Lead Software Engineer, Ruby on Rails [w/m/d]

What you'll do

As a Lead Engineer at Evermood, you will be the Team Lead for our 3-4 Software Engineers while continuing to contribute directly to our Evermood platform. You will:

• Hold 1on1s and feedback meetings, and push the professional and personal growth of our Software Engineers.
• Conduct technical interviews with job applicants, make hiring decisions and onboard new Engineers to the Evermood team.
• Be the technical sparring partner in the Engineering team, review code and do pair programming sessions.
• Participate in making architectural decisions for the Evermood platform.
• Develop new features for the Evermood platform, both for the backend and the frontend.
• Work directly with our CTO Tobias to discuss new features and actively shape the user experience.
• Test and QA features before deployment.
• Fix bugs and maintain an efficient and sustainable codebase.

This is our tech stack:

• Ruby on Rails, Turbo, Stimulus, RSpec, Capybara
• PostgreSQL
• JavaScript
• Tailwind CSS
• Docker, Kubernetes, GitHub

Your profile

• You’re a full-stack developer who loves to code and identifies with our mission to create a healthier and happier work life for everyone.
• You've worked as a software engineer for at least 6 years, ideally with experience on the Staff Engineer level, and have in-depth knowledge of (full-stack) Ruby on Rails.
• You have a strong knowledge of relational databases (preferably PostgreSQL), MVC frameworks and TDD.
• You have worked with REST APIs, CSS, HTML and modern JavaScript, as well as experience with Scrum.
• You have some leaderhip experience, either in a leadership role or as part of your regular responsibilities (e.g. you were a sparring parter for other engineers, involved in onboardings, or similar).
• You strive for clean code and knowledge of how to test thoroughly.
• You have good communication skills and are fluent in English (C1+).

Nice to haves:

• You can demonstrate hands-on experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and GitHub workflows.
• You can use German on a professional level (B2 or more).

Why us?

As part of the Evermood family, you’ll be surrounded by open-minded, smart peers who love to support and challenge you. We work on our shared mission with passion. At the same time, we value a healthy environment for working and living, including flexible work times and working remotely.

And this is your team:

CTO: Tobias
Engineering: Andrei, Milad, Sidra
Product Management: Niko
UI/UX: Lou

As a Lead Engineer at Evermood, you’ll significantly contribute to shaping our product and our Engineering team. Working at Evermood, you will …

• have diverse opportunities for learning as well as a 1,000 € yearly budget for professional development that you can use for tech conferences, online courses, literature etc.
• receive a Corporate Wellness membership at .
• receive a Germany-wide company ticket for public transportation via the BVG.

How we work

Open communication and mutual support are the pillars of our cooperation. We help each other, but also challenge ourselves to achieve our goals together and improve every day.

In doing so, we take full responsibility for our own tasks and projects, face challenges with open arms and solve problems proactively. Our daily actions are characterized by integrity and respect. We want to have a positive impact on the lives of our fellow human beings and are aware of our social responsibility.

Learn more ​about our values on our career page "Life @ Evermood".