The RealReal is looking to solve the business problem of international expansion by leading the development of their Ruby on Rails and Elixir systems, guiding a team of engineers to implement innovative solutions that enhance customer experience in new markets and ensure seamless operations across different regions.
Requirements
- Proven track record in managing and scaling distributed, public cloud-native systems and services.
- Hands-on experience in collaborating with machine learning teams.
- Strong understanding of relational database systems (MySQL or PostgreSQL preferred).
- Extensive experience in Ruby on Rails development and architecture.
- Experience in working on and improving performance of Jamstack based applications.
- Experience with CRMs such as Salesforce.
- Experience with Elixir or a willingness to learn and incorporate it into our tech stack.
Responsibilities
- Lead the development of our Ruby on Rails and Elixir systems, guiding a team of engineers to implement innovative solutions that are crucial for our international expansion.
- Lead our international expansion team in driving improvements that enhance the customer experience in new markets, both during the initial rollout and as we scale.
- managing integrations with our internal systems to ensure seamless operations across different regions.
- You will lead and mentor a team of talented software engineers in designing and implementing high-quality software solutions.
- Lead the engineering efforts in our e-commerce platform, focusing on scalability, user experience, and international expansion strategies.
- Oversee the development and maintenance of our core systems built on Ruby on Rails and Elixir, ensuring scalability, performance, and security.
- Work cross-functionally with various teams to align engineering activities with broader company objectives.
Other
- States Not Eligible: AK, AR, DE, KS, MS, ND, SD, WY
- Excellent leadership skills with the ability to mentor and inspire a team of engineers.
- Strong communication and collaboration skills.
- Proven experience guiding a product launch into new international markets, including navigating the engineering work required for localization, regional payment gateways, and compliance.
- The employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and taste or smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision.
