Senior Ruby on Rails Developer (Remote)

Role: Senior Ruby on Rails Developer (Remote)

Location: Austin, TX / Remote

Duration: 6+ months Contract to hire

Over all 10+ years

About The Role

As a Senior Ruby on Rails Developer you'll be crucial in building and maintaining our core platform and integrations. You'll collaborate closely with cross-functional teams (product, design, engineering & quality) to develop new features, improve existing functionality, and ensure the platform is performant, scalable, and secure.

Responsibilities

Design, develop, and maintain high-quality, production-ready Ruby on Rails code.

Write clean, well-documented, and testable code adhering to best practices

Collaborate with product managers and designers to understand requirements and translate them into technical solutions

Participate in code reviews and knowledge sharing within the engineering team

Stay up-to-date with the latest advancements in Ruby on Rails and related technologies

Proactively identify and address potential technical issues and bottlenecks

Contribute to the continuous improvement of our development processes and infrastructure

Qualifications

5+ years of experience as a Ruby on Rails developer

Strong communication skills and a proactive approach to anticipating edge cases & clarifying requirements

Strong understanding of object-oriented programming principles and design patterns

Strong knowledge of relational database design, SQL, and performance optimization

Strong debugging skills with the ability to find and solve problems with minimal documentation or outside help.

Proven ability to write clean, efficient, and maintainable code

Experience with testing frameworks like RSpec

Experience with deployment and infrastructure tools like AWS, Kubernetes, or similar

Experience with version control systems like GitHub

Experience with building RESTFul APIs, testing using Postman

Excellent communication and collaboration skills

Passion for building impactful products and a desire to make a difference

Bonus Points

Experience with API development and integration

Experience with front-end technologies like JavaScript and React

Experience with continuous integration and deployment (CI/CD) pipelines

Experience in a fast-paced startup environment

Key Skills

• Frontend
• Ruby
• REST APIs
• OOP