Job Specifications
About MealSuite
MealSuite builds end-to-end foodservice technology for healthcare and senior living organizations. Our mission is to help care teams deliver better dining experiences with less effort. We're a fast-growing team working on meaningful problems that directly impact patient and resident care.
About The Role
We are seeking a Senior Software Engineer to help design, build, and maintain the core systems that power the MealSuite platform. This role will play a key part in delivering product roadmap initiatives, improving system performance, and ensuring high-quality code across our Ruby on Rails applications. You will collaborate closely with Product, Design, and Engineering teams to deliver scalable solutions while mentoring other developers and contributing to technical architecture decisions.
What You'll Do
Design, develop, and maintain scalable Ruby on Rails applications and services
Own features end-to-end from design through deployment, testing, and support
Debug complex issues and optimize application performance, database queries, and system reliability
Conduct code reviews and promote engineering best practices, security standards, and code quality
Contribute to architectural decisions and improvements to the technology stack
Collaborate with Product, Design, and QA to translate business needs into technical solutions
Participate in Agile ceremonies and provide transparent updates on progress and blockers
Mentor junior developers and support knowledge sharing across the engineering team
What You Bring
Strong experience building production applications with Ruby on Rails
Solid knowledge of relational databases (PostgreSQL or MySQL), SQL optimization, and RESTful APIs
Experience with testing frameworks such as RSpec, Minitest, or Capybara and background job tools like Sidekiq or Resque
Proficiency with Git and modern development workflows
Experience debugging and optimizing production systems and delivering complex features end-to-end
Strong understanding of software architecture, scalability, and clean coding practices
Ability to communicate technical concepts clearly and collaborate across cross-functional teams
5+ years of professional software development experience including hands-on Ruby on Rails development
Why You'll Love Working Here
Unlimited paid time off - we trust our employees to create balance
Retirement savings support - RRSP/401(k) matching at 100% up to 3%
Health benefits - medical, dental, vision, life & disability insurance, and paid parental leave starting day one
Hybrid flexibility - balance in-person collaboration with remote work
Work-life balance - 90%+ of employees feel supported by their leaders
Equity program participation - share in MealSuite's growth
Career development opportunities - we support your long-term goals
Purpose-driven work - our mission aligns with the values of 90%+ of employees
Compensation
$95,000 - $118,000
Additional Information
We want to ensure that every qualified individual has an equal opportunity to work with us. If you require accommodation during our application process, please contact us at accomodations@mealsuite.com.
MealSuite uses AI-assisted tools during parts of the hiring process, including screening and workflow automation. All final hiring decisions are made by people. This is a current vacancy, and we are actively hiring for this position.
About the Company
MealSuite is a fully integrated, end to end, dietary, food production, inventory, kitchen management and point of sale solution on a mission to revolutionize the continuum of care through food service technology. Since 1989, our industry leading innovations have empowered food service operators across North America to streamline administrative labor, cut down on food waste, reduce risk and meet regulatory requirements, so they can spend more time focusing on what matters most: improving the quality of life for their patients...
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