Shogun Hiring for Senior Software Engineer at Quebec City, QC Full Time

Since being in the Winter 2018 batch of Y-Combinator, we’ve seen tremendous growth while intentionally creating a culture where people from all backgrounds belong. Our company and products are informed by diverse perspectives from the best talent around the world. We are fully remote, have no offices, and are looking for team members who are excited to work remotely.

We closed our Series A and B in 2020, and after raising a $67.5M Series C in 2021, we are scaling faster than ever. Some of our investors include Insight Partners, Initialized Capital, Accel, VMG Partners, and Y Combinator. Join us to grow your career with our rapidly growing company!

Location

For this position, we are looking for candidates located in Canada.

What You’ll Do

As an experienced Ruby / Ruby on Rails back-end Software Engineer, you will be working directly on one of our client-facing products, helping build and maintain the product. You will have the opportunity to design, build and maintain robust and scalable software using Ruby on Rails. Additionally, you will participate in architectural design discussions and planning sessions, solve technical problems of high scope and complexity while collaborating with your squad to solve issues ranging from scalability and performance to architecture and feature development.

Need to have

5+ years of strong proficiency and professional working experience using Ruby on Rails

Fluency in testing frameworks such as RSpec and/or Cucumber

Experience working with PostgreSQL and Redis

Hands-on knowledge of CI/CD tools

Nice to have

Experience working with TypeScript

Experience with GraphQL

Experience in Heroku, AWS and/or Google Cloud Platform

Experience with Frontend and React

Experience with Fastly or Cloudflare, especially Fastly Compute@Edge or Cloudflare Workers

Experience with eCommerce platforms such as Shopify and BigCommerce

Working experience in a fully remote working environment

A Note to Future Shogies

We know the confidence gap and imposter syndrome can get in the way of meeting potential Shogies. If you have relevant skills that are not reflected in your resume, we welcome your candidacy and encourage you to share more in an optional cover letter, even if your experience doesn’t match our exact requirements. We are committed to building a diverse, inclusive, and equitable workplace where everyone feels like they belong. We encourage you to apply if you feel this role is a good fit for you, and we look forward to hearing from you!

What We Offer (Varies by Location)

Competitive salary

Company-sponsored healthcare, visioncare, dentalcare for you and your dependents

Retirement plans with matching contributions (401k, Pension, and RRSP)

Paid parental leave

Stock options

Yearly company and department off-sites

Home office set-up reimbursement

Monthly home office productivity reimbursement

Co-working space reimbursement

PTO, sick leave, holidays, Shogie appreciation days, COVID-19 related time off

Learning and Development reimbursement

Mental health and wellbeing offerings

Quarterly Wellness reimbursement

Remote work – We are a diverse and distributed team that uses Slack, Zoom, Notion, and other tools to stay connected

Our Values

Work in the open: Operate with high integrity and choose what’s right over what’s easy. Be transparent as a company and with each other

People are People: Treat yourself, colleagues, and customers with dignity, empathy, and respect. Start from a presumption of positive intent

Win and grow together: Strive to be the best, individually, and as a team. Support and encourage each other. Seek opportunities for growth

Shogun supports workplace diversity and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender identity/expression, national origin, age, military service eligibility, veteran status, sexual orientation, marital status, physical or mental disability, or any other protected class.

Please refer to the position specific location requirements listed under the location section of the job description as we are interested in every qualified candidate who is eligible to work in the mentioned location(s) without requiring employment visa sponsorship. Click here (or click apply if no hyperlink) if you are a New York or Colorado-based, US candidate.