Ship working, tested integration features every week, broken into the smallest shippable pieces
Contribute to the abstractions, tooling, and AI-assisted workflows that make each new integration or feature faster than the last
Make the engineers around you better through code reviews that teach and context shared early
Full-stack range: Track record of owning features across the stack, backend data modeling, business logic, and front-end UI, not just one layer. You're comfortable moving between a schema migration and a UI polish pass in the same week.
Ruby on Rails fluency: Real production experience in Rails or a comparable MVC framework. You know the conventions, you know where they break down, and you know when to bend them.
High agency: You've taken ambiguous, underspecified problems and driven them to a working outcome without someone managing the steps.
Product sense: You care about what you're building, not just how. You push back on a spec when the user experience doesn't add up.
Reliability instincts: You think in edge cases, failure modes, and observability by default. Production monitoring is part of how you build, not something you bolt on after.
AI in your daily workflow: Specific examples of where AI made you faster or better. You use it to move fast while questioning its output.
This isn't your role if you want to stay in one layer of the stack, need fully specified tickets to start, or treat testing and monitoring as someone else's job.
Qualification
Experience with HotwireBackground at a smallWHAT WE VALUE @ TERN🌱 We're always leveling up🧭 We act with optimistic agency💪 We expect operational excellenceOperating Principles
Preferred
Experience with Hotwire, Turbo, or Stimulus specifically
Comfortable touching third-party integrations when a feature calls for it
Background at a small, fast-moving product team where you owned features broadly rather than a narrow slice
WHAT WE VALUE @ TERN
🌱 We're always leveling up. Whether you're deepening your craft, learning from a teammate, or embracing a new challenge, growth is core to our identity.
🧭 We act with optimistic agency. We take initiative, seek clarity, and move forward, even when the path isn't obvious. Through every peak and valley, we lead with curiosity, laughter, kindness, and resolve.
💪 We expect operational excellence. We ship value to our users every single week. We believe that compounding habits lead to sustainable productivity, consistency, and mutual trust.
