Backend API Engineer

About the role

BizzyCar is looking for an experienced Ruby on Rails engineer to help design, build, and scale our core API layer that powers multiple consumer and internal applications. You’ll work on backend architecture, data modeling, and performance optimization — including locating and improving underperforming database queries and API endpoints to keep our systems fast and reliable.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain high-performance RESTful APIs using Ruby on Rails.
• Design and evolve database schemas and queries for scalability and efficiency.
• Identify and optimize slow queries and API bottlenecks.
• Collaborate with front-end and product teams to deliver new features.
• Ensure code quality through reviews, testing, and documentation.
• Maintain security, reliability, and performance standards across the stack.
  
  

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience with Ruby on Rails in production systems.
• Strong understanding of API design, SQL databases (PostgreSQL), and ActiveRecord.
• Experience with background processing (Sidekiq, Redis) and asynchronous jobs.
• Proven ability to debug, profile, and optimize backend performance.

Benefits

We value our employees’ time and efforts. Our commitment to your success is enhanced by our competitive compensation and benefits package including paid time off, medical, dental, vision and equity benefits and future growth opportunities within the company. Plus, we work to maintain the best possible environment for our employees, where people can learn and grow with the company. We strive to provide a collaborative, creative environment where each person feels encouraged to contribute to our processes, decisions, planning and culture. To learn more about our company please visit: www.BizzyCar.com.

BizzyCar, Inc. does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, color, religion, age, national origin, marital status, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other reason prohibited by law in provision of employment opportunities and benefits. 

At this time, the company does not provide sponsorship for U.S. visas or immigration benefits. To that end, the company does not provide financial, legal or administrative support for employment-based U.S. immigration benefits. In compliance with the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, and as a condition of employment, all employees must complete the Form I-9 and present unexpired documents showing that the employee is legally authorized to work for any employer in the United States.