**Senior Server Engineer**
* Palo Alto, CA
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Remote OK
* Full-Time
* Technology
* Senior Server Engineer
**Senior Server Engineer** (full-stack rails) to join our server team who has in-depth experience building high quality, interactive products using proven web technologies such as **Ruby**, **Rails**, and **Javascript**.
Our engineering team writes world-class code that makes a significant, lasting impact in people's lives. We are a small, fast-paced, and quality-focused team harnessing our considerable startup experience to build products that empower parents and physicians to receive an earlier diagnosis for developmental disabilities such as Autism. Our technology is eliminating barriers to treatment at a time when interventions can have the greatest impact on a child's brain development and improve lifelong outcomes.
We serve APIs and web content using **Ruby on Rails**. You are expected to be proficient throughout the stack and have profound experience in building APIs, and user interfaces with modern tools like **React**. As a group, we try to be thoughtful about the tech we employ and strive to use the right tool for the job. We are passionate about our mission and aim to .
****Duties/Responsibilities:****
* Maintain and develop APIs and high quality, interactive web-based features using clean and efficient Ruby/HTML/CSS/JS code.
* Understand and participate in all stages of the product development lifecycle, including the data science layer, various web interfaces, and our iOS and Android clients.
* Translate product requirements into application designs (solutioning).
* Work with designers and project managers to ensure acceptance criteria are met.
* Utilize industry best practices within a Rails environment, including quality assurance, accessibility standards, and compliance related to Protected Health Information (HIPAA).
* Stay informed and up-to-date about relevant new technologies.
* Help onboard, support and mentor junior developers.
* Review and approve Github pull requests to maintain an already high quality codebase.
****Qualifications:****
* 5+ years experience; at least two years working with Ruby on Rails
* Profound experience building highly interactive, modern Javascript code using a modular framework like React, Vue, etc..
* Experience writing code in a collaborative setting.
* End-to-end experience building, maintaining, and deploying web-based software. Proficiency in relevant technologies
particularly Ruby, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
* Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
* Ability to assess and compare different solutions to various technical challenges. Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
* Excellent time management skills with a proven ability to meet deadlines.
* Ability to function well in a fast-paced work environment.
* Deep understanding of Ruby and the Rails framework.
* Thorough understanding of relational databases and complex querying.
****Physical Requirements:****
* Ability to work for prolonged periods on a computer.
Cognoa is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service, or another non-merit factor.
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