Remote Staff Engineer — Ruby on Rails Architect

CompanyCam; United States; On-site; USD 220,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Remote-friendly work culture

Job summary

CompanyCam is seeking a Staff Software Engineer (Ruby on Rails) to provide technical leadership across the engineering organization. You’ll work with engineers, product managers, designers, and leadership to solve cross‑cutting problems while continuing to contribute code.

This remote‑first team values impact over titles and emphasizes continuous discovery. You’ll help evolve our culture, practices, and systems as we scale, focusing on platform health, developer experience, and meaningful

Qualifications

• Extensive professional experience building and leading software systems (typically 15+ years).
• Advanced proficiency in Ruby on Rails and backend system design.
• Proficiency in React/React Native.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership across teams and projects.
• Design, evolve, and support backend systems and architecture primarily in Ruby on Rails, PostgreSQL, REST, and related technologies.
• Influence long‑term technical strategy, balancing short‑term delivery with platform health, scalability, and sustainability.
• Identify, forecast, and mitigate technical and operational risk.
• Create clarity around technical decisions, trade‑offs, and direction in ambiguous or high‑impact situations.
• Set and uphold high standards for code quality, security, observability, and documentation.
• Consult and advise cross‑functionally on complex technical challenges and initiatives.
• Sponsor and explore new ideas, tools, and technologies to improve developer experience and product outcomes.
• Foster inclusive, psychologically safe environments where engineers can grow.
• Act as a force multiplier to empower teams.

Skills

Leadership

Mentoring engineers

Communication

Ownership

Growth mindset

Problem solving

Team collaboration

Technical decision making

Tools

Ruby on Rails

React/React Native

PostgreSQL

REST APIs

AWS

Job description

CompanyCam is seeking a Staff Software Engineer (Ruby on Rails) to provide technical leadership across the engineering organization. You’ll work with engineers, product managers, designers, and leadership to solve cross‑cutting problems while continuing to contribute code.

This remote‑first team values impact over titles and emphasizes continuous discovery. You’ll help evolve our culture, practices, and systems as we scale, focusing on platform health, developer experience, and meaningful