up your ThanksBen wallet with a wellbeing allowance. • Flexible parental leave: Families are created in lots of different ways. Oysters are eligible for a minimum of three months of paid parental leave. • WFH stipend: Stipend to spend on your laptop and any other equipment you need for your home office.