Mid-level Backend Engineer Ruby/Rails
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Basics
- yearly
Full time job
~ 3 years XP
Remote or Onsite Berlin
17 days ago
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About Getolo
At getolo, we don't just offer insurance, we create tailored solutions for individual customer needs.
Founded in 2015, the Insurtech develops and operates holistic insurance solutions that are affordable, understandable, and accessible to everyone. In doing so, we support our customers with prevention, the best customer support and relieve them of the worries about spontaneously arising costs or painful treatments for themselves or their pets. The dentolo, petolo and vitolo solutions offer everything from basic to full protection, so that our customers and their loved ones are covered in case of emergency and can enjoy a more carefree life.
Thanks to in-depth discussions with customers, teams and market specialists, we are able to expand and improve our expertise in the field of dental & pet health on a daily basis to provide an all-round service to our customers.
The culture of getolo is based on a shared vision, the joy of dynamic processes and courageous actions, whereby team spirit and the wishes of our customers always come first.
#caring #brave #fast #collaborative
Founded in 2015, the Insurtech develops and operates holistic insurance solutions that are affordable, understandable, and accessible to everyone. In doing so, we support our customers with prevention, the best customer support and relieve them of the worries about spontaneously arising costs or painful treatments for themselves or their pets. The dentolo, petolo and vitolo solutions offer everything from basic to full protection, so that our customers and their loved ones are covered in case of emergency and can enjoy a more carefree life.
Thanks to in-depth discussions with customers, teams and market specialists, we are able to expand and improve our expertise in the field of dental & pet health on a daily basis to provide an all-round service to our customers.
The culture of getolo is based on a shared vision, the joy of dynamic processes and courageous actions, whereby team spirit and the wishes of our customers always come first.
#caring #brave #fast #collaborative
The Role
About getolo:
Founded in 2015, getolo GmbH is an innovative and award-winning InsurTech company that offers comprehensive supplementary insurance plans in the areas of dental, pet health and liability, as well as health add-on coverage. Under the brands dentolo, petolo, and vitolo, we serve over 200,000 customers in Germany, providing digital and hassle-free protection that seamlessly integrates into their daily lives.
We believe that prevention is always better than cure—which is why we focus on preventive care, customer-centric service, and financial security to protect our customers and their loved ones from unexpected costs. Thanks to the close collaboration of our team of market specialists and insurance experts, we continuously monitor industry developments to offer practical solutions for current challenges.
getolo's company culture is built on collaboration, innovation, and agility—always with a strong focus on the needs of our customers. With a team of around 200 employees, getolo is led by Daniel Gadea (CEO) and Laura Wulff (CGO). getolo is a partner of DA Direkt and part of the Zurich Group Germany.
We are currently looking for a passionate Backend Engineer to join our Engineering Team.
Your role in the team:
- Work with Ruby on Rails, PostgreSQL, and other technologies. We don’t expect you to be familiar with all of them beforehand.
- Collaborate within a team to shape features and help make getolo an outstanding product.
- Apply Agile and Lean principles in your daily work.
- Pair with other developers to implement solutions and collaborate through GitHub pull requests and code reviews.
- Work closely with product and design teams to analyze requirements and decide on the best technical solutions.
- Ensure adequate testing mechanisms are in place at all levels of the application and process.
- Monitor your deployed code to ensure stability and performance.
What you need to be successful:
- 2–4 years in software engineering.
- Proficiency with Ruby and Ruby on Rails (RoR), or another server-side programming language.
- Strong skills in working with APIs and client application integration.
- Solid knowledge of relational databases.
- Background in developing web applications and applying various architectural patterns.
- Familiarity with building applications for cloud environments, along with curiosity about the operational aspects of software delivery.
- Exposure to Agile environments, with an understanding of core concepts and the ability to actively participate in and influence Agile practices.
- Hands-on practice with functional testing, integration testing, and API testing.
- Knowledge of Test-Driven Development (TDD) and Behavior-Driven Development (BDD) methodologies.
- Previous work in a product engineering environment is preferred.
- A solid understanding of testing strategies and best practices.
- Strong collaborative mindset and ability to work effectively within a team.
- Excellent communication skills—clear, concise, and engaging.
- Front-end development skills, particularly with JavaScript would be a plus.
- Proficiency in English (at least C1 level); knowledge of German would be a plus.
Why getolo?
🌴 Salary & Vacation
- Attractive fixed salary
- Start with 28 vacation days, with an increase every two years (capped at 30 days). Holidays on December 24th and 31st.
🧑💻 Mobility & Flexibility
- Choose between a free Swapfiets bike, a BVG ticket (“Umweltticket”) or a “Deutschlandticket” subsidized by us
- Work hybrid - from your home office or in our office in Berlin-Mitte
- Work abroad in the EU for up to 60 days
🧘 Health
- Benefit from free coaching sessions with nilo.health, our mental health tool
- Test our products yourself! Choose between dentolo, petolo or vitolo
📚 Development
- Training budget starting from 750 € per year
- Regular (360 degree) feedback
🙌 And much more…
- Legendary summer and winter parties
- Regular team events
- Many discounts on the corporate Benefits Platform
- Pet friendly office
Sounds like the perfect job for you? We look forward to receiving your application and getting to know you!
getolo is an equal opportunity and diversity employer. We strive to create a friendly, safe, and welcoming environment for all our team members, regardless of ethnicity, gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, limitations and talents of any kind, physical appearance, social background, marital status, age, or religion (or lack thereof).
When you apply, we focus solely on your experience and motivation. You decide what additional information you want to disclose (photo, marital status, religion, gender, nationality, etc.). We value and treat all applications equally.
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