Back End Engineer Rails job at Oddball

Remote; Deutschland; Remote; EUR 85.000 - 112.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

A dynamic tech company is seeking a Back End Engineer to join their VA.gov Platform Team. The ideal candidate will have 2-5 years of backend engineering experience, especially in Ruby on Rails. Responsibilities include building secure backend services and collaborating with cross-functional teams. This fully remote role offers competitive compensation and flexible time off.

Leistungen

Unlimited or Flexible PTO

Retirement Savings

Education Assistance

Paid Holidays

Qualifikationen

• 2–5 years of backend engineering experience.
• Solid experience building RESTful APIs and service endpoints.
• Exposure to Ruby on Rails development.
• Familiarity with AWS, especially GovCloud.
• Understanding of security, logging, and compliance.

Aufgaben

• Build and maintain secure backend services for VA.gov.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams.
• Support CI/CD and DevOps efforts.

Kenntnisse

Backend engineering experience (Rails, Python, or similar)

Building RESTful APIs

Ruby on Rails development

Familiarity with AWS

Understanding of security and compliance

Hands-on experience with Git

Experience working in Agile environments

Strong communication skills

Ausbildung

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

Git

PostgreSQL

Terraform

Docker

Jobbeschreibung

Unlimited or Flexible PTO, Retirement Savings, Education Assistance, Paid Holidays, Paid Time Off, Career Development

About the Role

Location: Remote

Job Description:

Oddball believes that the best products are built when companies understand and value the things they are working on. We value learning and growth and the ability to make a big impact at a small company. We believe that we can make big changes happen and improve the daily lives of millions of people by bringing quality software to the federal space.

What you'll be doing:

As aBack End Engineeron the VA.gov Platform Team, you’ll work primarily in Ruby on Rails, building and maintaining secure backend services that support dynamic forms, submission workflows, and integration with VA systems. You’ll collaborate closely with interdisciplinary teams including frontend developers, product managers, UX, and data engineers. You’ll help modernize and scale VA.gov APIs, build performant Rails services, and support CI/CD and DevOps efforts to deliver a reliable, accessible experience for millions of Veterans.

What you’ll bring:

• 2–5 years ofbackend engineeringexperience (Rails, Python, or similar)
• Solid experience buildingRESTful APIsand service endpoints
• Exposure toRuby on Rails development, with a focus on backend business logic, submission workflows, database models, and testing
• Familiarity withAWS(especially GovCloud), PostgreSQL or other RDBMS
• Understanding ofsecurity, logging, and compliance, especially within federal environments (VA or similar)
• Hands-on experience withGit, CI/CD pipelines, and automated testing
• Experience working inAgile environments, participating in sprint planning, standups, and retrospectives
• Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate cross-functionally
• Performs other related duties as assigned

Bonus if you have

• Exposure to theVA.gov Design Systemor building forms on VA.gov
• Familiarity withaccessibility standards(WCAG, Section 508)
  Experience withRails API integrations(e.g., XML, JSON, message queues)
• Prior federal or VA domain experience, including VA SPRUCE or MTS programs
• Knowledge of infrastructure tools likeTerraform, Ansible, Docker, and automation pipelines

Requirements:

• Must be a US Citizen and able to work domestically
• Must be able to attain low-level security clearance

Education:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Fully remote
• Company Match 401(k) plan
• Flexible PTO, Paid Holidays

Oddball is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against applicants based on race, religion, color, disability, medical condition, legally protected genetic information, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, gender identity or expression, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions), age, veteran status or other legally protected characteristics.

Compensation:

At Oddball, it’s important each employee is compensated competitively and fairly. In alignment with state legal requirements. A range for the included position is listed below. Be advised, actual offer details are determined by job category, job location, and candidate skill level.

United States Wage Range: $100,000 – $130,000