Software Engineer - Backend (Senior)

Atlas is building the operating system for restaurants. Atlas is the easiest way to start, run and grow any restaurant online and offline. We are the team that previously built Grain, a venture-backed online restaurant, to millions in revenue. Team and investors are from Grain, Accenture, Microsoft, Udacity, McKinsey, Salesforce, Y Combinator and others. atlas.kitchen

Read our hiring memo here.

Role information

• We are looking for someone to write production-ready software designed for supporting business growth and bringing Atlas' delightful experiences to customers through teamwork and discipline..
• Team: Engineering
• Location: Singapore
• Working hours: This role is a full-time role, with 5-day workweek, and days subject to change.

• Proficient in writing Ruby.
• Proficient in writing tests with RSpec.
• Proficient in writing Javascript.
• Experienced with Ruby on Rails framework.
• Proficient in writing SQL.
• Experienced with Postgres.
• Strong understanding of command line and toolchains (e.g. Zsh, Vim, Tmux).
• Have a good grasp of serverless paradigms including deployments, scaling and security.
• Experienced in GraphQL or is willing to learn.
• Focus on delighting customers. Be maniac about customer experience. Does the CEO pay the bill? People Ops (HR)? No! The customers pay the bill. An excellent way to achieve this is to understand the problems our customers are facing intimately, treat them the way we would like to be treated, and make products we will actually use ourselves.
• Have abnormally high standards. Hold yourself and everyone to the highest standards. Care about every single detail. Every detail matters when you want to achieve greatness. Good standards are contagious. (Unfortunately, bad standards are too). - Be extremely reliable. Always do what you say you will do. This is the best way to build up trust quickly. Be on time and present. Don’t give bullshit excuses. Don’t make the same mistake twice.
• Disagree and commit. Have conviction and fight for what you believe in. Respectfully challenge decisions. Do not compromise for the sake of social cohesion. Once a decision has been made, commit wholly to making it work.
• Make others successful. Put others ahead of yourself. We will get a lot more done if we don’t care who gets the credit. Genuinely want success for others and go out of your way to help them achieve it. Don’t wait for someone to ask for help or recognition. Giving is often better than receiving!

Responsibilities

• To lead the engineering team by setting high standards and creating scalable processes.
• Own the engineering team outcomes and support product management efforts.
• Be responsible for the technical interview process of hiring new engineers.
• Design and architect existing or new systems and platforms.
• Be responsible for creating a culture of code reviews and pair programming.
• Coach and mentor the team to be proficient in testing and completing the work by documenting all necessary information to the product manager or stakeholder.

• Work with a fast-growing, at the same time, lean and mean team, to make a real-world impact.
• Have a lot of ownership and drive your own results and progression.
• Smart people who sweat the details and push for the highest standards.
• Training and in-house opportunities to help you grow.
• Other benefits include a competitive compensation package, birthday leave and sick leave.