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Reaction, Inc - http://www.reactionhousing.com - Austin, TX - Sr Software Engineer (Ruby/Backend) Reaction needs a senior software engineer to help house people displaced by disaster At Reaction, we're building a smarter, lighter, more humane shelter for people displaced by disaster: the Exo. It's stackable, modular, and light enough for a small group to carry and requires no tools to assemble — perfect for the immediate aftermath of a disaster, when a secure place to sleep can mean the difference between hope and despair. The Exo is also stunningly designed and truly smart, with built-in brains and cutting-edge mesh networking hardware and sensors. Alongside the Exo, we're building a software platform to help organizations manage and monitor Exo villages, and that's where you come in. We're an informal, friendly, and close-knit team deeply driven by our mission to help people using equal parts design and technology. -- About the Job -- We're looking for a seasoned engineer who can help us build our backend software platform. You'll work on the Rails API that powers our web & mobile client apps, the databases that power the API, and the mesh networking services that allow our platform to talk to our shelters. We're committed to continuous deployment and a test-driven development style. Down the road, you'll help us ensure our mission-critical systems' uptimes have enough 9s, build complex mapping applications using geo data, or find a way to make our platform work even for Exo villages with spotty internet connections. We'll quickly ramp into some interesting and difficult technical problems. -- About You -- Like us, you love Ruby. You have a solid grasp of the entire web stack: HTTP, RESTful API design, storage systems both relational (Postgres) and not (Redis/Cassandra/etc). Experience with queues and distributed systems a plus. Although you may spend most of your time on the command-line, you prize thoughtful user experiences and design, and would be excited to work in a design-led organization. You love asking and answering questions, and go out of your way to explain technical matters so that anyone can understand (and feel empowered for asking). Most importantly: you're a friendly, effective person who feels deeply drawn to Reaction's core mission of helping people all over the world.