Remote Part-Time Technical Lead - Rails & AI-Native

Jobgether; Oregon; Hybrid; USD 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully remote, globally distributed

Flexible 4–5 hour/day schedule

Part-time leadership role (50% time)

Mentorship and technical growth

International collaboration

Job summary

Jobgether seeks a hands-on Technical Lead (Ruby on Rails) in a fully remote, part-time capacity to shape engineering culture and set standards for a distributed team across multiple countries and time zones. You will mentor four developers, guide architecture decisions, and champion AI-native development practices using Cursor and Claude Code, while balancing ownership with flexible UK-aligned scheduling.

The role emphasizes mentorship, code quality, and sustainable engineering practices over

Qualifications

• 8+ years of professional software experience.
• 6+ years in Ruby on Rails, production-level exposure.
• Experience leading/mentoring a small engineering team.
• Hands-on with AI-native development tools (Cursor, Claude Code).
• Experience in remote-first, distributed teams across time zones.
• Strong communication, mentoring and interpersonal skills.
• Ownership mindset and ability to make technical decisions in a part-time setting.

Responsibilities

• Establish and promote engineering culture and collaboration standards across a distributed team.
• Set technical standards for code quality, maintainability, and reliability.
• Lead architectural decisions and mentor four developers to grow technical skills.
• Review AI-assisted workflows to ensure security, testing, and production readiness.
• Define development processes and coding conventions for consistency across time zones.
• Support knowledge sharing and align engineering with business priorities.
• Collaborate with leadership to shape engineering culture and strategic direction.
• Identify opportunities to improve efficiency and adoption of AI technologies.

Skills

Ruby on Rails

AI-native development

Technical leadership

Code review

Mentoring

Communication

Ownership mindset

Distributed teams

Tools

Cursor

Claude Code

Job description

Jobgether seeks a hands-on Technical Lead (Ruby on Rails) in a fully remote, part-time capacity to shape engineering culture and set standards for a distributed team across multiple countries and time zones. You will mentor four developers, guide architecture decisions, and champion AI-native development practices using Cursor and Claude Code, while balancing ownership with flexible UK-aligned scheduling.

The role emphasizes mentorship, code quality, and sustainable engineering practices over