Mid-level Backend Engineer RubyRails

About getolo:

Founded in 2015 getolo GmbH is an innovative and awardwinning InsurTech company that offers comprehensive supplementary insurance plans in the areas of dental pet health and liability as well as health addon coverage. Under the brandsdentolo petoloandvitolo we serve over 200000 customers in Germany providing digital and hasslefree protection that seamlessly integrates into their daily lives.

We believe thatprevention is always better than curewhich is why we focus onpreventive care customercentric service and financial securityto protect our customers and their loved ones from unexpected costs. Thanks to the close collaboration of our team of market specialists and insurance experts we continuously monitor industry developments to offer practical solutions for current challenges.

getolos company culture is built oncollaboration innovation and agilityalways with a strong focus on the needs of our customers. With a team of around 200 employees getolo is led byDaniel Gadea (CEO) and Laura Wulff (CGO). getolo is a partner ofDA Direktand part of theZurich Group Germany.

We are currently looking for a passionate Backend Engineer to join our Engineering Team.

Your role in the team:

• Work with Ruby on Rails PostgreSQL and other technologies. We dont expect you to be familiar with all of them beforehand.
• Collaborate within a team to shape features and help make getolo an outstanding product.
• Apply Agile and Lean principles in your daily work.
• Pair with other developers to implement solutions and collaborate through GitHub pull requests and code reviews.
• Work closely with product and design teams to analyze requirements and decide on the best technical solutions.
• Ensure adequate testing mechanisms are in place at all levels of the application and process.
• Monitor your deployed code to ensure stability and performance.

What you need to be successful:

• 24 years in software engineering.
• Proficiency with Ruby and Ruby on Rails (RoR) or another serverside programming language.
• Strong skills in working with APIs and client application integration.
• Solid knowledge of relational databases.
• Background in developing web applications and applying various architectural patterns.
• Familiarity with building applications for cloud environments along with curiosity about the operational aspects of software delivery.
• Exposure to Agile environments with an understanding of core concepts and the ability to actively participate in and influence Agile practices.
• Handson practice with functional testing integration testing and API testing.
• Knowledge of TestDriven Development (TDD) and BehaviorDriven Development (BDD) methodologies.
• Previous work in a product engineering environment is preferred.
• A solid understanding of testing strategies and best practices.
• Strong collaborative mindset and ability to work effectively within a team.
• Excellent communication skillsclear concise and engaging.
• Frontend development skills particularly with JavaScript would be a plus.
• Proficiency in English (at least C1 level); knowledge of German would be a plus.

Why getolo

Salary & Vacation

• Attractive fixed salary
• Start with 28 vacation days with an increase every two years (capped at 30 days). Holidays on December 24th and 31st.

Mobility & Flexibility

• Choose between a free Swapfiets bike a BVG ticket (Umweltticket) or a Deutschlandticket subsidized by us
• Work hybrid from your home office or in our office in BerlinMitte
• Work abroad in the EU for up to 60 days

Health

• Benefit from free coaching sessions with our mental health tool
• Test our products yourself! Choose between dentolo petolo or vitolo

Development

• Training budget starting from 750 per year
• Regular 360 degree) feedback

And much more

• Legendary summer and winter parties
• Regular team events
• Many discounts on the corporate Benefits Platform
• Pet friendly office

Sounds like the perfect job for you We look forward to receiving your application and getting to know you!

getolo is an equal opportunity and diversity employer. We strive to create a friendly safe and welcoming environment for all our team members regardless of ethnicity gender gender identity and expression sexual orientation limitations and talents of any kind physical appearance social background marital status age or religion (or lack thereof).

When you apply we focus solely on your experience and motivation. You decide what additional information you want to disclose (photo marital status religion gender nationality etc.. We value and treat all applications equally.

Contact:

Katia Minukhina

Talent Acquisition Manager

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