Junior Backend Developer - Ruby on Rails Porto

Junior Backend Developer - Ruby on Rails
Porto
Porto, Porto District, Portugal

Learn about knok

At knok, we dare to lead and humanize the digital transformation of healthcare. We envision a world where everyone has timely access to quality healthcare through digital technology, creating a more equal society. We genuinely believe in it and you can recognize it in every person who embraces this mission.

Through a Digital Front Door strategy, knok connects patients, providers and healthcare professionals in one place. Our API-first
- label platform enables a continuous, engaging and personalised healthcare experience for all conditions through a cutting edge Patient Journey Engine.

With regular clinical practice as our main source of knowledge, we leverage
-
- use data to improve care automation and increase financial savings. Since 2015, we have enabled more than 2. 5 million clinical interactions in over 12 countries. Our platform is scalable and AI-ready, enhancing the power of
- driven care to deliver better outcomes during all stages of life.

Are you ready to join us in revolutionizing healthcare and making a tangible impact on people's lives?

About the role

We are looking for a Junior Backend Developer to assist in creating systems that integrate data and interfaces for Digital Healthcare in a secure, reliable, and scalable manner. As a Junior Backend Developer, you will support the development of system architecture and help design solutions to meet the project's technical requirements under the guidance of senior developers.

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with
  - functional teams to develop, test, and deploy scalable applications.
• Write clean, maintainable, and efficient code, following best practices for backend development.
• Participate in code reviews, offering and receiving constructive feedback to ensure code quality.
• Work closely with senior developers to implement features and troubleshoot issues in existing systems.
• Contribute to database design and optimization.
• Assist in developing and maintaining automated tests to ensure application reliability.
• Attend daily
  - ups and contribute to sprint planning, estimations, and retrospectives in an Agile environment.
• Investigate and resolve bugs and performance issues as they arise.
• Stay updated on the latest technologies and best practices relevant to knokcare’s technical landscape.

About you

To be considered for this role, here are the skills we’re looking for:

• 1+ years of experience working as a backend developer, ideally with Ruby on Rails;
• Basic understanding of database systems, particularly Postgre
  SQL, and familiarity with writing and optimizing queries;
• Knowledge in RESTful APIs structure and implementation;
• Familiarity with version control systems, such as Git;
• Exposure to testing frameworks like RSpec and an understanding of automated testing practices;
• Fluency in English, spoken and written;
• Ability to work collaboratively within an Agile team environment;
• A very proactive attitude towards learning new technologies and improving skills;
• Strong attention to detail, with an emphasis on writing clean, maintainable code;
• Basic understanding of how backend systems integrate with
  - end components and external services.

Extra credit if you have:

• Experience integrating with external systems, especially healthcare systems;
• Experience with Grape library;
• Experience with Redis, Sidekiq, and other background processing tools;
• Contributed to or maintained an open source library;
• Experience working with microservices architecture and containerization;
• Knowledge of Dev
  Ops practices and containerization tools like Docker and Kubernetes;
• Knowledge of possible performance improvements both on the application and database sides, including database indexing, query optimization, and caching strategies.