Remote Tech Lead: AI-Driven Rails & Microservices

Work Remotely; United States; Hybrid; USD 170,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Mitre Media is hiring a Tech Lead Full-Stack Rails Engineer to architect and deliver LLM-powered web apps in a microservices Rails 8 setup. You will lead a small, high-impact team reporting to the CTO, focusing on scalable backend design and compelling user experiences.

This is a remote-first role with a hybrid structure, employing ShapeUp for project delivery and system architecture. Strong Rails + AI integration skills are essential for success in this role.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of expert-level experience in Ruby and Ruby on Rails (Rails 6-8).
• Deep technical proficiency in PostgreSQL, Elasticsearch, Redis, and Docker.
• Proven experience integrating AI/ML models and APIs like xAI or Anthropic into web apps.

Responsibilities

• Architect and maintain scalable Rails applications on a modern Rails 8 platform.
• Integrate Large Language Models into microservices for real-time user experiences.
• Enhance front-end interactions using Hotwire, StimulusJS, or React.
• Optimize LLM inference to ensure low latency and cost-effectiveness via caching.
• Shape system architecture and mentor teammates with a “get things done” mentality.

Skills

Ruby on Rails expert

AI integration

Frontend development (React/Hotwire)

Tools

Kubernetes

React

LangChain

Hugging Face

PostgreSQL

Elasticsearch

Redis

Docker

Ruby on Rails

Job description

Mitre Media is hiring a Tech Lead Full-Stack Rails Engineer to architect and deliver LLM-powered web apps in a microservices Rails 8 setup. You will lead a small, high-impact team reporting to the CTO, focusing on scalable backend design and compelling user experiences.

This is a remote-first role with a hybrid structure, employing ShapeUp for project delivery and system architecture. Strong Rails + AI integration skills are essential for success in this role.