Ruby Software Engineer, Business Aviation SaaS (Remote, Toronto, Canada)
Portside, Inc. (www.portside.aero)
Portside is a leading provider of modern software solutions for the business aviation industry. Our cloud-based operating system for business and government aviation is designed to support all aspects of flight operations, including flight operations management (Avianis, BART and PFM brands), fleet and crew optimization (Optimizer), data sharing, reporting & analytics (Owner Portal), customer billing (ExpensePulse), crew recruiting (Staffing Marketplace), crew and passenger travel accommodations (TripAssist), and safety management (Baldwin SMS). With 1,000 customers and over 10,000 aircraft on the platform, Portside is the go-to solution for operators of business, government, military, helicopter, charter, fractional and medevac fleets worldwide. We are a team of 150 professionals with a passion for building great products that support one of the most dynamic and rapidly evolving industries.
We are looking for a Ruby engineer to join our development team that works on Baldwin Safety Management System (SMS). Baldwin SMS is a SaaS solution used by hundreds of aviation and ground transportation companies worldwide to manage all aspects of their safety & compliance. It automates safety data collection & reporting, routers information to the responsible people in the organization, and contributes to the reduction in aviation and ground transportation incidents.
As a Ruby engineer, you’ll be working with a team of professional software developers, product managers and flight safety experts who are in love with aviation, eager to share their knowledge, and captivated by the idea of building a world-class flight safety management system.
Tech Stack
Ruby on Rails, Vue.js, Jest, Cypress, GraphQL, Postgres, Redis, CircleCI, NewRelic, Sentry, Docker, AWS, CloudFormation
Requirements
- Expert skills in Ruby on Rails
- Expert skills in Vue.js or another framework for creating single-page applications (React.js, Angular, etc)
- Strong knowledge of SQL and experience working with database migrations
- Experience in designing applications architecture, good understanding of the MVC, SOLID, DRY, KISS, design patterns and other development best practices
- Strong and consistent understanding of GraphQL and REST API
- Good understanding of CI/CD principles, experience in writing unit and integration tests, strong knowledge of Git
- Experience with AWS and CloudFormation is a plus
- Great troubleshooting skills
- Strong motivation and willingness to learn
- Practical and results-oriented engineering mindset
- Desire to build reliable and efficient solutions
- Interest in business aviation and in becoming a domain expert in the field
What we offer
- Full-time employment
- Competitive salary
- Fully remote work
- 20 days PTO, 5 days sick leave
- 75% premium cost coverage of a supplemental healthcare package which includes medical, dental, vision and other benefits
- Life, accidental death & dismemberment insurance
- Professional education: courses and certifications
- Team building events
- Corporate laptop