Staff Engineer, Backend (RoR)

ThoughtSpot is changing how organizations make decisions by equipping every single person with the power to collaborate on analytics and share insights at the pace of work today. We're building the most advanced web-based environment for creating, sharing, and discussing ad-hoc analysis using a variety of technologies. We have a rapidly expanding list of happy customers who love our product and we're growing to serve even more.
With Mode and ThoughtSpot coming together, you will have the opportunity to reimagine the application backend to power AI for BI and data analyst workflows.
As a Staff Back-End Engineer, you'll work closely with other engineers, PM's, and designers to shape the roadmap and technical architecture for a powerful and modular application backend to create bespoke customer journeys in Mode and ThoughtSpot.

Technical Stack 

• Our applications are written in TypeScript and Javascript on Angular, with a Ruby-on-Rails backend storing data in Postgres.
• Our services are written in Ruby on rails, Java and Golang.
• Our proprietary data engine Helix caches, manages and queries customer data.
• Our infrastructure is ECS Fargate containers on AWS, managed with Terraform.
• Monitoring and observability: Honeycomb, Wavefront, Sumologic, Bugsnag.
• GitHub, Circle CI.

What you'll do:

• Develop our core web applications for data analysts and business users.
• Work with a cross functional team to break our monolith into microservices and a product agnostic application backend.
• Define and maintain development practices that let us move fast with quality.
• Identify and fix bottlenecks and bugs.
• Maintain and expand APIs.
• Mentor and guide the project team.

What you bring:

• 5+ years of professional experience and fluency in Ruby and Ruby on Rails.
• Ability to write efficient algorithms, and clean code.
• Good knowledge of relational databases such as PostgreSQL and MySQL.
• Experience working with Sidekiq, RSpec and other common RoR libraries.
• Working knowledge of Git, Docker.
• Good knowledge of full stack web development.
• Familiarity with building high performance and scalable software in an internet scale distributed cloud environment.
• Interest in creating well thought out infrastructure and APIs.
• Experience with public clouds (AWS, Azure, GCP) is a plus.
• A growth mindset and excitement about breaking the status quo by seeking innovative solutions.
• Great communication skills, both verbal and written, and an interest in working with a diverse set of peers and customers.
• Alignment with ThoughtSpot's values.
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What makes ThoughtSpot a great place to work?

ThoughtSpot is the experience layer of the modern data stack, leading the industry with our AI-Powered Analytics and natural language search. We hire people with unique identities, backgrounds, and perspectives—this balance-for-the-better philosophy is key to our success. When paired with our culture of Selfless Excellence and our drive for continuous improvement (2% done), ThoughtSpot cultivates a respectful culture that pushes norms to create world-class products. If you’re excited by the opportunity to work with some of the brightest minds in the business and make your mark on a truly innovative company, we invite you to read more about our mission, and apply to the role that’s right for you.

ThoughtSpot for All

Building a diverse and inclusive team isn't just the right thing to do for our people, it's the right thing to do for our business. We know we can’t solve complex data problems with a single perspective. It takes many voices, experiences, and areas of expertise to deliver the innovative solutions our customers need. At ThoughtSpot, we continually celebrate the diverse communities that individuals cultivate to empower every Spotter to bring their whole authentic self to work.

We’re committed to being real and continuously learning when it comes to equality, equity, and creating space for underrepresented groups to thrive. 

Research shows that in order to apply for a job, women feel they need to meet 100% of the criteria while men usually apply after meeting 60%. Regardless of how you identify, if you believe you can do the job and are a good match, we encourage you to apply. 

About ThoughtSpot

The world’s most innovative companies use AI-Powered Analytics from ThoughtSpot to empower every person in their organization, from C-suite executive to frontline employee, with the ability to ask and answer data questions, create and interact with data-driven insights, and use these insights to make informed decisions and take action. ThoughtSpot is simple enough for any business person to use, yet built to handle even the largest, most complex data, wherever it may reside. That’s why customers like T-Mobile, BT, Snowflake, HubSpot, Exxon, Daimler, Medtronic, Hulu, Nasdaq, OpenTable, Huel, and Nationwide Building Society have turned to ThoughtSpot to transform their data driven decision-making cultures.

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