Job Description
A Day In the Life:
Design and implement new features using Ruby on Rails.
Collaborate with product, design, and QA teams to improve functionality and user experience.
Refactor and optimize code for performance and maintainability.
Integrate third-party APIs and services.
Participate in code reviews and contribute to technical decisions.
Monitor and resolve production issues and bugs.
Maintain and update legacy codebases.
Apply security patches and system updates.
Ensure application reliability and uptime through proactive maintenance.
Document technical changes and support deployment processes.
Provide guidance and mentorship to junior team members
Proactively improve skills and expertise in the field through training and skill development opportunities
Collaborate with team members to identify and implement best practices
Act as a point of contact for clients and stakeholders to provide updates and reports on project progress
Required Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Mathematics, Information Systems, or a closely related technical field ((completed or currently in progress; undergraduates welcome), with foundational skills in programming, data analysis, systems analysis, or technical problem‑solving.
Minimum 3 - 5 years of experience in Ruby on Rails development.
Solid understanding of MVC architecture and RESTful API design.
Experience with relational databases, such as PostgreSQL, MySQL.
Proficiency in Git and standard version control workflows.
Experience writing unit and integration tests.
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience using SQL for querying and data manipulation.
Experience with cloud platforms, such as AWS, GCP, Azure.
Experience using containerization tools, including Docker, Kubernetes.
Experience with performance monitoring and error tracking tools.
Experience working in Agile/Scrum development methodologies
