Freelance Lead Backend Engineer (Ruby)

20 Hours ago • 5 Years + • Backend Development • Undisclosed

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Job Description

WeMoms seeks a Freelance Lead Backend Engineer (Ruby) to drive the technical execution of its app. Responsibilities include optimizing for business impact, delivering at scale, ensuring quality and speed, and continuous improvement. The ideal candidate possesses strong Ruby, system & software architecture experience, and ideally some DevOps/Infra experience. The role requires a pragmatic approach, strong technical vision, and the ability to bridge tech and product needs while keeping users in mind. The candidate should be able to maintain calm under pressure and provide leadership.
Must have:
  • 5+ years experience as Senior/Lead Developer
  • Strong Ruby, system & software architecture skills
  • Pragmatic decision-making abilities
  • Ability to deliver at scale and optimize for impact
Good to have:
  • Experience in Consumer Tech or AdTech
  • Infra/DevOps experience
Founded in 2013, Voodoo is a tech company that creates mobile games and apps with a mission to entertain the world. Gathering 800 employees, 7 billion downloads, and over 200 million active users, Voodoo is the #3 mobile publisher worldwide in terms of downloads after Google and Meta. Our portfolio includes chart-topping games like Mob Control and Block Jam, alongside popular apps such as BeReal and Wizz.

About WeMoms

- Founded in 2014 by Antoine Cardoso & Dino Jaegle, WeMoms is dedicated to making womanhood easier and more fulfilling. Our app offers personalized guidance, a nurturing community, and practical tools designed to empower moms with confidence and joy.
- In 2021, WeMoms joined forces with Voodoo, the largest French unicorn and a global leader in mobile games. This partnership allows WeMoms to leverage Voodoo's expertise and resources while maintaining its independent spirit.
- Today: With 4 million downloads, 150,000 daily active users, and $10 million in annual recurring revenue (ARR), WeMoms is experiencing exciting growth.
- By 2026, our ambition is to reach 10 million monthly active users (MAU) and $40 million in revenue, solidifying WeMoms as the go-to platform for families worldwide.

Role

    • As our lead back end, your primary goal will be to drive the technical execution of our app.
    • You will achieve your goals by ensuring excellent tech execution aligning with business objectives.
    • Your success will lie in balancing speed & quality.

    • Scope
    • Optimize for Business Impact: always make the rational technical choice to maximize speed, MVP and impact.
    • Deliver at scale: Execute the product roadmap efficiently, ensuring quality, speed, and continuous improvement.

Profile

    • Tech Leadership: Proven experience as an Senior or Lead developer, preferably in Consumer Tech or AdTech, with a minimum of 5 years
    • Pragmatic: Ability to make strategic, pragmatic decisions at critical moments to ensure the company’s technological needs are met efficiently
    • Back end: Strong experience in Ruby, System & software architectures. 
    • Infra : An experience in Infra / DevOps is a plus

    • Mindset
    • Hands-on : Maintaining a strong technical vision while remaining very operational.
    • Business-Oriented: Make the bridge between the tech and product, while keeping the end users in mind
    • Calm: Remain calm and collected under pressure, providing steady and reassuring leadership to the Tech team and executive committee.
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About The Company

Voodoo is a tech company that creates mobile games and apps. With 7 billion downloads and over 150 million monthly active users, Voodoo is the #3 mobile publisher worldwide in terms of downloads after Google and Meta.


The company is one of the most impressive examples of hypergrowth in the ecosystem, having raised over $1B and backed by Goldman Sachs, Tencent, and GBL.


Voodoo is now a team of over 750 employees worldwide, we’re looking for talented individuals from across the globe to join.


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