Ruby on Rails

Plated is at the forefront of culinary subscription, and we're hiring a Senior Software Engineer to join us on our quest to help people eat and live better! We've been growing steadily since our start and are continuing to expand. This position will provide the perfect opportunity for an experienced engineer to contribute to an exciting, growing startup.

At Plated, you'll help us leverage technology to make healthier and tastier eating part of everyday living. Our development environment ensures that our engineers are in touch with the interesting problems that they are solving. Our technology stack, including our own proprietary software, makes it possible to get fresh, high-quality perishable food from local sources to tables in a more efficient way than ever before.

What you'll do:

• Collaborate with talented designers, product managers, and fellow engineers in a data-driven environment
• Design and implement multi-client APIs
• Develop, ship and maintain existing features by writing methodical, maintainable code
• Contribute in the migration of key features into a microservice architecture
• Participate in the recruiting process

What you need:

• 4+ years of professional (non-academic) full-stack or backend development experience 
• Thorough understanding of Ruby on Rails
• Professional development experience on at least one mobile product
• Passion for readable, well-designed and well-tested code
• Experience in an Agile development process
• Experience with cloud infrastructure services
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, particularly the ability to articulate and communicate roadblocks early in the development process
• Ability to work well on a highly collaborative and cross-functional team

Bonuses:

• Professional experience creating APIs for mobile clients
• Professional experience in Swift or Objective-C
• Experience with DevOps

We value your interest. All applications will be kept confidential and will receive a response. Want to learn more about us or our tech stack? Check out our profiles onThe Muse and StackOverflow! We look forward to meeting you,

Juliette Dupre
Senior Technical Recruiter

Note to Search Firms: The appropriate contact for any engineering or product placement pitch is Juliette Dupre, reachable through LinkedIn. Please DO NOT email our staff members regarding your services. Please read the parameters of each position thoroughly and only present on-point candidates. Plated will not owe a fee for any candidate presented without a contract in place.

More About Plated

There are so many reasons to join Plated! We have one simple belief: In order to live better, you must eat better.  We make it possible for consumers to cook fresh, quick and fantastic meals at home. We launched in 2012 and have been blown away by customer response since then. We want to bring even more wonderful people, like you, onto our team to continue redefining the way people think about food.

What's Plated like?

* We are an energetic, creative group that loves to laugh. We're a friendly place, where you will feel welcome and valued!
* We are using technology to fix the most broken market in the world. If you love problem solving in action, there is no better environment.
* Our office is open floor-plan with plenty of comfy collaborative spaces, beautifully situated in one of the loveliest Manhattan neighborhoods.
* Everyone has a voice. You'll be encouraged to contribute ideas that you have both in and outside of your team.
* The growth potential for your career here is awesome! Our engineers enjoy ideal opportunities for training and promotion within the company.
* Plated is run on integrity. Our company values are not lip service, we incorporate them into everything we do.

What are your rewards, benefits & perks?

This list is expanding all the time!

* The best part, you'll enjoy a free box of Plated meals weekly plus daily in-office free snack noms, test kitchen samples, bi-weekly company events & bonding, and even a monthly book club with great food & conversation
* We recognize the value of our developers and offer competitive compensation, plus stock options, based on level and depth of experience.
* You'll have unlimited vacation days with a "get your work done" policy that respects your time.
* We offer insurance contributions to your premiums at 80% for medical and 50% of both dental and vision.
* We also have an annual education stipend for your career development, and the right environment to grow your career internally.
* There's even more to come - we are growing our benefits offerings as we speak!