Ruby Developer

VentureCore; City of Syracuse (NY); On-site; USD 66,000 - 96,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mentorship potential

Benefits package

Growth opportunities

Job summary

VentureCore in Syracuse, NY is seeking a mid-level Ruby Developer who can lead as well as code. The role offers a NY base salary in the $66k–$96k range and a chance to influence our product direction.

You’ll investigate bugs, implement secure authentication with Redis, and build RESTful APIs powering core ventures. The team values ownership, documentation, and growth opportunities as you shape the platform.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in a Ruby developer role.
• 5+ years using Redis in production.
• Strong debugging and problem-solving skills.
• Experience with GitLab CI workflows and edge cases.

Responsibilities

• Investigate, diagnose, and fix bugs reported by users and monitoring tools
• Implement secure authentication and authorization flows using Redis
• Pair-program tricky GitLab CI edge cases with engineers across Syracuse, NY
• Contribute to sprint planning, estimation, and technology roadmap discussions
• Profile and refactor legacy code to reduce technical debt over time
• Keep the Redis service humming through Syracuse’s holiday traffic surge
• Develop and maintain RESTful APIs powering core VentureCore products

Skills

Ruby

Redis

GitLab CI

RESTful APIs

Job description

4 years of wrestling with Webpack taught you what good code feels like, and we want that instinct on our Ruby Developer team. Look past the title and you'll see $66,000 - $96,000, a NY base, and a mid-level role that asks you to lead, not just execute.

Key Responsibilities

• Investigate, diagnose, and fix bugs reported by users and monitoring tools
• Implement secure authentication and authorization flows using Redis
• Pair-program tricky GitLab CI edge cases with engineers across Syracuse, NY
• Contribute to sprint planning, estimation, and technology roadmap discussions
• Profile and refactor legacy code to reduce technical debt over time
• Keep the technology Redis service humming through Syracuse's holiday traffic surge
• Develop and maintain RESTful APIs powering core VentureCore products

What You'll Bring

• Roughly 5+ years operating in a similar Ruby Developer position
• 5+ years putting Redis to work in a technology setting
• Real curiosity about why VentureCore customers do what they do
• Demonstrated ability to manage competing priorities under tight deadlines
• The discipline to document while it's fresh, not after it's forgotten
• A knack for GitLab CI that colleagues quietly come to rely on
• The reliability that lets a manager stop checking in

VentureCore blends Google Cloud and GitLab CI expertise to deliver values-led outcomes for clients in Syracuse, NY. The pace is energetic but humane, and we treat protecting your time off as part of the work.

Get $66,000 - $96,000, get a mentor, get benefits, and get the freedom to grow your Redis without anyone watching the clock.