Software Engineer II

Software Engineer II

At GOAT Group, the Engineering team is an integral part of our dynamic company. By joining the team, your skills will be front and center, working alongside other passionate individuals to solve problems and build software. From launching compelling new consumer experiences, tackling global logistics challenges to scaling infrastructure to facilitate our rapid growth – technology is essential to driving our vision forward. The work you do will change the way the world shops, while also empowering entrepreneurs, including individual sellers, brands and boutiques.

We are looking for a Backend Engineer to help design and implement new features across multiple backend applications. As a presence and an individual contributor on a small team, you will play a key role in both enhancing a Ruby on Rails backend at the heart of the business and building out a new, more scalable service-driven architecture.

Language requirement: Fluent in Mandarin and English

Location: Shanghai, China

In this role, you will:

• Manage projects and problems of significantly larger scopes
• Formulate an efficient game plan for delivering a stable, well-tested feature on time
• Make technical recommendations that improve the codebase while minimizing risk
• Identify and fix (or, ideally, avoid) bugs and performance bottlenecks
• Coordinate and communicate seamlessly across other technical and product teams
• Be a helpful and supportive presence on the team, contributing to code reviews and other team processes

We are looking for:

• BS degree preferred
• 2-5 years of experience in software engineering with Ruby on Rails (Python, Go, PHP, or Java is ok too)
• Experience with e-Commerce/Web Applications
• Familiar and comfortable with the technologies, the tradeoffs, and the design patterns emerging in web services
• A quick learner, a self-starter, able to work autonomously, and you're willing (and able) to handle the pressures of an increasing level of responsibility