Senior Ruby on Rails Engineer

Summary

Join our dynamic team as a Senior Rails Engineer and play a key role in architecting and building scalable web applications. You will provide technical leadership, mentor other developers, and contribute to the evolution of our tech stack. Responsibilities include designing, developing, testing, and maintaining Ruby on Rails applications, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and ensuring application optimization. You will also conduct code reviews, implement automated testing, and troubleshoot technical issues. The position requires 3+ years of experience with Ruby on Rails, strong database knowledge, and excellent communication skills. Working hours are in the ET (New York) timezone, with US holidays observed.

Requirements

• 3+ years of professional experience developing web applications with Ruby on Rails
• Passion for writing readable, maintainable, elegant code and utilizing appropriate design patterns
• Strong understanding of relational databases (e.g., PostgreSQL, MySQL) and experience with database design and optimization
• Knowledge of background job processing systems (e.g., Sidekiq, Resque)
• Knowledge of RESTful API design and development. Bonus points for GraphQL
• Familiarity with cloud platforms (Heroku, AWS)
• Strong written and verbal communication skills

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, and maintain high-quality, scalable Ruby on Rails applications
• Write clean, maintainable, and efficient code following industry best practices
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams using the API first paradigm to design and implement APIs
• Ensure the application is optimized for speed, reliability, and scalability
• Work closely with product managers, designers, and other stakeholders to deliver features that meet user needs
• Mentor other developers and foster a culture of knowledge sharing and continuous improvement
• Conduct code reviews, provide constructive feedback, and push to strive for high-quality code standards
• Implement automated testing frameworks to ensure robust software performance
• Identify and address performance bottlenecks, security issues, and system limitations
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues efficiently

Preferred Qualifications

• Proficiency in front-end technologies such as TypeScript, React and NextJS
• Experience working with messaging systems (e.g, Kafka, SQS, RabbitMQ)
• Familiarity with OpenSearch (or ElasticSearch)
• Experience with high volume production systems, ideally managing reliability
• Experience with orchestration and containerization (e.g., EKS, K8s, Docker)