Lead Ruby on Rails Software Engineer

Alex Staff Agency Careers; United States; Remote; USD 47,000 - 67,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Up to $6,000 gross/month

Job summary

Alex Staff Agency Careers is seeking a Lead Ruby on Rails Software Engineer to join our Engineering team. This is a technical leadership role requiring deep RoR expertise and strong architectural vision to drive complex software delivery, mentor engineers, and lead cross-team initiatives.

You will own systems, drive architecture, set coding standards, and help grow the engineering group while delivering scalable, secure solutions across the platform.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of software development experience.
• 5+ years of professional Ruby on Rails experience.
• Experience designing and scaling APIs, distributed systems, and web applications.
• Experience with relational databases and modern version control.

Responsibilities

• Leading the architecture, design, and development of Ruby on Rails applications.
• Planning and overseeing large technical projects with multiple teams.
• Mentoring junior to senior engineers and driving best practices.
• Collaborating with Product, Engineering, and Architecture teams to deliver scalable solutions.
• Identifying risks and implementing resolution strategies.

Skills

API design

Distributed systems

Web applications

Security models

Mentoring

Tools

Ruby on Rails

MySQL

Git

CI/CD

Job description

About the company A well-established US education-technology company with a global presence, providing digital learning content and platforms to a large user base for over two decades. Distributed, international team working on products used by millions of active users worldwide.

About the role

Lead Ruby on Rails Software Engineer needed to join the Engineering team. This is a technical leadership role for someone with deep Ruby on Rails expertise and a strong understanding of technology architecture, programming languages, systems, and security models, who can drive the architecture and delivery of complex software solutions, mentor engineers, and lead cross-team technical initiatives. The role combines hands-on technical ownership with people leadership: you'll be responsible both for the systems you design and for the growth of the engineers around you.

Responsibilities

• Leading the architecture, design, and development of Ruby on Rails applications
• Planning and overseeing large technical projects involving multiple engineering teams
• Coordinating tasks and assignments within complex cross-team projects
• Driving technical direction, coding standards, and engineering best practices
• Mentoring and developing junior, intermediate, and senior engineers
• Collaborating with Product, Engineering, and Architecture teams to deliver scalable solutions
• Identifying technical risks and driving resolution strategies
• Identifying team-specific technical issues and proposing or implementing solutions
• Evaluating new technologies and recommending solutions aligned with business goals
• Leading prototyping and research initiatives for future platform improvements

Requirements

• 7+ years of experience in software development
• 5+ years of professional experience with Ruby on Rails
• Experience designing and scaling APIs, distributed systems, and web applications
• 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 experience planning and executing cross-team technical projects
• Expert-level knowledge of relevant sector technologies, engineering processes, and security models
• Strong written and spoken English (interviews are conducted in English)
• Ability to freely communicate in Russian or Ukrainian

Nice to Have

• Experience with microservices and service-oriented architectures
• Experience integrating third-party platforms and APIs
• Leadership, team-building, and mentoring skills
• Strategic thinking and ability to evaluate alternative technical approaches
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
• Data-driven decision-making and analytical mindset
• Expertise in using generative AI tools to improve software development, code quality, debugging, testing, documentation, and engineering productivity
• Experience working on multiple projects in various stages simultaneously

Benefits

• Compensation: Up to $6,000 gross/month

What's Offered

Stable, long-term position with a well-establi