Position: Back-End Developer

Reports to: Director of Engineering

Location: Culver City, CA

About Ritual

Based in sunny Los Angeles, Ritual is health brand led by the belief that you should know exactly what’s in your vitamin and how it works. We use only the best nutrient forms and publish our sources and research for all to see—because transparency is our thing. Our mission is simple: to inspire women to feel their best, every day, through healthy, daily habits.Our team of curious skeptics is made up of world-class scientists, artists, e-comm whizzes, and straight up hustlers. We’re small, well-funded, and on a mission to reinvent an entire industry. If you’re a team player and questioner who refuses to settle for pseudoscience and thinks outside of the traditional marketing box, we want you.

As a Back-End Dev, you’ll…

You will be the one who designs and implements systems that connect all the pieces of the business. This includes short and mid-term projects that will immediately move key company metrics as well as laying the technical foundation for long-term success.

This is an exciting opportunity and critical role for a very fast-growing brand. We believe that great digital experiences are an important part of any company’s success, and we think you'll agree. You'll have the autonomy to explore what that ought to look like while working across the company to ensure that good technology is enabling all teams in an appropriately scaled fashion. Oh, and all the while ensure we are continuing to regularly deliver new features and iterations.

In a nutshell – web development for both the "here and now" and the future. Sound scary? Then this isn't for you. Sound exciting? Awesome, read on...

Additionally...

• Establish engineering processes, define company engineering standards, identify and implement core technologies, and remove technical hurdles.
• Work directly with our other Engineers, and Product and Marketing teams to implement core features.
• Build solutions for appropriate scalability. You're ok building something "hacky" if it fits the need, but can also call out real issues and create elegant, scalable solutions for them.
• Explore how technology can enable our company mission.

Who you are

• An application pioneer. You get jazzed about building experiences for people on the web, helping them get to the things they need, while delighting them wherever they may be. You've worked on creating back-end micro-services, API design/versioning, webhooks, load balancers, caching solutions, serverless tech, database stuff, Rails apps, and more. All over the board, huh? If you can handle anything that's thrown at you – we want you.
• Fast learner. Ok, so maybe you haven't done 100% on the list above, but you can pick up new things, and, for you, learning curves are more like runways.
• Data driven. You believe that great data enables you and others to make better decisions, and knowing that restructuring multiple API calls into one might result in a higher conversion rate.
• Communicator. You can dive deep in the weeds and have complex technical conversations with your engineering team, then turn around and explain that same conversation to Marketing, Customer Experience, Business, and our CEO.
• Up for a challenge. You believe that just because something is difficult that it is not a reason for not doing it. In fact, that might be validation that it is worth doing, right?
• Humble. While technology is very important, you understand that it is not the be-all end-all and it needs to work in tandem with other aspects of the company and teams in order to be successful.
• Current. You keep your finger on the (extremely fast-paced) pulse of web development. You're always evaluating new options and can navigate when the appropriate time is to dive in on something new – whether that's immediately or much farther down the line.

What you need

• Education: BS in Computer Science or other engineering/technical field. Equivalent experience also accepted.
• Experience: 3-5 years of developing clean, scalable and efficient web apps in a fast-paced environment.
• The ability to develop strong modern interactive web experiences.
• Extensive experience with Ruby and the Rails framework.
• Interest in learning additional skills/technologies as we continue to scale our platform.

Why Ritual?Since launching in October 2016, Ritual has grown to be a cultural revolution in the health industry. We are dedicated to creating a brand that speaks to a healthy, clean, and no B.S. lifestyle. We’re not about pseudoscience, half-truths or health fads. We are simple, effective and backed by real science. Welcome to your new daily Ritual.