Senior Backend Engineer

Remote OK - Worldwide
Full-time
June 2, 2022

Job Purpose

Since its official release in October 2019, Autify has been implemented by over 300 clients, and our client base is continuing to grow. While we provide all the essential functions required in a test automation platform, we continue to receive requests for new functions and improvements. Autify is working on growing the product further by adding new features. For this reason, we are expanding our backend engineer team to further develop and improve Autify’s highly reliable test execution mechanism.

Responsibilities

Work with other engineers, designers, and product leads to implement various features while considering performance, security, and reliability.
Proactively identify functions that can be improved. Facilitate future development by improving the system on the existing server and infrastructure, code quality, CI/CD pipeline, etc.
Web application development using Ruby on Rails
Build an E2E test automation backend using Selenium, Webdriver, etc.
Infrastructure development using AWS, containers, Terraform, etc.

Required Qualifications

Being able to work in Japan standard time (Working partially in JST can be discussed)
Over 3 years of experience in web development including backend and infrastructure.
Over 1 year of experience in developing backends with Rails or Ruby.
Over 1 year of experience in building infrastructure using container management services such as Docker and Kubernetes.
Modern development experience with Agile or Scrum.
English skills (Business level or better)

Desirable Skills & Experience

Experience developing front-end applications using JavaScript frameworks such as React, Vue.js, Angular
Experience in technology selection such as AWS component selection, and system architecture design
Experience in E2E test automation with Selenium and Appium
ISTQB/JSTQB certification

Desired Personality Traits

A person who can face issues from the user's point of view and sympathizes
A person who has a high awareness of security, reliability, and performance

Selection Process

1. Coding test

2. Technical assignment

3. Technical interview

4. Final interview

*We will ask you to provide references after the final interview.

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About Autify

Autify, Inc.は、米国トップアクセラレーター「Alchemist Accelerator」を日本人チームとして初めて卒業した、サンフランシスコ創業のスタートアップです。私たちは「技術の力で人々の創造性を高める」をミッションとして掲げ、AIを用いたソフトウェアのテスト自動化プラットフォーム「Autify」を開発・提供しています。

市場の変化が激しい昨今、ソフトウェアを素早くリリースすることが求められており、アジャイル開発が主流となってきました。実際にグローバルでは92%がアジャイル開発を採用しており、そのうち71%が週一回以上のリリースを希望しています。そのようなサイクルでは、人手の検証作業は時間がかかりすぎるため、自動化への移行が急務となっています。私たちのサービスは、そのような重大課題を解決し、顧客のソフトウェア開発における競争力を高めることができます。 QAのグローバル予算は120兆円にも登ると言われており、私たちはこの巨大なグローバルマーケットを勝ち取るため、日本のみならず海外への早急な展開をしていきます。

Japanese Language Policy
Autify doesn’t require Japanese skills for engineers. All oral and written communications (including slack and all documentation) is in English, so there’s no need for engineers to speak Japanese.
Visa Sponsorship
Autify’s flexible when it comes to helping you get a visa. They’re willing to hire people currently living overseas and sponsor your visa (as long as you fulfill the Japanese visa eligibility requirements). Autify also allows working from abroad while waiting for your visa to be approved.

They’re even open to having people continue to work remotely from outside of Japan longer-term as long as you can be available during normal business hours in the JST time zone.
Paid Leave
10 days of paid leave and 5 days of sick leave plus public holidays in Japan.
Benefits
💹 Employee stock option plan

💻 New tech gear (Laptop PC will be lent when joining the company)

👩‍🎓 Skill development support

🏠 Remote work allowance

💛 Support for attending conferences

🧡 Seminar participation support

📕 Book purchases

👶 Parental Leave

👩‍🏫 English learning/skill improvement program support

💜 Social security / insurance benefits included

🏥 Healthcare insurance

💚 Pension insurance
Remote Work
Autify is working 100% remotely currently, so they don’t require members to live in Tokyo, if you are able to relocate to Japan. They also have quarterly in-person meetings in Tokyo but it’s not mandatory to commute to Tokyo once every three months. You can also join remotely.

Note: We welcome remote work from other countries as long as you can work during the JST time zone. Those living outside of Japan will remotely join quarterly in-person meetings.
Work style
Work hours: Full flex time (No Core Time!)

Autify allows their members to choose their own hours as long as they average 8 hours a day each month. There may be times when you’re expected to join meetings and you may need to be online during the JST time zone, but otherwise work hours are flexible.