Lead Ruby on Rails Engineer — Platform & DevOps Lead

Change.org, PBC; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 120,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive health plans

Paid time off

401K retirement program with company match

Job summary

A leading healthcare technology company in Washington, DC is seeking a Lead Software Engineer to lead the development and operational efforts on their Ruby on Rails platform. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in DevOps and cloud technologies, particularly AWS and Kubernetes, and will play a key role in transitioning to a scalable, multi-tenant architecture. This position offers a salary range of $120,000-$130,000 per year, along with competitive benefits including health plans, 401K, and paid time off.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience building and operating production‑grade Ruby on Rails applications.
• Demonstrated experience in DevOps or platform‑focused engineering roles.
• Strong hands‑on experience with AWS infrastructure (e.g., EKS/ECS, EC2, RDS, S3).
• Practical experience deploying applications in Kubernetes environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, development, and operation of Ruby on Rails services on AWS.
• Write clean, maintainable, and well‑tested Rails code.
• Partner with DevOps and development teams to improve CI/CD workflows.

Skills

Ruby on Rails

DevOps

AWS

Kubernetes

Agile development

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent practical experience

Tools

Kubernetes

MySQL

PostgreSQL

Terraform

Job description

A leading healthcare technology company in Washington, DC is seeking a Lead Software Engineer to lead the development and operational efforts on their Ruby on Rails platform. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in DevOps and cloud technologies, particularly AWS and Kubernetes, and will play a key role in transitioning to a scalable, multi-tenant architecture. This position offers a salary range of $120,000-$130,000 per year, along with competitive benefits including health plans, 401K, and paid time off.