Senior Software Engineer (Ruby)
- Level
- Senior
- Apply from
- United States
About the role
- Build and maintain scalable backend systems.
- Contribute to system architecture for performance.
- Collaborate cross-functionally for business alignment.
- Promote engineering best practices.
- Direct exposure to leadership and product direction.
Skills the posting asks for
- Ruby
- React
- AWS
- Terraform
Summarised from the employer’s posting, which is reproduced in full below.
The employer’s full posting
Senior Software Engineer
Job Type: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: $120,000–$180,000 + Benefits
Location: Onsite – Austin, Texas
Company Overview: A series A, venture-backed startup is building a suite of financial tools designed to bring greater flexibility and transparency to a historically underserved market. The company supports both individuals and businesses through a platform that simplifies key financial and operational workflows.
Founded by experienced operators with prior startup success, the team is backed by top-tier fintech and consumer tech investors. The company is entering a new phase of growth and is expanding its engineering team to support increased demand and an ambitious product roadmap.
Role Overview: The Senior Software Engineer will play a key role in designing and scaling the platform’s core systems. This is a high-impact position with direct exposure to leadership and an opportunity to contribute meaningfully to product direction, technical standards, and team culture.
Location: Candidates should be based in Austin, TX, as the product and leadership teams operate locally in an in-office model.
Key Responsibilities
Job Type: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: $120,000–$180,000 + Benefits
Location: Onsite – Austin, Texas
Company Overview: A series A, venture-backed startup is building a suite of financial tools designed to bring greater flexibility and transparency to a historically underserved market. The company supports both individuals and businesses through a platform that simplifies key financial and operational workflows.
Founded by experienced operators with prior startup success, the team is backed by top-tier fintech and consumer tech investors. The company is entering a new phase of growth and is expanding its engineering team to support increased demand and an ambitious product roadmap.
Role Overview: The Senior Software Engineer will play a key role in designing and scaling the platform’s core systems. This is a high-impact position with direct exposure to leadership and an opportunity to contribute meaningfully to product direction, technical standards, and team culture.
Location: Candidates should be based in Austin, TX, as the product and leadership teams operate locally in an in-office model.
Key Responsibilities
- Build and maintain scalable backend systems and user-facing products
- Contribute to evolving system architecture with a focus on performance and reliability
- Collaborate cross-functionally to ensure technical work aligns with business needs
- Promote engineering best practices including code reviews, testing, and documentation
- 5+ years of professional experience in software engineering
- Strong backend experience, ideally with Ruby or similar languages
- Familiarity with React or other modern frontend frameworks is a plus
- Experience with infrastructure tools like AWS and Terraform is a bonus