Remote Ruby on Rails Developer for Scalable SaaS

Pavago; Philippines; Remote; PHP 5,474,000 - 7,908,000; Full time

Job summary

Pavago is hiring a Ruby on Rails Developer to build, optimize, and maintain scalable web applications for SaaS products. The role emphasizes clean code, secure architectures, and production‑ready features developed remotely across teams.

You will work on backend services, APIs, databases, and performance optimization, collaborating with product, engineering, and design to deliver high‑quality software solutions. This is a remote role with flexibility and growth opportunities.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of professional Ruby on Rails development experience.
• Strong proficiency with Ruby, Rails, ActiveRecord, and MVC architecture.
• Experience with PostgreSQL or MySQL databases.
• Experience with background job frameworks such as Sidekiq or Resque.
• Strong understanding of RESTful APIs and backend application architecture.
• Experience with Git workflows and CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience writing automated tests using RSpec, Minitest, or similar frameworks.
• Excellent problem‑solving, debugging, and communication skills.
• Ability to work independently in a remote, collaborative environment.

Responsibilities

• Build, maintain, and enhance Ruby on Rails applications, APIs, and backend services.
• Develop scalable business logic using Rails conventions, ActiveRecord, controllers, and service objects.
• Design and maintain RESTful APIs while integrating third‑party services and external APIs.
• Collaborate with frontend developers using React, Vue, or Stimulus when required.
• Contribute to feature development from planning and architecture through deployment.
• Monitor and optimize performance of Rails apps and databases.

Skills

Problem solving

Communication

Self‑driven

Team collaboration

Tools

Ruby on Rails

ActiveRecord

PostgreSQL

MySQL

RESTful APIs

Sidekiq/Resque

RSpec/Minitest

Git

CI/CD

Docker/Kubernetes

Job description

Pavago is hiring a Ruby on Rails Developer to build, optimize, and maintain scalable web applications for SaaS products. The role emphasizes clean code, secure architectures, and production‑ready features developed remotely across teams.

You will work on backend services, APIs, databases, and performance optimization, collaborating with product, engineering, and design to deliver high‑quality software solutions. This is a remote role with flexibility and growth opportunities.