About this role
<div> <div> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"><span>The Opportunity: </span><span> </span></span></p> </div> <div> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"><span>We are looking for a </span><span>Product Engineer</span><span> who will design, build, test, and maintain the Ethos ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) platform on our development team. </span><span> </span></span></p> </div> <div> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"><span>Ethos aggregates data from hundreds of sources and uses our algorithms to create ratings and analyses of 15,000+ companies, funds, and client portfolios. We use our data, ratings, and analyses to serve firms on both impact and sustainability-related services.</span><span> </span></span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"><strong>Durham, NC(Hybrid/2 days a week in the offices)</strong> </span></p> </div> <div> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"><span>What you will do:</span><span> </span></span></p> </div> <div> <ul style="list-style-type:disc"> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"><span>Design, develop, and maintain robust Ruby on Rails applications with a focus on performance and scalability. </span><span> </span></span></p> </li> </ul> </div> <div> <ul style="list-style-type:disc"> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"><span>Write clean, well-tested, and well-documented code following team conventions and best practices. </span><span> </span></span></p> </li> </ul> </div> <div> <ul style="list-style-type:disc"> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"><span>Build and maintain RESTful APIs and integrate with third-party services. </span><span> </span></span></p> </li> </ul> </div> <div> <ul style="list-style-type:disc"> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"><span>Design and optimize PostgreSQL database schemas, queries, and migrations. </span><span> </span></span></p> </li> </ul> </div> <div> <ul style="list-style-type:disc"> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"><span>Deploy and monitor applications on AWS infrastructure (ECS, EC2, RDS, S3, CloudWatch, etc.). </span><span> </span></span></p> </li> </ul> </div> <div> <ul style="list-style-type:disc"> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"><span>Participate in code reviews and contribute to architectural discussions. </span><span> </span></span></p> </li> </ul> </div> <div> <ul style="list-style-type:disc"> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"><span>Debug and resolve production issues with a sense of urgency and ownership. This will often include working closely with our QA engineers/product team to identify and resolve problems quickly.</span><span> </span></span></p> </li> </ul> </div> <div> <ul style="list-style-type:disc"> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"><span>Contribute to CI/CD pipelines and advocate for engineering best practices. </span><span> </span></span></p> </li> </ul> </div> <div> <ul style="list-style-type:disc"> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"><span>Mentor junior team members and share knowledge across the team.</span><span> </span></span></p> </li> </ul> </div> <div> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"> </span></p> </div> <div> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"><span>To qualify for the role, you must have:</span><span> </span></span></p> </div> <div> <ul style="list-style-type:disc"> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"><span>3+ years of professional experience with Ruby on Rails. </span><span> </span></span></p> </li> </ul> </div> <div> <ul style="list-style-type:disc"> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"><span>Proficiency with SQL.</span><span> </span></span></p> </li> </ul> </div> <div> <ul style="list-style-type:disc"> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"><span>Hands-on experience deploying and maintaining applications on AWS (ECS, EC2, RDS, S3). </span><span> </span></span></p> </li> </ul> </div> <div> <ul style="list-style-type:disc"> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"><span>Solid understanding of RESTful API design and development. </span><span> </span></span></p> </li> </ul> </div> </div> <div> <div> <ul style="list-style-type:disc"> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"><span>Experience writing automated tests (RSpec or similar). </span><span> </span></span></p> </li> </ul> </div> <div> <ul style="list-style-type:disc"> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"><span>Familiarity with front-end technologies (HTML, CSS, JavaScript) and integration with Rails views or API consumers. </span><span> </span></span></p> </li> </ul> </div> <div> <ul style="list-style-type:disc"> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"><span>Proficiency with Git and experience working in a collaborative pull-request workflow. </span><span> </span></span></p> </li> </ul> </div> <div> <ul style="list-style-type:disc"> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"><span>Strong communication skills and the ability to work effectively in a distributed team spanning multiple time zones.</span><span> </span></span></p> </li> </ul> </div> <div> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"> </span></p> </div> <div> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"><span>Ideally, you will also have:</span><span> </span></span></p> </div> <div> <ul style="list-style-type:disc"> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"><span>Experience with background job processing (Sidekiq, Delayed Job, or similar). </span><span> </span></span></p> </li> </ul> </div> <div> <ul style="list-style-type:disc"> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"><span>Familiarity with containerization and orchestration tools (Docker, ECS, or Kubernetes). </span><span> </span></span></p> </li> </ul> </div> <div> <ul style="list-style-type:disc"> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"><span>Experience with caching strategies (Redis, Memcached). </span><span> </span></span></p> </li> </ul> </div> <div> <ul style="list-style-type:disc"> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"><span>Knowledge of infrastructure-as-code tools (Typescript). </span><span> </span></span></p> </li> </ul> </div> <div> <ul style="list-style-type:disc"> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"><span>Experience with observability and monitoring tools (New Relic especially). </span><span> </span></span></p> </li> </ul> </div> <div> <ul style="list-style-type:disc"> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"><span>Strong proficiency with PostgreSQL — schema design, indexing, query optimization, and ActiveRecord.</span><span> </span></span></p> </li> </ul> </div> <div> <ul style="list-style-type:disc"> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"><span>Experience working within an Agile software dev lifecycle using JIRA/Confluence</span><span> </span></span></p> </li> </ul> </div> <div> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"> </span></p> </div> <div> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"><span>What working at ACA offers: </span><span> </span></span></p> </div> <div> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"><span>We offer a competitive compensation package where you’ll be rewarded based on your performance and recognized for the value you bring to our business. Our Total Rewards package includes medical and dental coverage and 401(k) plans, and a wide range of paid time off options as well as a flexible work environment. You will be granted time off for designated ACA Paid Holidays, Summer Fridays, Personal/Family Care, and other leaves of absence when needed to support your physical, financial, and emotional well-being. We also offer unique benefits such as Student Debt Forgiveness and Pet Insurance. </span><span> </span></span></p> </div> <div> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"> </span></p> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"><span>About ACA:</span><span> </span></span></p> </div> <div> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"><span>ACA Group is the leading governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) advisor in financial services. We empower our clients to reimagine GRC and protect and grow their business. Our innovative approach integrates consulting, managed services, and our ComplianceAlpha</span><span>® </span><span>technology platform with the specialized expertise of former regulators and practitioners and our deep understanding of the global regulatory landscape.</span><span> </span></span></p> </div> <div> <p style="list-style-type:disc"> </p> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"><span>What we commit to:</span><span> </span></span></p> </div> <div> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"><span>ACA is firmly committed to a policy of nondiscrimination, which applies to recruiting, hiring, placement, promotions, training, discipline, terminations, layoffs, transfers, leaves of absence, compensation and all other terms and conditions of employment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or protected veteran status, or any other legally protected basis, in accordance with applicable law.</span><span> </span></span></p> </div> <div> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"> </span></p> </div> </div>