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$90K - 130K a year
Technical ownership and maintenance of a real-time incident management SaaS platform focusing on backend reliability and performance.
5+ years Ruby on Rails experience with strong Postgres and background job system knowledge, plus production system operation and debugging skills.
We’re looking for an experienced Senior Software Engineer who can step into technical ownership of a real-time incident management and alerting SaaS platform. The platform is relied upon during production outages and handles alert routing, on-call scheduling, escalation workflows, and real-time notifications. Key Responsibilities • Technical ownership of the core Ruby on Rails application • Incident routing and scheduling logic • Background job architecture (Sidekiq / Redis) • REST APIs used by frontends and external integrations • Postgres performance and data modeling • Production reliability and uptime (99.9% guaranteed) • CI/CD and deployment workflows • Small supporting Node.js services where appropriate • On-call and product support responsibilities are a part of this role Qualifications • 5+ years of professional Ruby on Rails experience • Strong Postgres knowledge (indexing, query optimization, partitioning, migrations at scale) • Deep familiarity with background job systems and failure modes • Experience operating production systems under real load • Comfortable debugging live incidents (logs, jobs, DB, memory) • Solid understanding of high-availability concepts and distributed system tradeoffs • Experience with Docker and CI/CD pipelines • Writes and maintains meaningful automated tests • Writes and maintains public facing product documentation • Comfortable owning a system without heavy process or hand-holding • Experience with alerting, monitoring, or notification platforms are a plus • Timezone and scheduling logic experience are a plus • Node.js service experience is a plus Why JAMS Software: • 100% remote work environment with colleagues around the globe • Competitive benefits • 401k program and employer match • Flexible PTO • Paid Holidays
This job posting was last updated on 2/24/2026