Ruby Tech Lead Engineer

Tech Lead Ruby Software Engineer (f/m/x) at Distribusion Technologies

We are the world’s leading ground transportation marketplace and give travelers seamless access to ground transportation online, from search to ticket purchase. We have built a cutting-edge B2B technology platform that connects bus, rail and ferry operators in 70+ countries with the biggest online retailers including Google Maps and Booking.com. 

We are shaping the future of travel and building the largest global network of transport providers and retailers. Having grown 10x in the past year, we are one of the fastest growing startups in travel. Backed by three leading VCs (Creandum, Northzone and Lightrock), and now, following our recent €30m Series B funding, we are ready to push beyond. 

The role & team

We are searching for a Tech Lead Ruby Software Engineer, to join our Booking team. The role implies contribution to the product & technical domains of excellence in the main API product that allows big retailers to seamlessly purchase tickets from bus & rail carriers around the globe. Our team enables the functionality of a booking system, including booking orchestration, invoicing, ticketing, and more. The tech stack consists of multiple services. For smaller business domains, we use dedicated microservices in Ruby and Grape, and for the bigger ones, we have services in Ruby on Rails.

Why join Distribusion now? This is actually a great time to join Distribution and here’s why!

We've moved beyond the early startup phase where the foundations are still being laid, but at the same time, we're not yet a fully mature company where your role might be limited to making minor improvements to already established systems. 

Rather, Distribusion is perfectly positioned in the sweet spot – we've achieved a level of scale that presents great challenges, yet there's still ample room for making significant enhancements as an individual contributor. Your impact and contributions will truly be valuable and meaningful!

What you will do:

• Create and execute a roadmap for non-functional improvements as well as fill gaps in the functional improvements
• Take responsibility for all aspects of the team's success, quality of development, roadmap, and technical excellence
• Take an active and leading part in system design and architecture discussions
• Deliver high-quality code for new features
• Improve test coverage and quality of deliverables
• Maintain a high level of quality services
• Manage a highly complex business domain
• Prepare the codebase to accommodate more complexity in the future
• Cross-functionally collaborate with colleagues from product teams
• Improve documentation coverage of services and processes

Workplace:

Remote/Berlin

You have: 

• At least 7-10 years of software engineering experience:
• 5+ years of professional experience working with Ruby (additional nice to have: Python)
• 2+ years in the Tech/Team Lead role
• Experience working with high traffic/big scale/high-reliability projects in the recent past
• Experience leading technical initiatives
• Ability to clearly communicate and convince others
• Being proactive in understanding the plans of the team
• Hands-on experience with planning and improving observability and monitoring processes
• Experience with Grafana/Prometheus is a plus
• Experience in conducting technical recruitment interviews (nice to have)
• Extensive experience creating API services
• Deep understanding of distributed systems principles
• Experience working with microservices and/or service-oriented architecture
• Experience creating and maintaining CI/CD pipelines
• Understanding of Kubernetes from a software engineering perspective
• Experience working with public cloud providers (GCP is preferred)
• In-depth understanding of relational and non-relational database principles
• Hands-on experience in designing robust REST APIs
• You show ownership and responsibility for your problem space.
• You are fluent in English, both verbal and written.

What you can expect:

• You will join a fast-paced travel tech company and take on a rapidly growing industry.
• You will take on ownership and responsibility from day one and have a direct impact on the success of the company.
• We value agility! We’re constantly updating our tech stack and offer the best possible tools to ensure all of our in-house engineers, partners, and carriers benefit from cutting-edge, efficient solutions.
• You will work with global companies - our product attracts the biggest names in travel technology, such as Booking.com, Google Maps, and national carriers like Amtrak, Deutsche Bahn, Renfe, and SNCF.
• You will join an international team of talented and driven people with a clear mission. Expect your colleagues to inspire, support and challenge you every day!
• We offer flexible and remote working conditions, relocation opportunities, and career growth in a small and developing company.

Our impact on the society and our contribution to reducing the harm of global warming

We are making ground transportation more online accessible and more convenient to use for millions of travelers. Transportation accounts for nearly 20% of global CO2 emissions, and each trip booked via Distribusion’s platform that substitutes a more polluted and congested mode of transport such as taxi, private car, or plane, directly contributes to reducing global carbon emissions. 

At Distribusion, we believe that diverse and inclusive teams are key to shaping the future of travel and having a positive impact on millions of travelers worldwide. Therefore, we do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability or gender identity.

Do you want to work on a product that is used by millions of people daily with a high load, availability and scalability and most advanced technology? Come join us!