Remote Rails & Frontend Engineer for Partner Integrations

Lucky Rabbit; Washington (District of Columbia); Remote; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Paid Time Off

Dental Insurance

401k

Job summary

Lucky Rabbit is seeking a Ruby on Rails Engineer with strong frontend design and integration experience to support Login.gov partner onboarding. You will blend Rails backend work with modern JavaScript, accessible UI, and reusable web components to enhance partner integration workflows.

The role collaborates with product, UX, and engineering teams to translate partner needs into maintainable features, implement WCAG-compliant interfaces, and improve onboarding, testing, and deployment workflows

Qualifications

• 3+ years of professional software development experience, including hands-on frontend development and backend application development.
• MUST be a US Citizen
• Professional experience developing applications with Ruby on Rails.
• Strong proficiency in JavaScript (ES6+) and experience building modern, component-based user interfaces.
• Hands-on experience with Vite.
• Experience with Ember.js and Lit.
• Experience building reusable Web Components using vanilla JavaScript and modern browser APIs.
• Strong understanding of HTML5, CSS3, responsive design, and frontend architecture.
• Experience developing and consuming RESTful APIs and integrating frontend applications with backend services.
• Working knowledge of Rails conventions, application structure, and backend business logic.
• Understanding of web accessibility standards, including WCAG, and experience building accessible user interfaces.
• Experience using Git in a collaborative software development environment.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and collaboration skills.
• Ability to work independently, take ownership of features, and deliver maintainable, well‑tested software.
• U.S. citizenship is required for this position.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain Ruby on Rails applications and services supporting partner onboarding and integration workflows.
• Build intuitive, responsive frontend experiences that help partner agencies configure, implement, test, and manage their Login.gov integrations.
• Develop reusable, standards-based web components using modern JavaScript, vanilla JavaScript, Ember.js, and Lit.
• Build and maintain frontend applications using Vite as the primary build tool.
• Develop and integrate RESTful APIs and backend services to support partner-facing features and application workflows.
• Collaborate with product, UX, and engineering teams to translate partner needs into clear, accessible, and maintainable user experiences.
• Apply accessibility best practices and WCAG standards to ensure inclusive experiences across applications and devices.
• Improve existing applications through refactoring, performance optimization, dependency updates, and modernization of legacy code.
• Develop and maintain automated tests for frontend components, Rails applications, and API integrations.
• Participate in code reviews, technical design discussions, and architectural decisions across the frontend and backend.
• Troubleshoot production issues, investigate integration challenges, and improve the reliability and usability of partner-facing tools.
• Contribute to documentation and engineering practices that make it easier for partner agencies to adopt and integrate with Login.gov.

Skills

Ruby on Rails

Frontend development

JavaScript (ES6+)

Vite

Ember.js

Lit

Web Components

HTML5 & CSS3

RESTful APIs

WCAG accessibility

Git

Tools

Git

Docker

CI/CD tooling

Job description

Lucky Rabbit is seeking a Ruby on Rails Engineer with strong frontend design and integration experience to support Login.gov partner onboarding. You will blend Rails backend work with modern JavaScript, accessible UI, and reusable web components to enhance partner integration workflows.

The role collaborates with product, UX, and engineering teams to translate partner needs into maintainable features, implement WCAG-compliant interfaces, and improve onboarding, testing, and deployment workflows