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Apex Systems is a global IT services provider, and our staffing practice has an opening in the Online Retail space for a Senior Software Engineer with 5+ years experience in API integration, SQL and Ruby on Rails to place at our client. Duration: 6 months Office Location: Toronto Hybrid: preferred on weekly basis Application Process: It is best to apply via the medium on which you are seeing this posting. If you encounter technical difficulties submitting your resume, please send a Word version of your resume to Mauncho Ogega at About our Client Our Client is the North American leader in online grocery and one of the fastest-growing companies in e-commerce. Our Clients same-day delivery and pickup services bring fresh groceries and everyday essentials to busy people and families across the U.S. and Canada in as fast as an hour. Since its founding, Our Client has become an essential service for millions of families, while also serving as an immediate, flexible earnings opportunity for hundreds of thousands of shoppers across North America. The company partners with more than 350 retailers and delivers from more than 25,000 stores across more than 5,500 cities in North America. Today, Our Client is accessible to more than 85% of households in the U.S. and more than 70% of households in Canada. About the role From a technology point of view, the platform is complex, rapidly scaling and processing millions of transactions in real-time all of the time. The technology coupled with operational expertise enables Our Client to deliver fresh groceries in as little as an hour. This is a difficult problem to master and they are making it happen. Every day, they solve incredibly hard problems to create an experience for their customers that is absolutely magical. Skills: Ruby on Rails, SQL, GoLang, NodeJS, React and Elasticsearch. About Back End at Our Client The backend systems power the clients used by millions of customers every year to buy their groceries online. These systems must also support tight integration with the largest retailers in the US and Canada. Backend engineering at Our Client provides the opportunity to work on challenging scaling solutions while also designing the features that will define our industry. Youll have the opportunity to work with an Elasticsearch cluster serving millions of requests per day, a unique order lifecycle system that processes thousands of order per hour, and a recovery system capable of rebuilding the entire platform from scratch. Our Clients applications run on Ruby on Rails. They use Postgres, Elasticsearch, and Cassandra as datastores. Memcached and Redis for caching. Kinesis for stream processing. Sidekiq for job processing. As they grow to serve more customers and deepen their relationships with retail partners they are constantly given new opportunities to solve fascinating and rewarding challenges. Responsibilities You will be part of a small team, with a large amount of ownership and autonomy for managing things directly. You will work closely with product managers, other teams, and both internal and external stakeholders, owning a large part of the process from problem understanding to shipping the solution. You will ship high quality, scalable and robust solutions with a sense of urgency. You will have the freedom to suggest and drive organization-wide initiatives. Requirements Self-motivation and an enjoyment for a startup environment A strong sense of ownership Strong knowledge of common back-end Web technologies (such as Ruby on Rails, GoLang, NodeJS, React etc.) in a production environment An ability to balance a sense of urgency with shipping high quality and pragmatic solutions Experience working with a large codebase on a cross functional team. Strong knowledge of SQL 5+ years Ruby on Rails API integration Integrate with different retailers Mostly REST sometimes SOAP at times GraphQL EEO Employer Apex Systems is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, genetic information, registered domestic partner status, marital status, disability, status as a crime victim, protected veteran status, political affiliation, union membership, or any other characteristic protected by law. Apex will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law. If you have visited our website in search of information on employment opportunities or to apply for a position, and you require an accommodation in using our website for a search or application, please contact our Employee Services Department at or 844-463-6178. Apex Systems is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including ClearlyRated''s Best of Staffing in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work in the United Kingdom and Mexico. Apex Benefits Overview: Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection. We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure. Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts. In terms of professional development, Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6+ months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA. Apex has a dedicated customer service team for our Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources, as well as a certified Career Coach. You can access a full list of our benefits, programs, support teams and resources within our Welcome Packet as well, which an Apex team member can provide. #J-18808-Ljbffr