Senior Backend Engineer - Ruby

Title: Senior Backend Engineer - Ruby

Job Description:

Location

Sydney; Brisbane; Melbourne

Address

Sydney, New South Wales

Employment Type

Full time

Location Type

Hybrid

Department

Engineering

 

Who we are:

Founded in 2013, Ignition is the recurring revenue and billing automation platform for firms and agencies to transform their sales, billing and payment processes. Ignition automates proposals, invoicing, payments and workflows in a single platform, empowering 8,500+ businesses to sell, bill and get paid for their services with ease. To date, Ignition customers have managed relationships with over 2.4 million clients and earned $13b in revenue via the platform. Ignition’s global workforce spans Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the Philippines, US and the UK.

 

Company Values:

• We are better everyday

• We work without ego

• We are smarter together

• We hero our customer

Senior Backend Engineer - Ruby

Where and how we work:

We are open to candidates based in Sydney, Melbourne, or Brisbane with full Australian work rights. We operate in a hybrid model, giving you flexibility to work from home, a shared workspace, or a combination of both.

 

About the role:

We’re looking for smart, talented and experienced team members that can take ownership, articulate their point of view and back their opinions with a well researched and knowledgeable stance.

The purpose of this role is to contribute to the ongoing improvement and development of our product, through domain driven design and continuous deployment of high quality software code.

 

What your day to day will look like:

• Collaborate with front-end developers and other cross-functional team members to design functional, cohesive solutions that ship valuable features at scale

• Develop APIs and integrate data from various back end services & databases

• Compile and analyze data, processes, and code to troubleshoot problems and identify areas for improvement

• Record data and reporting it to proper parties, such as clients or leadership

• Participate in continuing education and training to remain current on best practices, learn new techniques and patterns, , and better assist other team members

• Developing back-end functionality and assisting the Lead developer

• Providing guidance on projects, as needed

• Participating in research, producing POCs, and evaluating new methodologies and technologies that improve quality, reliability, scalability, security, and performance of Ignition technology, architecture, and product

• Actively participate in code reviews by providing constructive comments and sharing and adopting best practices, to improve codebase quality, efficiency, and security

• Mentor and guide developers by providing quality coaching and guiding proper execution of their tasks

• Commit to supporting a safe, mindful, and productive team environment, maintaining open, honest, and respectful communication

How we work:

• Distributed team

• Continuous Delivery (write, review and deploy code every day)

• “Little a” agile (daily standup, cross-functional teams, fortnightly sprint planning and retro, and a high degree)

 

What you need to succeed:

List required experience and skills in order from most important to least, qualifications with must-have and nice-to-have

• Approx 5-7+ yrs experience in backend development, and recent experience with Ruby/Rails

• High level of proficiency with our tech stack:

  • Ruby & Ruby on Rails

  • PostgreSQL

  • Sidekiq/Goodjob

  • Redis

  • RSpec and Cypress test suite

  • CI/CD using Buildkite, deploying to AWS many times a day

  • Datadog, Sentry, Segment.io, Snowflake

• A solid foundation in computer science and software design, with strong competencies in

  • clean code architecture (DRY isn’t everything!)

  • data structures & algorithms

  • distributed systems, event driven architecture, and background job processing

  • authentication and authorisation, and generally designing and writing code that upholds security best practices

  • caching strategies, design patterns, cloud architecture and tools

  • consuming and integrating with third party APIs, and comfortable with best practice authentication/authorisation patterns

• Be an expert in your tooling stack

  • Terminal and editor of your choice

  • Git and GitHub or equivalent

  • Agent-driven coding and workflows

  • Profiling and observability

 

Why join us:

Join our global SaaS scale-up company where we foster a collaborative, open, and transparent culture and work without ego. Our team comprises curious and intelligent colleagues who embrace challenges. Here's what we offer:

• Competitive salary package plus employee stock options from day one

• Annual education allowance to support your professional development

• Employee recognition program that celebrates impact and contribution

• Quarterly wellness allowance to support your physical and mental wellbeing

• Complimentary subscriptions to Headspace and our Employee Assistance Program

• Flexible working, supported by work-from-office reimbursement and a mobile allowance to help you set up safely at home

• Work from anywhere for up to one month each year, with business approval

• Financial Planning allowance (after all, we are in the accounting business!)

• Vehicle Leasing Benefits

• Paid parental leave

• An extra paid day off for your birthday, plus paid volunteering leave

 

What to expect from our recruitment process:

• Introductory conversation with our Talent team: A friendly discussion to learn more about your background and share additional context about the role and Ignition.

• Hiring Manager conversation: A focused discussion on your experience, strengths, leadership approach, and alignment with our strategic priorities.

• Technical Discussion: Structured technical challenges with key stakeholders to explore collaboration and role fit

• Final conversation with the Head of the function: An opportunity to discuss career growth, as well as the broader business context and vision.

• Reference and background checks: Conducted following acceptance of a verbal offer.

We may use AI enabled tools to support parts of our recruitment process, such as improving efficiency in scheduling and note taking. These tools are used responsibly and never replace human decision-making, all hiring decisions are made by our people.

We aim to keep the process transparent, respectful of your time, and as smooth as possible.

We encourage you to apply even if you don’t meet every requirement, experience comes in many forms, and diverse perspectives make our teams stronger.

Ignition is an equal opportunity employer. If you require accommodations during the recruitment process or need materials in an alternative format, please contact