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Senior Backend Software Engineer (Ruby on Rails)Sortlist • Waver, Waals-Brabant, Belgium
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Senior Backend Software Engineer (Ruby on Rails)

Senior Backend Software Engineer (Ruby on Rails)

Sortlist • Waver, Waals-Brabant, Belgium
Il y a 7 jours
Description de poste

Overview

At Sortlist, we connect businesses with the right marketing and creative agencies. Our mission is to help teams make better decisions, faster — by combining technology, data, and human expertise. We’re a fast-moving, product-led company with a strong engineering culture built around autonomy, technical excellence, and impact .

Your Role

As a Senior Backend Software Engineer , you’ll be a cornerstone of one of our two cross-functional tribes, helping us evolve our Ruby on Rails-based platform and shape the future of B2B matchmaking.

This role goes beyond writing code — you’ll act as a technical leader , bringing product thinking , architectural clarity , and operational excellence . You’ll help guide technical direction, ensure long-term maintainability, and mentor peers — while staying close to the product and user problems that drive our roadmap.

Your responsibilities

  • Own and Deliver Impact

Solve real problems that create the most value for users and the business.

  • Design and implement backend solutions balancing performance , simplicity , and scalability .
  • Make pragmatic trade-offs — whether through code, configuration, or process.
  • Lead by Example
  • Promote clean architecture , robust testing , and clear documentation .

  • Elevate our engineering standards around code reviews , CI / CD , observability , and performance monitoring .
  • Help your team make sound, informed technical decisions.
  • Embrace AI as part of your daily routine
  • Operate What You Build
  • Own the full lifecycle : from design to deployment to monitoring in production.

  • Improve reliability, developer experience, and runtime performance.
  • Participate in incident reviews and contribute to a culture of operational excellence .
  • Mentor and Collaborate
  • Coach and empower medior engineers through pairing, feedback, and leadership.

  • Collaborate closely with your Product Manager , Product Designer to shape bets from concept to delivery.
  • Foster a culture of ownership , curiosity , and psychological safety .
  • Our Tech Stack

    We operate a modern stack built for developer happiness , scalability , and simplicity :

  • Backend : Ruby on Rails 7 (API-only)
  • ⚛ Frontend : React / Next.js
  • Databases : PostgreSQL, Google BigQuery
  • ☁ Infrastructure : Kubernetes, AWS, Terraform, Docker
  • Observability : DataDog, Sentry, structured logs
  • ⚙ CI / CD : GitHub Actions
  • You’ll have space to influence and evolve this stack — we value engineers who care deeply about developer productivity and maintainable architecture.

    What We’re Looking For

  • 5+ years of experience building web applications (ideally with Ruby on Rails ).
  • Solid understanding of web architecture , scalability , and database design .
  • Experience operating apps in production — logging, monitoring, debugging, optimizing.
  • A strong ownership mindset — you care about maintainable, observable, and resilient systems.
  • Collaborative spirit and comfort working in cross-functional teams.
  • Balance between pragmatism and perfectionism — knowing when to polish and when to ship.
  • Fluent in English and French (our working languages).
  • Bonus points for :

  • Mentoring experience or technical leadership.
  • ☁ Cloud infrastructure (AWS) and IaC tools (Terraform).
  • Experience with distributed systems or event-driven architecture.
  • What We Offer

  • Modern equipment : MacBook or high-end Linux setup — your choice.
  • Hybrid work : 2 days / week of in-office collaboration in Wavre, 3 days remote — flexible for trips or family needs.
  • Autonomy : Engineers at Sortlist are trusted to make real technical decisions.
  • Learning budget : €1000 / year for courses, conferences, and growth.
  • Competitive benefits : Meal vouchers, mobility budget or company car, health insurance, progressive holidays, and net allowances.
  • Real work-life balance : No weekend pings, no on-call grind. Rest is valued.
  • Team culture : Tight-knit, humble, and supportive. We celebrate learning and ownership over hierarchy.
  • Why Join Sortlist

    You’ll be joining a company that believes great products come from small, empowered teams . We value clarity over control , impact over activity , and learning over perfection .

    If you’re passionate about building elegant, scalable systems that make a difference — and you want to work where engineering excellence meets real product impact — we’d love to meet you.

    Apply now and let’s build something meaningful together.

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