Posted 16 days ago
Intermediate Rails Software Developer
@ atVenu
Calgary, Alberta
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Overview
atVenu is hiring an Intermediate Rails Software Developer to build and maintain backend services for its live event commerce platform, ideally in the Calgary area with remote or hybrid options. The work covers Rails and React development, refactoring legacy code, security improvements and production support during high-traffic events. Experience with AI tools in engineering is a nice-to-have.
Responsibilities:
- Build and maintain backend services for the platform
- Refactor legacy code and fix security vulnerabilities
- Integrate with POS devices, mobile apps and payment services
- Write automated tests and take part in code review
- Monitor and troubleshoot production during high-traffic events
Requirements summary:
- 5+ years professional software development
- At least 3 years of Ruby on Rails
- Solid API and SQL (PostgreSQL or MySQL) skills
- Comfort with GitHub and AWS
- Working knowledge of JavaScript
- Practical AI development experience
Tools & skills
Source and dates
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- Employer posting date
- 2026-10-21
- First seen by our source
- 2026-10-22
- Source record updated
- 2026-10-22
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Job details
| Seniority | Mid level |
| Department | Software development |
| Experience | 5+ years |
| Hours per week | 40 (estimated) |
| Travel | air: none · ground: none |
| Work setting | Office, Home |
| Position | Mostly sitting |
| Physical demands | physical low · computer high |
| Languages | English |
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atVenu
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| Open jobs on Jobsy | 2 |
Job description
Intermediate Rails Software Developer – Job Description
Reports To: Development Manager, Engineering & Security
Location: Ideally in the Calgary area; can be remote/hybrid
atVenu is the leading live event commerce platform for merchandise, food and beverage sales at concerts, festivals, stadiums and venues. Our software powers offline-capable point of sale, real-time dashboards and mobile ordering, on both custom and commodity hardware.
Our Tech Stack:
Equal Opportunity Employer
atVenu is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, protected veteran status, age, disability, or any other protected status.
Disclaimer
The job description above is intended to set forth the general nature of the work that will be expected of the person who takes on this role. The job description is not, however, meant to be construed as an exhaustive list of all the duties and responsibilities required for this role. From time to time, all colleagues may be required to perform duties outside their normal responsibilities as needed, and the priorities within each role evolve over time based on the needs of the business.
Reports To: Development Manager, Engineering & Security
Location: Ideally in the Calgary area; can be remote/hybrid
About the Job:
We're hiring an Intermediate Rails Software Developer to build and maintain the backend services behind atVenu's platform. The successful candidate will be an adept Rails/React developer who enjoys looking backwards, refactoring legacy code to fix vulnerabilities, while keeping an eye towards the future developing new infrastructure features. Experience leveraging AI tools in software engineering and security would be nice to have.atVenu is the leading live event commerce platform for merchandise, food and beverage sales at concerts, festivals, stadiums and venues. Our software powers offline-capable point of sale, real-time dashboards and mobile ordering, on both custom and commodity hardware.
Our Tech Stack:
- Backend: Ruby, Rails, GraphQL, PostgreSQL, Redis, CouchDb
- Frontend: React Native, React, JavaScript
- Cloud Platform: AWS
- Tools: GitHub, Sidekiq
What you'll do
- Complete development tasks as assigned and/or review and select stories you can execute, with the support of your leader or an assigned partner or mentor.
- Consistently write functions that are easily testable and understood by other developers considering edge cases and errors with appropriate documentation and test procedures (not just lines of code).
- Identify areas where security implications may exist.
- Write automated tests and take part in code review.
- Architect scalable, reliable services using established design patterns and best practices.
- Help work on reducing technical debt and refactoring legacy code into modern, maintainable standards.
- Anticipate future use cases and make design decisions that minimize the cost of change.
- Integrate with POS devices, mobile apps and third-party payment and reporting services
- Help keep production stable: monitor, troubleshoot and fix issues, including during high-traffic event windows
- Improve performance, reliability and code quality across existing services
- Work with product managers and designers to turn requirements into shippable work
What you bring
- 5+ years of professional software development, with at least 3 years in Ruby on Rails
- Solid grasp of API and SQL (PostgreSQL or MySQL)
- Comfort with GitHub and AWS
- Working knowledge of JavaScript for the occasional front-end change
- Practical knowledge of AI development, including:
- Rapid evaluation and adoption of emerging AI technologies
- Techniques for agent configuration to help ensure reliable outcomes
- Integrating AI into the software development lifecycle responsibly and effectively
- Clear written communication and the habits to work well on a distributed team
Nice to have
- React or React Native experience
- Docker and a major cloud provider (AWS or GCP)
- Payments, POS, e-commerce or ticketing experience
- Familiarity with PCI or SOC 2 practices
Equal Opportunity Employer
atVenu is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, protected veteran status, age, disability, or any other protected status.
Disclaimer
The job description above is intended to set forth the general nature of the work that will be expected of the person who takes on this role. The job description is not, however, meant to be construed as an exhaustive list of all the duties and responsibilities required for this role. From time to time, all colleagues may be required to perform duties outside their normal responsibilities as needed, and the priorities within each role evolve over time based on the needs of the business.
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