Software Engineer III, Ruby on Rails

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Take charge of feature development: Own features from initial technical design to final delivery, breaking down complex projects into manageable, deliverable components.

• Produce high-quality code: Write Ruby code that is idiomatic, efficient, thoroughly tested, and elevates the overall quality of the codebase.

• Contribute to architectural decisions: Engage in team-level discussions regarding data modeling, service boundaries, API design, and background processing strategies.

• Enhance quality proactively: Spot opportunities to enhance code quality, performance, reliability, and developer experience, then take action.

• Mentor junior engineers: Offer technical support to Software Engineers I and II through comprehensive code reviews, pairing sessions, and design feedback.

• Collaborate across teams: Work alongside Product, Design, and QA to validate technical choices and ensure coherence between product objectives and implementation.

• Join the on-call rotation: Gradually take on more responsibility for incident response, contributing to root cause analysis and systemic enhancements.

• Foster team knowledge: Document technical decisions, data models, and service patterns to enhance the team's collective understanding.

⛳️ Requirements

• 3–5 years of professional software engineering experience, including significant time spent developing Ruby on Rails applications.

• Proven track record of delivering intricate features within a software team to achieve business objectives.

• Experience in translating ambiguous requirements into concrete technical plans.

• Familiarity with large-scale, high-throughput distributed systems — understanding the challenges of building software for millions of real-time users.

• Advanced skills in Ruby on Rails — a deep understanding of the framework and the ability to write clean, idiomatic, production-quality code.

• Strong PostgreSQL expertise — including schema design, query optimization, migrations, and comprehension of performance characteristics at scale.

• Experience in designing and developing RESTful APIs within Rails.

• Solid testing practices, using RSpec or Minitest, along with unit, integration, and end-to-end testing strategies.

• Familiarity with background job processing frameworks (e.g., Sidekiq or similar).

• Knowledge of containerization (Docker) and orchestration tools (Kubernetes).

• Understanding of CI/CD pipelines and deployment processes.

• Self-directed — capable of transforming ambiguous problems into well-defined solutions.

• Comfortable providing and receiving direct technical feedback.

• Strong written communication skills, especially vital in a fully remote setting.

• Ability to balance in-depth technical work with collaborative design and planning efforts.

🏝️ Benefits

• Company-subsidized medical, dental, & vision plans.

• 401(k) plan with company matching.

• Annual bonus.

• Flexible PTO to promote a healthy work/life balance (2 weeks STRONGLY encouraged!).

• Generous paid leave policies, including 16 weeks of paid parental leave and disability benefits.

• Flexible workplace and modern work schedules focused on achieving results rather than counting hours.

• Company-wide in-person events and team outings.

• Lifestyle enhancement program.

• Company-provided equipment (Windows & Mac options).

• Annual performance reviews with opportunities for growth and career advancement.