Lead Ruby Software Engineer, Business Aviation SaaS (Remote, Toronto

Leed Ruby Software Engineer, Business Aviation SaaS (Remote, Toronto, Canada)

Portside, Inc.

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 Lead 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 Lead 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