Ruby Software Development Engineer at GoCardless | JobProMax

About Us at GoCardless

GoCardless is a global bank payment company. Over 100,000 businesses, from start-ups to household names, use GoCardless to collect and send payments through direct debit, real-time payments and open banking.

GoCardless processes US$130bn+ of payments annually, across 30+ countries; helping customers collect and send both recurring and one-off payments, without the chasing, stress or expensive fees. We use AI-powered solutions to improve payment success and reduce fraud. And, with open banking connectivity to over 2,500 banks, we help our customers make faster, more informed decisions.

We are headquartered in the UK with offices in London and Leeds, and additional locations in Australia, France, Ireland, Latvia, Portugal and the United States.

At GoCardless, we're all about supporting you! Were committed to making our hiring process inclusive and accessible. If you need extra support or adjustments, reach out to your Talent Partner were here to help!

And remember: we dont expect you to meet every single requirement. If youre excited by this role, we encourage you to apply!

The role

The technical challenges in GoCardless span from building support for banking schemes to optimising technical processes. Were looking for engineers to join our growing Connectivity Group, where youll be working on problems that sit at the core of GoCardless: building and maintaining the bank and scheme integrations that make it possible to keep our merchants cash flowing.

We endeavour to build simple, reliable and performant systems, and we believe in using the best technologies for each task. Joining the Connectivity Group youll be working in a team that primarily uses: Ruby on Rails, PostgreSQL, BigQuery and Prometheus in Google Cloud with some Sentry tracing added to the mix. Together with your team, you will develop components that process over 10 million payments daily.

Youre not expected to have expertise in all these technologies. Members of our team have picked up the tools once theyve started working with the team. If youre unsure, please apply.

What excites you

Shipping stuff, youll work with your team to support changes to completion, delivering consistent positive impact across your product area.
Growth mindset, motivated by driving concrete business outcomes.
Raising the technical bar. You insist on high standards of technical design and implementation and ensure your systems are operationally excellent. You adapt to new technologies and processes quickly.
Building for scale and autonomy, using modern technology and tooling.
Collaborative environment. You believe the best products are built through collaboration.

What excites us

Professional experience of building applications in Ruby - You have experience building web products and services, and have an awareness of technologies across the stack.
Enthusiasms about working in a strong culture of experimentation, testing and learning - to help us in experimenting ways to grow our product!
You care about building reliable, well-tested systems.
You enjoy solving problems and are happy to take initiative to find better solutions.

We dont expect you to meet every requirement. If youre excited by this role, we encourage you to apply.

Base salary range:

Software Development Engineer II: 2,933 to 4,400 gross

Software Development Engineer III: 4,000 to 6,000 gross

Base salary ranges are based on role, job level, location, and market data. Please note that whilst we strive to offer competitive compensation, our approach is to pay between the minimum and the mid-point of the pay range until performance can be assessed in role. Offers will take into account level of experience, interview assessment, budgets and parity between you and fellow employees at GoCardless doing similar work.

The Good Stuff!

Wellbeing: Dedicated support and medical cover to keep you healthy.
Work Away Scheme: Work from anywhere for up to 90 days in any 12-month period.
Hybrid Working: Our hybrid model offers flexibility, with in-office days determined by your team.
Equity: All permanently employed GeeCees get equity to share in our success.
Parental leave: Tailored leave to support your life's great adventure.
Time off: Annual holiday leave based on your location, supplemented by 3 volunteer days and 4 wellness days.

Life at GoCardless

We're an organisation defined by our values; We start with why before we begin any project, to ensure its aligned with our mission. We make it happen, working with urgency and taking personal accountability for getting things done. We act with integrity, always. We care deeply about what we do and we know it's essential that we be humble whilst we do it. Our Values form part of the GoCardless DNA, and are used to not only help us nurture and develop our culture, but to deliver impactful work that will help us to achieve our vision.

Diversity & Inclusion

Were building the payment network of the future, and to achieve our goal, we need a diverse team with a range of perspectives and experiences. As of July 2024, heres where we stand:

45% identify as women
23% identify as Black, Asian, Mixed, or Other
10% identify as LGBTQIA+
9% identify as neurodiverse
2% identify as disabled

If you want to learn more, you can read about our Employee Resource Groups and objectives here as well as our latest D&I Report

Sustainability at GoCardless

Were committed to reducing our environmental impact and leaving a sustainable world for future generations. As co-founders of the Tech Zero coalition, were working towards a climate-positive future. Check out our sustainability action plan here.

Find out more about Life at GoCardless via X, Instagram and LinkedIn.

Ruby Software Development Engineer

GoCardless

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