Software Engineer, Backend (Ukraine based)

About this role: 

Joining Settle as an early Software Engineer you will play a key role in shaping and constructing impactful, results-driven systems, products, and features. With a solid product-market fit, organic growth, and a comprehensive long-term roadmap, you'll be part of a dynamic team driving Settle's success.

What you’ll do:

• Design and build data models, services, and APIs to power our web app.
• Scale and secure our systems to support an increasing number of users, features, business requirements, partners, and engineers.
• Collaborate with the team to build robust testing and deployment frameworks.
• Analyze, debug, and fix performance and correctness issues. 

What you’ll need:

• 2+ years of industry experience, preferably in the B2B fintech and/or startup sector
• Technical requirements: Proficiency in CS fundamentals, a willingness to learn Ruby on Rails (our primary backend language), and mastery of OOP principles. Familiarity with an ORM framework, eg. Django, Laravel, Sinatra, Flask, Symfony
• Web-app architecture design. You have curiosity or understanding of how everything fits together from web services up through display and love designing reliable and extensible systems
• Adaptability. We’re a startup and project needs can change quickly. You love to jump into a new problem, learn what’s needed, and solve it
• Customer-centric mentality. You care about the user, strive to understand their needs and build tools to solve their problems.
• Leadership. With rapid growth, we need and expect everyone to be a leader. You have the humility and self-awareness to understand and navigate the unknown while holding yourself and others to a high bar. Additionally, you enjoy mentoring and fostering the development of fellow engineers

Compensation:

The monthly starting salary range for the two different tiers:

• Mid-level: $3,000-$4,000 USD
• Senior-level: $5,000-$6,000 USD

While this role is based in Ukraine, please note that some standard benefits and perks typically offered in the United States will not be applicable.

• Competitive compensation and equity
• Top-tier medical insurance for employees and their dependents
• Unlimited PTO
• $2500 annual growth and development stipend
• $500 home office set up reimbursement
• Free office lunches
• Employee Referral Program
• Ability to work from our office in Lviv with stunning views of the city, or from home - we foster a remote-friendly culture