Senior Ruby on Rails Engineer

Summary

Join Nexla, a leading AI-powered integration platform, as a Senior Ruby on Rails Engineer. You will play a crucial role in designing, developing, and maintaining our SaaS platform. Collaborate with a talented engineering team to deliver new features and improve existing ones. We seek a proactive problem-solver passionate about building high-quality, scalable software. The ideal candidate possesses extensive Ruby on Rails experience and strong communication skills. This remote-first position offers competitive compensation and is open to candidates in the EU, LATAM, and Canada.

Requirements

• 5+ years of professional experience developing and maintaining Ruby on Rails applications
• Strong understanding of object-oriented programming principles and design patterns
• Experience with relational databases (e.g., PostgreSQL, MySQL) and writing efficient SQL queries
• Proficiency in writing unit and integration tests (e.g., RSpec, Minitest)
• Experience with performance optimization and scaling web applications
• Excellent problem-solving skills and a demonstrated ability to think critically about complex issues
• Strong communication and collaboration skills
• A proactive and self-directed approach to work, with a strong sense of ownership and accountability
• Ability to prioritize tasks effectively and manage time efficiently
• Demonstrated ability to learn quickly and adapt to new technologies

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain high-quality, scalable, and reliable Ruby on Rails applications
• Write clean, well-documented, and testable code following best practices
• Collaborate with other engineers, team leads, and designers to deliver new features and improve existing ones
• Proactively identify and address technical debt, performance bottlenecks, and security vulnerabilities
• Participate in code reviews and provide constructive feedback to peers
• Take ownership of projects from inception to deployment, driving them to completion and out into production with minimal supervision
• Effectively communicate technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Stay up-to-date with the latest industry trends and technologies, and apply them to improve our platform
• Contribute to the overall technical direction and architecture of our product
• Assist in troubleshooting and resolving production issues, ensuring high availability and performance

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with other programming languages (e.g., Python, Go)
• Contributions to open-source projects
• Experience with containerization technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes)
• Experience working in an Agile/Scrum environment

Benefits

• The compensation range for the Sr. Ruby on Rails Engineer role at Nexla is $95,000 - $120,000 USD
• We are focused on candidates in EU, LATAM, and Canada