Posted 3 months ago
Senior Software Engineer – Ruby on Rails / SaaS - Relocation opportunity
@ Global Fleet Management
Burnaby, British Columbia
Overview
PosiTrace is hiring a Senior Software Engineer in Ruby on Rails for a relocation role at its Burnaby, BC head office. The engineer will design, build and maintain the production SaaS platform, including APIs, database work and Angular frontend features. The posting offers an annual salary of $120,000 CAD, in-office work, and relocation and immigration support.
Pay:
$120,000 a year
Responsibilities:
- Design, develop and maintain production Ruby on Rails applications
- Build and maintain APIs and integrations
- Optimize MySQL and SQL database performance
- Develop Angular and TypeScript frontend functionality
- Conduct code reviews and contribute to architecture decisions
Requirements summary:
- 5+ years of professional software development experience
- Strong professional Ruby on Rails experience
- Experience with production SaaS or web applications
- Strong MySQL and SQL database experience
- Angular and TypeScript experience
- RSpec and TDD experience
Tools & skills
Source and dates
Employer career site / ATS feed · bamboohr
- Employer posting date
- 2026-08-13
- First seen by our source
- 2026-10-08
- Source record updated
- 2026-10-16
These dates describe the source record, not a live verification that the employer is still hiring. Check the original posting.
Job details
| Seniority | Senior |
| Department | Software development |
| Experience | 5+ years |
| Hours per week | 40 (estimated) |
| Travel | air: none · ground: none |
| Work setting | Office |
| Position | Mostly sitting |
| Physical demands | physical low · computer high |
| Languages | English |
| Perks mentioned | Relocation assistance |
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Global Fleet Management
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GPS Fleet Management and Tracking Solutions: The Ultimate Tool for Fleet Optimization
Full company description
Positrace is a leading fleet management and GPS tracking solutions provider that offers innovative technology, customizable features, and exceptional customer service. With a focus on improving efficiency, reducing costs, and enhancing safety, Positrace is a top choice for businesses of all sizes looking to optimize their fleet operations.
- LinkedIn followers
- 10,697
- People associated on LinkedIn
- 139
- Reported office locations
- 5172 Kingsway, Unit 250, Burnaby, British Columbia V5H 2E8, CA
- Av. Ignacio L. Vallarta 3030, Guadalajara, Jalisco 44690, MX
- Business categories
- Fleet Management
- Location Based Services
- Business Intelligence
- Internet of Things
- Big Data
- Other recorded names
- Global Fleet Management
- PosiTrace
- Specialties
- GPS vehicle tracking
- telematics
- SaaS
- and Fleet Management
- Profile identifies a recruitment agency
- No
- Reported total investment
- 880,030
Currency and observation date were not supplied; this is not a current valuation or a funding round.
Positrace is a leading fleet management and GPS tracking solutions provider that offers innovative technology, customizable features, and exceptional customer service. With a focus on improving efficiency, reducing costs, and enhancing safety, Positrace is a top choice for businesses of all sizes looking to optimize their fleet operations.
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Industry | Software Development |
| Company size | 51-200 employees |
| Headquarters | Burnaby, British Columbia |
| Organization type | Privately Held |
| Year founded | 2007 |
| Specialties | GPS vehicle trackingtelematicsSaaSand Fleet Management |
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 3 |
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📍 Relocation to Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Senior Software Engineer – Ruby on Rails / SaaS
This is a relocation opportunity to Vancouver, Canada for an experienced Ruby on Rails Engineer.
The successful candidate will relocate to our Burnaby, BC Head Office, and PosiTrace will support and manage the applicable relocation and immigration process required for the successful candidate to work in Canada.
If you are currently based outside Canada and are looking for an opportunity to build your career in Canada while working with an international SaaS company, we would love to hear from you.
About PosiTrace
PosiTrace is a founder-led SaaS company specializing in GPS fleet tracking, AI-powered dash cameras, and asset management solutions.
We are growing internationally across Canada, the United States, and Mexico, with ambitious plans to expand both geographically and into larger enterprise markets.
