Ruby Backend Developer

About Scoop Solar

At Scoop we develop software that helps solar and renewable energy companies speed up installation and maintenance projects.

Scoop is created by industry veterans with extensive backgrounds in software engineering, field operations, robotics and artificial intelligence. Our flagship technology platform (Scoop®) is a no-code mobile work process management & automation platform whereby customers can easily configure their own Apps and Project Management Templates to automate work execution, management and automation at the office and in the field. World class solar, battery storage and EV charging companies use the Scoop® platform to speed up their field installation and service work, enable real time team communication, gather complete field data and provide management dashboards. Our mission is to help new energy and green infrastructure companies become as healthy, efficient and profitable as possible.

Position

We are currently seeking an experienced backend Ruby developer / full stack developer (frontend skills with Angular JS and React) to join our growing engineering team.

Description

The developer will work directly as part of the team responsible for our world renowned Scoop® mobile-work Process Management and Automation (mPMA) platform.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop and maintain our product using our core technology stack
• Provide technical guidance and direction to other developers
• Write unit test using RSpec
• Participate in all Scrum practices
• Continuously learn, correct and build better!

Your qualification

About You

You are at your very best when your are imagining, designing and implementing creative solutions using the latest tools and methodologies to solve complex technical challenges. You thrive on systematically analyzing product and user requirements, mapping out patterns and putting in place processes to ensure consistency and scalability. You love working in a collaborative manner with internal colleagues across product development, QA and support to refine ideas and achieve the most effective solutions. You are a great communicator and thrive in the process of coaching others through your problem solving process and technical solutioning capabilities. You get excited by the prospect of sharing your ideas, suggestions and innovations with a growing team where you are given the autonomy to improve your area of focus and the business as a whole. Finally, you are a life-long learner and believe in having open, honest and candid conversations in service of personal and professional growth.

Requirements

• Bachelor's or equivalent degree in computer science or software engineering
• Minimum 3 years experience building scalable enterprise software
• Solid understanding of modern web technologies (especially SASS, CoffeeScript, Ruby on Rails, PostgreSQL)
• In depth knowledge of relational databases and SQL and developing REST APIs
• At least basic familiarity with Amazon Web Services like EC2, RDS, S3
• Deep passion for product, technology and software
• Able to demonstrate strong problem solving and critical thinking skills on the fly
• Great written and oral communication skills
• Process-oriented and passionate about continuously improving

Will be a plus

• iOS development experience (Swift)
• Android development experience (java)
• Familiarity with frontend development using React or Angular JS
• Experience with RSpec and Jasmine

Additional details

Why Join Scoop

• Live & Work in World Class City: with Vancouver and Toronto repeatedly ranked as the top most livable cities in the world, our team members have the benefit of living and working in a city with spectacular lifestyle, natural beauty, year-round outdoor recreation, healthcare and education services
• Fastest Growing Industries: Scoop Robotix is at the intersection of highly coveted and rapidly growing industries namely intelligent process/workflow automation & renewables / sustainability
• Global Mission: Scoop mission "powering the renewable energy / sustainable infrastructure workforce" is global and cross-industry. As such there is no limit to the depth and breadth of capabilities that we can build which translates to many interesting, exciting technical and business problems to solve with a variety of cutting edge technologies over time
• Deep Technology: Our founders proven industrial background is in developing valuable IP in the robotics, automation and intelligent algorithms to solve real world problems. Working at Scoop provides a front-row seat to building cutting edge technical and business solutions and the bragging rights that go with that
• Significant Career Upside: We believe strongly in early leader employees participating in the long term upside of the business. We provide this opportunity through granting of stock options and other financial performance bonuses
• Making an Impact: Last but definitely not the least, when you write a line of code or onboard a new customer or create a marketing campaign at Scoop Robotix you know it's not just a job but a mission that is making a positive impact in the world and this is what keeps us all energized and engaged!