Ruby on Rails Engineer; Remote

Overview

Archesys is a technology firm specializing in innovative digital solutions and services for clients across various industries. We pride ourselves on our cutting-edge technologies, exceptional customer service, and collaborative work environment. We are seeking a Backend-Leaning Ruby on Rails Engineer to join our Financial Data Experience Team. In this critical role, you will be instrumental in building the foundational payment and accounting integrations for a greenfield Rails application.

Your work will directly support crucial financial workflows, including employer premium payments via ACH, refunds, and beneficiary payments (ACH/check), by integrating with bank and accounting platforms (like Net Suite).

• Financial Data Integration:
  Design, build, and maintain scalable, secure, and well-tested backend integrations within the Rails application with external financial systems, including a bank and an accounting platform (e.g., Net Suite).
• Payment Workflow Development:
  Establish foundational back-end patterns for all payment workflows, including processing employer premium payments via ACH, managing refunds for over payments, and handling ACH and check payments for beneficiaries.
• Code Quality & Standards:
  Write clean, maintainable, and efficient code while following OOP, DRY, and SOLID principles. Actively participate in code reviews, providing and receiving strong, thoughtful feedback to uphold high code and maintainability standards.
• System Foundation:
  Establish foundational patterns for all backend payment workflows and the flow of data into the accounting platform in a greenfield application.
• Full-Stack Contribution:
  Contribute to the full-stack development of accessible and maintainable features within the application, with a strong focus on the backend.
• Agile
  
  Collaboration:
  
  Collaborate cross-functionally with engineers, designers, and product managers in an agile environment to refine requirements and deliver value for end-users.
• Performance:
  Optimize application and integration performance to ensure seamless and reliable operation.
• Mentorship & Guidance:
  Mentor junior developers and provide technical guidance to the team as needed.
• Continuous Improvement:
  Stay up to date with the latest Ruby on Rails trends, tools, and industry best practices.

• Stakeholder Communication:
  Foster open communication with stakeholders, providing regular updates on project status and milestones; act as a point of contact between clients, stakeholders, and development teams.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration:
  
  Collaborate with various departments to ensure the seamless integration of technologies and solutions; facilitate problem-solving sessions to address complex challenges and foster innovation.

• Educational Background:
  Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering or a related field. A Master's degree will be considered a plus.
• Experience:
  
  5+ years of significant Rails backend experience in a production environment; data integration expertise; experience with financial/accounting systems (Net Suite is a significant plus); ACH payments experience is a plus.
• OOP Commitment:
  Strong commitment to and demonstrated practice of solid Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) principles.
• Testing:
  Ability to write unit tests and integration tests using RSpec or Minitest.
• Architecture:
  Strong understanding of MVC architecture and RESTful web services.
• Database:
  
  Experience with relational databases (Postgre
  
  SQL or MySQL) and Active Record ORM.
• Version Control:
  Proficient with Git/Git Hub.
• Agile Proficiency:
  Proficient with agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban) and tools such as JIRA and Confluence.
• Collaboration:
  
  Excellent communication, collaboration, and strong technical judgment skills.

• Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS.
• Familiarity with modern programming languages and web technologies.
• Familiarity with agile tools such as Jira, Slack, and Confluence.
• Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, or other containerization tools;
  Redis/Sidekiq or background job processing; exposure to microservices and distributed systems.
• Dev…