Ruby Developer: Flexible, Mentored Growth & Autonomy

Aetna; North Las Vegas (NV); On-site; USD 52,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mentorship

Generous benefits

Family-friendly schedules

Job summary

Aetna in North Las Vegas, NV seeks a junior Ruby Developer to translate clear requirements into reliable systems. The role offers strong technology autonomy and a salary range that reflects market norms for the area.

Expect to work on microservices, data pipelines, and architectural improvements while growing your skills in Ruby and related technologies, with mentorship and family-friendly scheduling highlighted by the company.

Qualifications

• Ruby development fundamentals with 1+ year experience.
• Willingness to learn new skills.
• Ability to prioritize under urgent deadlines.
• Pattern recognition across tech engagements.
• Bonus for Kubernetes experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical design reviews for junior technology initiatives.
• Break large technology initiatives into Kubernetes increments North Las Vegas can actually deliver.
• Refine and maintain microservices that support Aetna customers in North Las Vegas, NV.
• Identify bottlenecks and propose architectural improvements proactively.
• Turn vague technology tickets into crisp, testable MySQL acceptance criteria.
• Pair with technology analysts so Aetna's Persuasion models match real behavior.
• Profile and refactor legacy code to reduce technical debt over time.
• Scale data pipelines processing millions of events with C#.

Tools

Jenkins

Kubernetes

MySQL

Job description

Aetna in North Las Vegas, NV seeks a junior Ruby Developer to translate clear requirements into reliable systems. The role offers strong technology autonomy and a salary range that reflects market norms for the area.

Expect to work on microservices, data pipelines, and architectural improvements while growing your skills in Ruby and related technologies, with mentorship and family-friendly scheduling highlighted by the company.