Lead Ruby on Rails Software Engineer

Alex Staff; Belgique; Sur place; EUR 34 000 - 57 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Ownership of systems

Dynamic culture

Global impact

Open-source stack

Stable position

Fast development team

Competitive compensation

Résumé du poste

Alex Staff is seeking a Lead Ruby on Rails Software Engineer to join the Engineering team. This role blends hands-on technical ownership with people leadership, driving architecture and delivery of complex software while mentoring engineers.

You will lead architecture and delivery across Rails applications, APIs, and distributed systems, coordinating across Product, Engineering, and Architecture teams to achieve scalable, secure solutions.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of software development experience.
• 5+ years in Ruby on Rails.
• Experience designing and scaling APIs and distributed systems.
• Experience with MySQL or other relational databases.
• Experience with Git and CI/CD practices.
• Strong English communication; interviews conducted in English; ability to communicate in Russian or Ukrainian.
• Ability to lead cross-team technical projects.

Responsabilités

• Lead architecture, design, and development of Ruby on Rails applications.
• Plan and oversee large technical projects involving multiple teams.
• Coordinate tasks within complex cross-team programs.
• Drive technical direction, coding standards, and engineering best practices.
• Mentor junior to senior engineers.

Connaissances

Ruby on Rails

APIs design

Distributed systems

MySQL

Git/CI-CD

English communication

Russian/Ukrainian

Leadership

Description du poste

About The Company

A well-established US education-technology company with a global presence, providing digital learning content and platforms to a large user base for over two decades. Distributed, international team working on products used by millions of active users worldwide.

About The Role

Lead Ruby on Rails Software Engineer needed to join the Engineering team. This is a technical leadership role for someone with deep Ruby on Rails expertise and a strong understanding of technology architecture, programming languages, systems, and security models, who can drive the architecture and delivery of complex software solutions, mentor engineers, and lead cross-team technical initiatives.

The role combines hands-on technical ownership with people leadership: you'll be responsible both for the systems you design and for the growth of the engineers around you.

Responsibilities

• Leading the architecture, design, and development of Ruby on Rails applications
• Planning and overseeing large technical projects involving multiple engineering teams
• Coordinating tasks and assignments within complex cross-team projects
• Driving technical direction, coding standards, and engineering best practices
• Mentoring and developing junior, intermediate, and senior engineers
• Collaborating with Product, Engineering, and Architecture teams to deliver scalable solutions
• Identifying technical risks and driving resolution strategies
• Identifying team-specific technical issues and proposing or implementing solutions
• Evaluating new technologies and recommending solutions aligned with business goals
• Leading prototyping and research initiatives for future platform improvements

Requirements

• 7+ years of experience in software development
• 5+ years of professional experience with Ruby on Rails
• Experience designing and scaling APIs, distributed systems, and web applications
• Experience with MySQL or other relational databases
• Experience with Git and modern CI/CD practices
• Expert-level software development, debugging, testing, and analytical skills
• 2+ years of experience planning and executing cross-team technical projects
• Expert-level knowledge of relevant sector technologies, engineering processes, and security models
• Strong written and spoken English (interviews are conducted in English)
• Ability to freely communicate in Russian or Ukrainian

Nice to Have

• Experience with microservices and service-oriented architectures
• Experience integrating third-party platforms and APIs
• Leadership, team-building, and mentoring skills
• Strategic thinking and ability to evaluate alternative technical approaches
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
• Data-driven decision-making and analytical mindset
• Expertise in using generative AI tools to improve software development, code quality, debugging, testing, documentation, and engineering productivity
• Experience working on multiple projects in various stages simultaneously

Benefits

Compensation: Up to $6,000 gross/month

What's Offered

• Stable, long-term position with a well-established American company (many team members have 5+ years of tenure)
• Significant ownership and responsibility for the systems you develop
• Dynamic, continually growing company culture where your contributions make a real difference
• Fast, agile development within a smart, highly collaborative, and dedicated team
• Cutting-edge, open-source tech stack and large-scale, global applications with real impact on students, classrooms, and institutions of higher learning
• Friendly and supportive team culture

Contract type

Independent contractor (sole proprietor / IP), incubator arrangements are not accepted.