We are looking for an exceptional individual to join ExoMatter as a Ruby on Rails developer. In this role you will be working directly on our customerfacing platform and internal tools that power our Materials R&D platform.
Become part of a young deep tech and software startup based in Munich and revolutionize materials development with us. ExoMatter is a spinoff of the German Aerospace Center (DLR) and part of the UnternehmerTUM family of startups. We have a first product on the market with paying customers like Airbus and BSH and a strong upward trajectory.
Why are we doing this
Our mission is to challenge the status quo of materials development to reduce the worldwide ecological footprint and increase the innovation speed.
We need you to succeed!
Do you think along these lines
- If you are equally convinced that only with more efficient materials can we tackle the climate crisis
- You are a maker and want to turn visions into reality. See your impact directly!
You love working in a dynamic team: trusting exchanging feedback and taking responsibility is most crucial.
Tasks
As a Ruby on Rails developer you will be responsible for maintaining and further developing our customerfacing materials screening and computation platform including our internal management tools. You will work in our small but growing development team alongside our Python backend developers and our our team of materials scientists.
Knowledge about Materials Science is not required
- You will implement new application functionality build new interfaces and maintain the existing codebase
- You will be working directly in our established Ruby on Rails codebase
- You will work on intergrations between our Ruby on Rails application and our Python computation backend including scaling our queing and pooling systems
Requirements
- You have 3 years commercial experience working with both Ruby on Rails and have ideally built at least one commercial application from scratch
- You have strong experience in testing (specifically with RSpec)
- Ability to work autonomously and selfmanage are very important
- Fluent in spoken and written English German skills are a plus
- You live in Munich or want to move to Munich and are willing to work ca. 50% of your time onsite
Not required but a plus:
- Experience working with vanilla Javascript implementing frontend interfaces UI/UX design/implementation
- Experience working with Sidekiq and/or other job management systems
- Experience with Python
- Experience working in a startup environment and/or in a small team
Benefits
- Competitive package of salary (virtual) stock options and benefits
- Attractive company culture in an earlystage startup
- Public transportation ticket for Munich and entire Germany (Deutschlandticket 50 EUR per month covered by ExoMatter)
- Flexible work hours with strong focus on worklife balance far beyond industry standard
- Free choice between latest ThinkPads or MacBooks for personal and private use
- Full time position parttime work possible upon agreement
- Hybrid work with flexible arrangement between onsite work in new Munich office and remote work
Start date: 1 July 2025.