Ruby on Rails Developer

About Amaha

Amaha, formerly named InnerHour, is a mental health organization founded in the year 2016 by renowned psychiatrist and healthcare entrepreneur, Dr.Amit Malik.

In 2019, Ms. Neha Kirpal, a social entrepreneur and global mental health ambassador, joined Amaha as Co-founder.

The organization has built a mental health ecosystem that provides treatment & care plans for a range of mental health conditions like anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, ADHD, OCD, schizophrenia, and addictions.

Amaha has an in-house expert team of 150+ psychiatrists and therapists and provides therapy sessions, psychiatric care, digital self-care tools, psychometric assessments, as well as community peer support. Over the last few years, they have delivered over 1,00,000+ therapy and psychiatry sessions in 15+ languages across 600+ Indian cities.

From dawn till midnight - 365 days a year, Amaha offers consultation services with qualified professionals - the organization also helps people select the right mental health professional for their needs at the time and place of their choosing.

Their digital offerings include the Amaha mobile app, which has won several accolades, including an award for the "Best App for Good'' by Google Play.

It offers 600+ self-care tools and 1000+ content resources to help clients understand their concerns and build healthy habits; the app has already touched 5Million+ lives globally. Amaha also offers community peer support groups with over 50,000+ community members.

Furthermore, Amaha offers customized Emotional Well-being programs for workplaces & colleges that today support over 700,000 individuals across the country.

In 2022, with a vision to provide care from cradle to grave and to support quality mental healthcare for families, institutions, and communities, Amaha acquired the reputed Delhi NCR-based Child and Adolescent Mental Health Institute, Children First, that has been providing support to more than 12,000+ families since its inception in 2008.

Together with the founders of Children First - Dr. Amit Sen, Dr. Shelja Sen and Dr. Kavita Arora, the two organizations are together able to service families and individuals across their entire lifespan.

With its overall team of more than 250+ professionals with advanced degrees in technology, business, psychiatry, and psychology, Amaha's core proposition is to provide end-to-end care -both online & in-person including consultation, self-care & community support through its digital platform (including mobile app) & its first few in-person centers in Mumbai, Bangalore & Delhi NCR.

Key Responsibilities

• Implementation & optimization of a robust set of services and APIs to power the web and Mobile Applications
• Design, build, and maintain efficient, reusable, and reliable Ruby code
• Integration of data storage solutions viz MemCache, Redis, and MongoDB
• Building reusable code and libraries for future use
• Participate in code reviews and mentor junior developers
• Identify bottlenecks and bugs, and devise solutions to these problems
• Integration of the front-end and back-end aspects of the web application
• Create database schemas that represent and support business processes
• Management of the hosting environment, including database administration and scaling an application to support load changes

Skills & Qualifications

• 3-5 years of relevant work experience in Ruby on Rails
• Understanding of data and application security
• Understanding of asynchronous programming and its quirks and workarounds
• Proficient understanding of git or any version management system
• Familiarity with development-aiding tools such as Bundler, Yarn, NPM etc
• Good understanding of server-side templating languages such as ERB, Jade, EJS, Jinja, etc
• Ability to implement automated testing platforms and unit tests
• Experience with application deployment and understanding of CD/CI Pipelines

Desired Qualities

• Problem-Solving Skills : Ability to troubleshoot and solve complex problems efficiently and provide practical solutions.
• Communication Skills : Strong verbal and written communication skills to effectively collaborate with team members and stakeholders.
• Team Collaboration : Experience working in a collaborative team environment, understanding the importance of sharing knowledge and supporting team members.
• Adaptability : Flexibility to adapt to new technologies and challenges, showing a willingness tolearn and grow within the role.
• Attention to Detail : Keen attention to detail when writing code and checking in codebase changes to prevent future issues.
• Time Management : Ability to manage time effectively, meeting deadlines and prioritising tasks in a fast-paced development environment.
• Passion for Development : A strong passion for backend development and continuous improvement in coding standards and practices.
• Proactive Attitude : Takes initiative to identify issues and opportunities before they become problems
• Innovative Thinking : Ability to think creatively to deliver innovative solutions or improvements to existing systems.
• Resilience : Capable of working under pressure and managing work in a dynamic and complex environment.

What Is It Like Working At Amaha

• The learning opportunities are limitless and we guarantee an exciting and transparent work culture.
• You will get the chance to contribute to a thriving start-up providing mental health solutions to millions of Indians!

This Includes

• Working on multiple exciting projects
• The chance to work with real innovators and leaders in the field
• Working in a supportive, collaborative, and entrepreneurial atmosphere
• Working with people who believe in hard work, sustainability, and ownership
• Being part of a work culture that is driven by creativity and excellence

Our team is (mostly) young, energetic, the best at what they do, and growing every day. You will be working alongside people who are passionate about their work and can teach you skills across several domains and fields.

You will likely be working here for a long time if you show exemplary commitment, dedication, ambition, and grit!