Senior Full Stack/Backend Engineer

As a Senior Full Stack / Backend Engineer at Ignite Visibility, you will be a key contributor to our Rallio platform. Your primary focus will be on developing robust integrations with major social media platforms and building performance-critical backend features. You will take ownership of the entire lifecycle, from design and development to testing, deployment, and monitoring in production. This role demands a high level of technical expertise, particularly with PostgreSQL and Ruby/ Rails, and the ability to be a proactive and self-sufficient problem-solver.

Key Responsibilities:

• Backend & Integration Development: Design, build, test, and deploy integrations with social media APIs (Meta/Facebook, Google My Business, X, LinkedIn, Instagram, TikTok, Pinterest, Yelp) and core backend features within our Rails application.
• Database Expertise: Build and execute efficient database migrations. Perform advanced database administration tasks, including index management, query optimization using EXPLAIN and pg_stat_statements, and managing large-scale schema changes.
• System Performance & Monitoring: Proactively monitor the health and performance of our backend systems (PostgreSQL, Rails API, Sidekiq queues) using tools like NewRelic. Diagnoses and resolve performance regressions and production issues.
• Full-Stack Flexibility: While backend-focused, you will occasionally work on or React projects, demonstrating versatility across our stack.
• Ownership & Proactivity:  Flexible and take charge of assigned tasks, ask for guidance when needed, and maintain a consistent presence on Slack. You will be a go-to resource for tackling urgent production issues and developing solutions for key client challenges.

Required Qualifications & Experience:

• 7+ years of professional full-stack software engineering experience for the web.
• 4+ years of hands-on experience with Ruby/ Rails.
• 4+ years of hands-on experience with JavaScript and/or 
• 4+ years of deep, practical experience with PostgreSQL, including performance tuning and complex query design.
• Familiarity with React.
• Proven experience writing unit and integration tests (e.g., RSpec).
• Proficiency with Git and command-line development environments.

Ideal Candidate Profile (Soft Skills):

• Self-Starter: You are self-sufficient and proactive, capable of familiarizing yourself with a large, 350k+ line of code Ruby on Rails API codebase with minimal hand-holding.
• Adaptable & Flexible: You possess a willingness to jump between tasks and projects. You're a "jack of all trades" who can pivot to meet evolving business needs.
• Results-Oriented: You take ownership of your work from conception to deployment and are committed to delivering high-quality, stable solutions.

Nice-to-Have Qualifications:

• Expertise in DevOps practices and tools.
• Experience with Sidekiq for background processing.
• Experience deploying and managing applications on Heroku.
• Experience with NewRelic or similar APM tools.
• Specific experience with social media APIs, particularly Meta and Google.
• Familiarity with BigQuery or other data warehousing solutions is a significant plus.
• Familiarity with digital marketing concepts (not required, but beneficial).