Lead Ruby on Rails Architect & Tech Leader

Alex Staff; Town of Poland (NY); On-site; USD 40,000 - 67,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation up to $6,000

Job summary

Alex Staff is seeking a Lead Ruby on Rails Software Engineer to join our Engineering team in a technical leadership role, combining hands-on ownership with people leadership.

You will design and scale Rails applications, mentor engineers, oversee cross‑team projects, and drive architecture, coding standards, and security practices to deliver high‑quality software.

This independent contractor position offers a dynamic, globally distributed team and compensation up to $6,000 gross per month.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of software development experience.
• 5+ years of professional Ruby on Rails experience.
• Experience designing and scaling APIs, distributed systems, and web apps.
• 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 cross-team project planning/execution.
• Expert knowledge of sector technologies, processes, and security models.
• Strong written and spoken English (interviews in English).
• Ability to communicate in Russian or Ukrainian.

Responsibilities

• Lead the architecture, design, and development of Ruby on Rails applications.
• Plan and oversee large technical projects with multiple engineering teams.
• Coordinate tasks within cross-team projects.
• Set technical direction, coding standards, and best practices.
• Mentor junior, mid, and senior engineers.
• Collaborate with Product, Engineering, and Architecture teams to deliver scalable solutions.
• Identify technical risks and drive resolutions.
• Prototyping and researching future platform improvements.

Skills

Ruby on Rails

API design

MySQL

Git & CI/CD

Architecture & security

Leadership/mentoring

English proficiency

Russian/Ukrainian

Job description

Alex Staff is seeking a Lead Ruby on Rails Software Engineer to join our Engineering team in a technical leadership role, combining hands-on ownership with people leadership.

You will design and scale Rails applications, mentor engineers, oversee cross‑team projects, and drive architecture, coding standards, and security practices to deliver high‑quality software.

This independent contractor position offers a dynamic, globally distributed team and compensation up to $6,000 gross per month.