Senior Ruby on Rails Developer

Role: Senior Ruby on Rails Developer

Location: Austin, TX / Remote

Duration: 6+ months Contract to hire

USC/GC

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