Back End Developer

Backend Developer

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Commutatus partners with ambitious entrepreneurs, startups, and corporates in various industries to conceptualise, design, and build digital products. We are the team that companies like AIESEC, Rajasthan Royals, Brevo, NADIM, Gehna India, and others hire to get things done

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Over the past few years, we've gained substantial experience building platforms the right way. The platforms we build now are both super malleable and easy to scale. Our vision at Commutatus is To bring tomorrow closer to today, and we aspire to achieve that more than one client at a tim

e.
Take a look at why you should work here! We've recorded a video to provide you with a quick overview of who we are and what we aim to achieve with this role. Watch

it.
What would you do at Commuta

tus You'll primarily work in a squad of 6-8 people, comprising designers, front-end engineers, back-end engineers, and a project mana

ger.
Your responsibilities will incl

ude -Research and feasibility checks: Assist in ideating features by providing inputs based on research or your experience. You'll frequently advise the team on the feasibility of ideas and offer alternative approaches to achieve the feature's objec

tive.
Planning and estimation: You will assist the squad in planning and estimating features to ensure they roll out on time and function as exp

ected.
Framework Development: Your work will power the backbone of our platform. You'll build frameworks, such as file exports and rate limiting, that roll out to 50+ platforms through gem updates, shaping how thousands of users experience our pr

oducts.
Framework Implementation: Your work will directly impact clients across industries. In just a week, you could streamline inventory for an e-commerce brand or launch a course manager for an EdTech startupall through our Platform Gem and Graph

QL APIs.
Continuous improvement: Play an active role in team retrospective events by flagging problems and frustrations in the team and offering s

olutions.
What you need to have: We are not big on credentials. A computer science degree or graduating from a prestigious university is not something we spend much time looking at. We care about what you can do and how you do it, not how you

got there.
Absolute R

1. equirementsYou are open to workin
2. g remotely.You have exceptional communicat
3. ion skills.You are resourceful - we don't expect you to know all the answers right away, but we want you to research and learn on the go to get the job
4. done right.You can identify problems around you and independently propose solutions to these problems. We love independent problem-solvers and encourage all our employees to suggest changes to streamline our
5. processes.You are organised and structured. Your PRs are well-structured, have excellent descriptions, and your JIRA tickets are always in the right status. You demonstrate a strong understanding of Ruby on Rails, APIs, and datab

ase design.
Skills and experiences we'd

1. like to seeYou've built scalable digital platforms before that have been deployed to production e
2. nvironments.You know how GraphQL and REST APIs work, i.e., how to build, maintain, and i
3. mprove them.You have designed databases and optimised their
4. performance.You understand the various components of a backend system, including app servers, databases,
5. and caches.You've contributed to open source, built developer tool
6. s or pluginsYou have a sound understanding of deploying apps to staging or production via automated tools such as Gith

ub Actions..
What we

• can give youThe freedom to learn and grow in
• the company.A supportive team who'll help you when y
• ou are stuck!A learning path, feedback, and resources to take you to the next step in your technical career! We even sponsor certifications and tickets to select
• tech events!A safe space to explore your vari
• ed interests.A platform to explore and understand diffe
• rent domains.An invested interest in your well-being. All our employees benefit from generous heal
• th insurance.The space for you to have a healthy work-

life balance.

Reality checkThese preliminary questions will help you determine if you meet our

1. requirements.Do you love freedom and flexibility
2. in your workDo you seek out opportunities and learn something
3. new each dayAre you a great
4. communicatorDo you ensure quality on everything you ship out so you are proud to have you

r stamp on it
If you align with everything we've said, we