Senior Backend Software Engineer (Ruby on Rails)

About Sortlist

At Sortlist , we connect businesses with the right marketing and creative agencies. Our mission is to help teams make better decisions, faster — by combining technology, data, and human expertise. We’re a fast-moving, product-led company with a strong engineering culture built around autonomy, technical excellence, and impact .

Your Role

As a Senior Backend Software Engineer , you’ll be a cornerstone of one of our two cross-functional tribes, helping us evolve our Ruby on Rails-based platform and shape the future of B2B matchmaking.

This role goes beyond writing code — you’ll act as a technical leader , bringing product thinking , architectural clarity , and operational excellence . You’ll help guide technical direction, ensure long-term maintainability, and mentor peers — while staying close to the product and user problems that drive our roadmap.

What You’ll Do

1. Own and Deliver Impact

• Solve real problems that create the most value for users and the business.
• Design and implement backend solutions balancing performance , simplicity , and scalability .
• Make pragmatic trade-offs — whether through code, configuration, or process.