Senior Rails Developer

[YourGrocer](https://ift.tt/3bCsuJf) delivers fresh food from great independent grocers, butchers, bakers and markets to homes across Melbourne. Customers place orders through our website, which is built with Rails and React. We also have various back-office apps to manage our logistics.We're looking for an experienced developer to join our team for an initial 3 month contract, with a view to extension or a more permanent arrangement.## What you'll be working onWith grocery delivery in demand more than ever, we've experienced a lot of growth this year. As we've grown the number of shops we work with and customers we deliver to, we have identified opportunities to build out new features and make existing things better. Our tech systems have also grown over the last 7 years, and like many long-term codebases there are some issues with technical debt. We are actively prioritising dealing with these problems in order to ensure the future maintainability and scalability of the platform.You'll have a lot of independence to decide what is most important to work on, but these are the current priorities:- New feature development- Improving acceptance test coverage in the most important areas- Upgrading old dependencies- Finding and fixing performance problems- Re-working some architectural patterns which aren't serving us well## Who you'll be working withThe tech team is currently small:[Liam](https://liamcooke.com/) has been with the company for a few years and has the broadest knowledge of the tech systems.[Jon](https://ift.tt/306fx7V) has been working with the team as a contractor and started this particular piece of work. He'll have less availability from August which is why we're looking for someone else to carry the flame!We also have Matt the product owner, and Lisa the designer. You might not have too much interaction with them for this particular piece of work, but they are available if needed.## Where you'll be workingThe team is based in Melbourne, Australia, but this will be a remote role, at least during COVID times!If you're nearby, we'd love to be able to meet up when the situation allows, but this is not a hard requirement.If you're further afield, you will need to have some overlap with [Melbourne time](https://time.is/Melbourne).## HoursWe're open to finding a mutually beneficial arrangement — it does not have to be 5 days per week.## About youWe're looking for somebody who:- Communicates clearly with both technical and non-technical colleagues- Has a depth of experience with Rails, over several years- Makes pragmatic decisions with an understanding of effort vs reward and how their work will benefit the wider business- Provides insights and guidance about software design and architecture- Writes automated tests and cares about software quality- Works independently and manages their own time

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