<p>Only candidates based in the province of Quebec will be considered for this role.</p><p><br></p><p><em>Join a fast-growing, dynamic team shaping the future of workforce management software.</em><span> </span></p><p><span>WorkAxle is looking for a talented and driven Backend Software Engineer with strong expertise in Ruby and Ruby on Rails to join our innovative and fast-paced team. As we continue to expand and modernize our workforce management platform, we're seeking someone passionate about building robust solutions — someone who thrives in a collaborative environment and is excited to both enhance existing applications and create new microservices to support our growth. </span></p><p><br></p><span>How We Work</span><p><span>We favor microservices over monoliths. Our stack includes a core Ruby service, multiple Nest.js services, and a standalone React frontend. This domain-driven separation accelerates development cycles and enhances team autonomy by avoiding large, tightly coupled releases.</span></p><p><br></p><span>What you’ll do</span><p><span>• Work on both our core Ruby on Rails monolith and new microservices (primarily </span>Nest.js<span>).</span></p><p><span>• Work closely with product and engineering teammates in the Scheduling or Time & Attendance teams to deliver impactful solutions.</span></p><p><span>• Design, build, maintain, and scale robust distributed systems, including migrating business logic from the monolith.</span></p><p><span>• Develop and integrate services using gRPC and RabbitMQ.</span></p><p><span>• Apply domain-oriented thinking to architect and organize codebases.</span></p><p><span>• Leverage advanced Ruby gems and patterns, including from the dry-rb stack (e.g., dry-validation, dry-monads).</span></p><p><span>• Contribute to technical discussions and help shape our evolving architecture.</span></p><p> </p><p><br></p><span>What we’re looking for</span><span>Must-Have:</span><p><span>• Strong experience with Ruby and Ruby on Rails.</span></p><p><span>• Strong experience with PostgreSQL and data modeling.</span></p><p><span>• Comfort working beyond standard Rails conventions and a willingness to learn/use advanced patterns and gems (e.g., dry-rb stack, alternative architectural styles like Hanami).</span></p><p><span>• Experience building robust, scalable distributed systems.</span></p><p><span>• Experience with large-scale, high-availability systems.</span></p><p><span>• Domain-driven design mindset.</span></p><p><span>• Familiarity with background job processing.</span></p><p><span>• Experience building and consuming APIs (REST, JSON:API; gRPC is a plus).</span></p><p><span>• Proficiency with testing frameworks and TDD/BDD practices (strong testing culture).</span></p><p><br></p><span>Nice-to-Have:</span><p><span>• Experience with Node.js, especially Nest.js.</span></p><p><span>• Familiarity with Go (Golang).</span></p><p><span>• Hands-on experience with gRPC and RabbitMQ.</span></p><p><span>• Experience with Temporal or similar workflow orchestration tools – we're open to adopting such technologies to improve system reliability and streamline development of complex workflows.</span></p><p><span>• Experience with microservices migration projects.</span></p><p><span>• Experience with DevOps, CI/CD, and monitoring tools is a plus.</span></p><p><br></p><span>Who should apply</span><p><span>• You enjoy the challenge of evolving legacy systems while building modern microservices.</span></p><p><span>• You're not dogmatic about frameworks and prioritize choosing the right tool for the job.</span></p><p><span>• You value clean, maintainable, and well-architected code following domain-driven principles.</span></p><p><span>• You want to directly improve the daily scheduling and time tracking experience for thousands of users.</span></p><p><br></p><span>Bonus points</span><p><span>• Experience with the dry-rb ecosystem or Hanami.</span></p><p><span>• Prior work on high-scale, event-driven architectures.</span></p><p><span>• Contributions to open-source Ruby or Node.js projects.</span></p><p> </p>