Lead Ruby on Rails Developer

Thealmit; California (MO); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Thealmit is seeking an experienced Lead Ruby on Rails Developer in Sunnyvale, CA for hybrid work. You will own the design, development, and delivery of scalable Rails applications, mentor a growing team, and drive architectural decisions.

Strong preference for candidates with expert Ruby on Rails, RESTful APIs, and database design skills. You will collaborate with product, QA, DevOps, and design to ship robust solutions, optimize performance, and ensure reliability.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of professional software development experience.
• Extensive hands-on experience with Ruby and Ruby on Rails.
• Experience designing and developing RESTful APIs and web services.
• Strong knowledge of PostgreSQL, MySQL, or other relational databases.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, development, and delivery of web applications using Ruby on Rails.
• Provide technical leadership and guidance to a team of software engineers.
• Design scalable, maintainable architectures and write clean, well-tested code.
• Build and integrate RESTful APIs and third-party services.
• Mentor junior and mid-level developers and drive best practices.

Skills

Ruby on Rails

6+ years

REST APIs

Relational DBs

OOP & design

Technical leadership

Job description

Lead Ruby on Rails Developer

Hybrid in Sunnyvale, CA

Job Overview

We are looking for an experienced
Lead Ruby on Rails Developer to join our engineering team and take ownership of designing, developing, and delivering scalable web applications. The ideal candidate will have strong hands-on experience with
Ruby on Rails, excellent problem-solving skills, and the ability to lead technical initiatives and mentor other developers.

You will work closely with product managers, designers, QA engineers, and other stakeholders to build high-quality, reliable, and scalable solutions.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the design, development, and delivery of web applications using Ruby on Rails.
• Provide technical leadership and guidance to a team of software engineers.
• Design scalable, maintainable, and high-performance application architectures.
• Develop clean, reusable, and well-tested Ruby/Rails code.
• Build and integrate RESTful APIs and third-party services.
• Work with relational databases such as PostgreSQL/MySQL, including database design and optimization.
• Review code, establish development best practices, and maintain coding standards.
• Troubleshoot complex technical issues and drive root-cause analysis.
• Collaborate with product, QA, DevOps, and business teams to deliver projects on schedule.
• Mentor junior and mid-level developers and support their technical growth.
• Participate in system design, technical planning, estimation, and architecture discussions.
• Implement automated testing, CI/CD, and engineering best practices.
• Monitor application performance, reliability, security, and scalability.
• Stay current with emerging technologies and recommend improvements to the engineering stack.

Required Skills & Experience

• 6+ years of professional software development experience, with strong experience in Ruby on Rails.
• Extensive hands-on experience with Ruby and Ruby on Rails.
• Strong understanding of object-oriented programming and software design principles.
• Experience designing and developing RESTful APIs and web services.
• Strong knowledge of PostgreSQL, MySQL, or other relational databases.
• Experience with