Our mission is simple:
make fleets more profitable.
We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer in Ruby on Rails to help us evolve and scale the technology behind our growing SaaS platform.
The Role
As a Senior Software Engineer in Ruby on Rails, you will play a key role in designing, developing, and improving our production SaaS platform.
Ruby on Rails is a core requirement for this position. You should have strong, hands-on professional experience building and maintaining production applications with Ruby on Rails.
You will work across backend and web application development, collaborating closely with Product and Engineering to build reliable, scalable solutions that directly impact our customers.
This is a hands-on role for an engineer who enjoys solving complex problems, taking ownership, and contributing to technical decisions in a growing international SaaS environment.
What You'll Do
- Design, develop, test, and maintain production applications using Ruby on Rails.
- Build scalable and reliable backend services and web applications.
- Develop and maintain APIs and integrations.
- Work with large relational datasets and optimize database performance using MySQL and SQL.
- Develop and maintain frontend functionality using Angular and TypeScript.
- Apply automated testing and TDD practices, particularly RSpec.
- Participate in architecture decisions and contribute to platform scalability and reliability.
- Conduct and participate in code reviews.
- Identify technical debt, performance issues, and opportunities for refactoring.
- Support application deployments, monitoring, troubleshooting, and production reliability.
- Collaborate with Product Management to translate customer and business requirements into effective technical solutions.
- Maintain technical documentation and development standards.
- Estimate work, communicate progress, and manage priorities effectively.
What We're Looking For
- 5+ years of professional software development experience.
- Strong professional experience with Ruby on Rails — this is a must.
- Proven experience building and supporting production SaaS or web applications.
- Strong understanding of object-oriented programming and software design principles.
- Strong SQL and database engineering experience, particularly with MySQL.
- Professional experience with Angular and TypeScript or comparable modern frontend development.
- Strong experience with automated testing and TDD/RSpec.
- Experience working with scalable, cloud-based production systems.
- Strong understanding of software architecture, performance, and application scalability.
- Excellent written and spoken English.
- Strong communication and collaboration skills.
- Ability to work independently, take ownership, and operate effectively in a growing organization.
- Willingness and ability to relocate to Vancouver, Canada.
Nice to Have
Experience with any of the following is an advantage:
- Google Cloud Platform
- Redis
- Elasticsearch
- RESTful API design
- WebSockets
- CI/CD pipelines
- Git/GitFlow
- New Relic or similar observability tools
- Capybara, VCR, or Capistrano
- Microservices and distributed systems
- High-volume or performance-critical applications
- Agile/Scrum methodologies
- Experience working with remote or international engineering teams
Why Join PosiTrace?
You'll be joining a profitable and growing SaaS company where engineering has a direct impact on our product and customers.
You will have the opportunity to:
- Relocate to Vancouver, one of Canada's leading technology hubs, with company support for the relocation process.
- Work on a real-time platform supporting fleet operations across international markets.
- Solve meaningful challenges around scalability, performance, and reliability.
- Work with technologies across GPS/telematics, AI-powered video, cloud infrastructure, APIs, and real-time data.
- Collaborate closely with Product and Engineering on the evolution of the platform.
- Contribute to technology initiatives supporting our international and enterprise growth.
- Take ownership of meaningful technical projects and see your work directly impact the business.
- Build a long-term career within a growing international SaaS organization.
What We Offer
- Company-supported relocation to Vancouver, Canada.
- Support throughout the applicable immigration and relocation process.
- In office environment in Burnaby, BC.
- Annual Salary: $120,000 CAD
- Meaningful technical ownership and challenging engineering projects.
- Professional development and continuous learning opportunities.
- Mentorship and career growth opportunities.
- Collaborative and people-focused work environment.
Ready to Build What Comes Next?
If you're an experienced Software Engineer in Ruby on Rails looking for an opportunity to build your career in Canada while helping scale an international SaaS platform, we'd love to hear from you.
PosiTrace welcomes qualified applicants from diverse backgrounds and hires for both technical capability and character.
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