Senior Ruby on Rails Engineer: Remote: Permanent Role

Lead engineering efforts as a Senior Ruby on Rails Engineer, owning architecture, team mentorship, and delivery for scalable applications.

Responsibilities

  • Architect and scale Ruby on Rails applications while defining technical strategy and system design.
  • Lead, mentor, and manage a team of developers, driving code quality through reviews and best practices.
  • Optimize application performance, security, and database queries to ensure production stability.
  • Own CI/CD pipelines, deployment processes, and cloud infrastructure monitoring.
  • Collaborate with product, QA, and business stakeholders to define technical roadmaps.

Required Skills

  • 12+ years of overall software development experience.
  • 4+ years of Team Lead or Tech Lead experience with proven delivery ownership.
  • Deep hands-on expertise in Ruby on Rails and system design.
  • Strong proficiency with relational databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL) and SQL optimization.
  • Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure).
  • Proficiency with CI/CD tools such as GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, or Jenkins.
  • Strong knowledge of REST APIs, security standards, and performance tuning.
  • Proficiency in Git and Agile methodologies.

Preferred Skills

  • Experience with React.js and Node.js.
  • Familiarity with Docker, Kubernetes, and microservices architectures.
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