Software Engineer (RoR)

As a Software Engineer at Onit, you will use your knowledge and experience as part of a team that designs and implements new features and APIs as part of the OnitX AppBuilder Platform Development team. The primary focus of this position will be on enhancing the engine that enables our Products team to build applications that we sell in the Legal Tech market. The ideal candidate will be able to work independently on either Front End or Back End development as well as demonstrate a willingness to learn to growth the breadth of their skills and become more of a full stack developer. The ideal candidate will understand the benefits of collaborative design and development and will be able to mentor more junior development and QA resources.
The current tech stack includes Ruby on Rails, React, JavaScript and PostgreSQL. We deploy to AWS. We are an agile software development shop and believe in automated testing.

Responsibilities:

• Plan, build and launch features for our products.
• Help to solve business problems including performance improvement of existing software.
• Evaluate emerging technologies continually to identify opportunities, trends, and best practices to strengthen development practices and improve productivity.
• Work closely with our designers and project management team to craft well thought out user experiences.
• Work closely with Product Management and provide analysis on complexity and effort required for completion of new features and initiatives.
• Estimate development tasks and meet deadlines in collaboration with the team.

• 4+ years of experience using current language(s) for web development.
• Demonstrated leadership in projects preferably including examples in:  
  • (Back-end) Dynamic languages such as Ruby on Rails,
  • (Back-end) Static languages such as Java
  • Intermediate to Advanced knowledge of the SQL language and relational databases. Experience with PostgreSQL is a plus.
• Demonstrated understanding of full cycle development leveraging Agile methodologies.
• Ability to work and develop in Mac/Linux environment.

• Python

Qualifications:
Bachelor of engineering in computer science/Software engineering or other similar equivalent disciplines is required.

About Onit:
Onit is a global leader of enterprise workflow solutions for legal, compliance, sales, IT, HR and finance departments. Our solutions transform best practices into smarter workflows, better processes, and operational efficiencies. With a focus on enterprise legal management, matter management, spend management, contract management and legal holds, we operate globally and help transform the way Fortune 500 companies and billion-dollar legal departments bridge the gap between systems of record and systems of engagement.