Intermediate Backend Engineer, Authorization

📋 Description

• Implement authorization features and improvements within a Ruby on Rails monolithic application
• Deliver well-defined engineering projects, from feature-flagged implementation and rollout to
• Develop and extend fine-grained permission models for access tokens and custom roles, expanding
• Improve authorization enforcement across GraphQL and REST APIs to ensure consistent application of
• Refactor existing policy code incrementally while preserving established behavior and avoiding
• Investigate and resolve security vulnerabilities, reliability issues, and performance bottlenecks

🎯 Requirements

• Approximately 2–4 years or more of professional experience building and maintaining production Ruby
• Hands-on experience with authorization concepts, including Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) and
• Strong security mindset, with the ability to recognize authorization issues as potential security
• Experience modifying established codebases through incremental refactoring and feature-flagged
• Familiarity with GraphQL and API authorization patterns.
• Understanding of application performance, particularly the impact of repeated permission checks on

🎁 Benefits

• Fully remote working arrangement.
• Flexible Paid Time Off (PTO).
• Equity compensation and Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
• Growth and Development Fund to support continuous learning and professional development.
• Parental leave benefits.
• Team Member Resource Groups that encourage inclusion, connection, and collaboration.