Staff Software Engineer - Ruby on Rails

About Care.com

Care.com is a consumer tech company with heart. We’re on a mission to solve a human challenge we all face : finding great care for the ones we love.

We’re moms and dads and pet parents. We have parents and grandparents so we understand that everyone, at some point in their lives, could use a helping hand.

Our culture and our products reflect that.

Here, entrepreneurs, self-starters, team players, and big thinkers unite behind a common cause. Here, we’re applying data analytics, AI and the latest technologies to solve universal problems and connect people in new ways.

If you like having autonomy, if you thrive on collaboration and building new things, and if you’re all about using your talent for good, Care.

com is the place for you.

What Your Days Will be Like :

Our team works on the technology platform for our out-of-home provider network : the products and systems that power our relationships with daycare and family childcare centers, preschools, camp providers, and other businesses providing services outside the home.

What You'll Be Working On :

• Design, develop, and deploy features on both the front and back end;
• Integrate with essential third-party services and APIs;
• Ensure appropriate automated test coverage for efficient uptime and product reliability;
• Communicate both blockers and progress with the rest of the engineering team, as well as partners on other teams.
• We’re revamping several legacy systems (one of which is largely built in Java / .NET and MySQL).
• Rapidly growing our platform and building new functionalities.

What You’ll Need to Succeed :

• Have 6+ years of software development experience.
• The ideal candidate is someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment.
• Expertise in Ruby / Rails language, who’s also passionate about dabbling in other frameworks and technologies (e.g. Go, React.js, GitHub Actions);
• Communicates clearly and optimally, and demonstrates a track record of working optimally across engineering, product and business-oriented teams;
• You enjoy building new products as well as testing / refactoring existing code
• Bachelor's in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field
• Nice to have : It would be a PLUS if the candidate has built previous projects using : Heroku / AWS, Stripe, Solr, Minitest / Capybara, GitHub Actions, Java and Postgres, but not required

For a list of our Perks + Benefits, click here !

Care.com supports diverse families and communities and seeks employees who are just as diverse. As an equal opportunity employer, Care.

com recognizes the power of a diverse and inclusive workforce and encourages applications from individuals with varied experiences, perspectives, and backgrounds.

Care.com is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities. If you need assistance or accommodation, please reach out to [email protected].

Company Overview :

Available in 21 countries, Care.com is one of the largest providers of online services for finding family care and care jobs, spanning in-home and in-center care solutions.

Since 2007, families have relied on Care.com for an array of care for children, seniors, pets, and the home. Designed to meet the evolving needs of today’s families and caregivers, the Company also offers customized corporate benefits packages to support working families, household tax and payroll services, and innovations for caregivers to find and book jobs.

Care.com is an IAC company (NASDAQ : IAC).

Salary Range : 150,000 to 170,000.

The base salary range above represents the anticipated low and high end of the national salary range for this position. Actual salaries may vary and may be above or below the range based on various factors including but not limited to work location, experience, and performance.

The range listed is just one component of Care.com’s total compensation package for employees. Other rewards may include annual bonuses and short- and long-term incentives.

In addition, Care.com provides a variety of benefits to employees, including health insurance coverage, life, and disability insurance, a generous 401K employer matching program, paid holidays, and paid time off (PTO).