Senior Software Engineer (Ruby on Rails) at MagmaLabs · Remote (Mexico)
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CSS
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HTML
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5+ years of experience
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Minimum of 7 years of software development experience, with at least 5 years focused extensively on Ruby on Rails.
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Strong proficiency with PostgreSQL, including schema design and query optimization.
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Experience with background job processing systems (e.g., Sidekiq, Redis).
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Proficiency with version control systems (Git) and secure coding practices.
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Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to thrive in a remote, collaborative environment.
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Excellent communication skills in English.
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Demonstrated ability to take initiative and drive projects to completion independently.
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Why they ask: Design judgement.
How to answer: Draw it, name the trade-offs, say what you learned.
Why they ask: Debugging method.
How to answer: Measure first, then caching, queries, indexes, async work.
Why they ask: Quality habits.
How to answer: Unit, integration, and what you would not test.
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Why they ask: Rails is named in the posting.
How to answer: One concrete project, one honest lesson.
Why they ask: Ruby is named in the posting.
How to answer: One concrete project, one honest lesson.
Why they ask: Opener to see how you frame your story.
How to answer: Two minutes: current role, one achievement that matches this job, why this company now.
Why they ask: Checks ownership and depth.
How to answer: Use situation, action, result. Quantify the result.
Why they ask: Tests accountability and learning.
How to answer: Pick a real failure, own your part, show the fix and what changed afterwards.
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