Ruby on Rails backend engineer
Joint Academy, Sweden
Job Description
Joint Academy is a global leader in delivering digital treatment for chronic joint pain, connecting patients with licensed physiotherapists. Backed by science, our clinically validated treatment programs include individualized exercises, interactive education and tracking tools. The intersection of digital treatment and data science opens up new possibilities of treating patients in a sustainable and more personal way, while reducing pain and improving quality of life.
We are now looking to add more passionate Ruby on Rails developers to work with the backend system servicing our applications used by tens of thousands of patients and physiotherapists. With Joint Academy, you’re joining a scaleup with a global reach beyond its origins in Sweden, treating patients in multiple markets across two continents.
Engineering
Our engineering department consists of ~35 developers creating our platform and applications for patients, physiotherapists and others involved in digital treatment. The tech stack we use is based on Ruby on Rails, PostgreSQL, Redis, Kubernetes and AWS for the backend, with React and React Native used for our frontend client applications. We are organized in small cross-functional product teams, and as a Ruby on Rails backend engineer you will work closely with frontend developers to implement new features and manage the parts of our products that the team is responsible for. Each team has a dedicated product manager, designer and multiple frontend and backend developers working together on shared goals.
What You'll Do
- Join a cross functional team of dedicated and skilled software professionals building a cutting-edge e-health platform
- Work closely with the product manager, designer and other developers in your team to plan and design the implementation of new features
- Design and implement features and APIs in our Ruby on Rails platform and database that deliver digital treatment to tens of thousands of patients
- Test your code using a range of tools and strategies, both automated and manual
- Collaborate with other backend engineers to continuously improve and maintain our platform in a sustainable and scalable way
Requirements
We are looking for developers with a few years experience of working with Ruby on Rails, and we offer you a great opportunity to level up your skills by joining a strong team with experienced developers working on a complex and fully featured backend environment.
Apart from your passion for Ruby and Ruby on Rails in general, we think you also have experience with or at least an interest in some of the related tools that we use on a daily basis, including RSpec for writing specs and PostgreSQL for data management.
Some key points:
- You have 2+ years of professional software development experience with Ruby on Rails
- You have strong communication skills and understand how to collaborate effectively in a remote first environment
- You take pride in your work and believe that high quality code supported by a solid suite of tests and specifications pays off both in the long and short term
- You are an eager learner and can both take and give feedback in order to improve and grow together as a team
- You are based anywhere in Sweden and hold a permanent Swedish job permit
Benefits
- You will work with something truly meaningful and a product that has a positive impact on many people's lives globally
- You will have the opportunity to work with a unique mix of people with different expertise, including leading academic scientists, medical professionals and experienced product developers
- 30 days paid vacation
- Pension and insurance package
- Flexible working hours
- Wellness contribution and workout during working hours
- Yearly Volunteering Day to spend on a non profit organisation
- Work from a modern office or fully remote, or a hybrid of the two. Our main office is in central Malmö, but most engineers work remotely from anywhere in Sweden.
For any questions about this position or our recruitment processes in general, you can contact Chris Hedgate, VP Engineering, at .