Senior Applications Engineer (Ruby)

Our Team:

As a Senior Applications Engineer, you will be part of a new team committed to tackling complex architectural challenges related to the Medidata Platform. Your contributions will have a sizeable impact on our customers, and will directly influence all internal engineering teams. Quality and standards matter to us - we strive to positively influence the Technology organization through close collaboration and attention to detail. Our mission remains constant - increase Medidata’s velocity of innovation by raising quality across all teams while maintaining our transparent and trusting team culture.

• Write, debug, and deploy frontend and backend code using a variety of programming languages and frameworks including Ruby, JavaScript and React.
• Drive architecture discussions and design decisions, with a focus on simplicity and maintainability
• Practice refactoring, continuous integration, test automation, source code control and review processes, in order to create maintainable, understandable code
• Participate in Agile working practices such as daily stand-up meetings, backlog grooming, sprint planning, and retrospectives. 
• Work closely with multiple stakeholders; collaborating with testers to ensure quality, and with product managers to turn great ideas into detailed requirements
• Advocate transparency, sharing knowledge across the organization through regular blogs, reveals, and pull requests.
• Delight our users by driving consistent improvement from internal user feedback
• Create clear, thorough documentation that sets up other teams for self-guided success
• Follow Medidata’s Standard Operating Procedures to ensure all software meets regulatory and company requirements.

Who we’re looking for:

• Working knowledge of HTML/CSS and JavaScript, experience with React a plus
• Experience with AWS cloud infrastructure and technologies a plus
• Experience working in a regulated environment or with clinical research processes a plus

Requirements (Education & Experience):

• B.S. in computer science or similar field or equivalent experience
• 5+ years experience with Ruby
• 5+ years experience developing and maintaining production applications
• Working knowledge of HTML/CSS and JavaScript, experience with React a plus
• Experience using AWS cloud infrastructure and technologies a plus
• Experience working in a regulated environment or with clinical research processes a plus

Equal Employment Opportunity

In order to provide equal employment and advancement opportunities to all individuals, employment decisions at Medidata are based on merit, qualifications and abilities. Medidata is committed to a policy of non-discrimination and equal opportunity for all employees and qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth or medical or common conditions related to pregnancy or childbirth), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, familial status, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, veteran status, military service, application for military service, genetic information, receipt of free medical care, or any other characteristic protected under applicable law. Medidata will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities, in accordance with applicable law.