Senior Ruby on Rails Engineer

Overview

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Ruby on Rails Senior Software Engineer to join our team and drive software development activities for a suite of complex technical products. This role requires a proven track record of developing technical solutions, execution, and delivery in collaboration with cross-functional teams. The ideal candidate will possess deep expertise in software technologies, strong architectural design capabilities, and a passion for clean, scalable code.

• Engage in software development projects from design through deployment.
• Troubleshoot and resolve technical issues across the stack.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including product managers, designers, and QA engineers.
• Write clean, efficient, and well-documented code.
• Conduct code reviews and mentor junior developers.
• Integrate third-party APIs and services as needed.
• Ensure adherence to best practices in software engineering, including CI/CD, automated testing, and Dev Ops.

• 10+ years of professional experience in software development with a strong focus on Ruby on Rails technologies.
• 10+ years with SDLC tools such as Jira, Confluence, Git/Git Lab/Git Hub.
• 5+ years developing applications in React, or similar, JS front-end frameworks.
• 3+ years with web performance technologies such as Cloud Front, Redis, Batcache, Elasticache, etc.
• Strong understanding of software design patterns, principles, and best practices.
• Experience with front-end technologies such as Angular, React, or Blazor is a plus.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS preferred) and containerization (Docker/Kubernetes).
• Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
• Strong interpersonal, analytical, problem solving, negotiating, and influencing skills.

• Knowledge of Dev Ops practices and tools.
• Prior experience in building applications with high security and compliance requirements.
• Proven track record of delivering highly available, scalable N-Tier solutions.
• Solid understanding of the entire Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) and project management methodologies such as Scrum, Waterfall, XP, etc.
• Strong facilitation, organizational, prioritization, decision making, and conflict resolution skills to effectively communicate across all levels of the organization, including technical, non-technical, external and internal stakeholders.
• Must be able to adapt to rapidly shifting priorities in fast-paced environment.
• Extraordinarily detail-oriented with excellent organization skills.
• Previous work history includes experience in a complex, large technology company environment.
• Comfortable learning and using a variety of processes and technical tools to get things done.
• Ability to operate effectively with limited supervision; self-starter with a high level of initiative; strong sense of ownership and urgency.

• STEM BA Degree + 5 years relevant experience

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