Senior Full Stack Ruby on Rails Software Engineer

Vestmark; Cambridge (MA); Hybrid; USD 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity-based grants

Company-paid medical premiums of 90%

Competitive time-off program

Job summary

Vestmark is seeking a skilled Senior Full Stack Engineer to enhance its financial advisor portal. You will collaborate with product managers and designers to build robust applications using Ruby on Rails and React. Responsibilities include developing RESTful APIs, optimizing performance, and participating in code reviews. Ideal candidates will have 5+ years experience with Ruby on Rails, strong programming skills, and a willingness to grow within the company culture. The position offers a salary range of $125,000 - $150,000 and a hybrid work model based in Massachusetts.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience with Ruby on Rails development.
• Proficiency in writing scalable, secure, and maintainable code.
• Strong grasp of object-oriented and functional programming concepts.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and improve Vestmark’s financial advisor platform using Ruby on Rails and React.
• Build RESTful APIs to support web and mobile applications.
• Optimize application performance and scalability.

Skills

Ruby on Rails

React

RESTful APIs

PostgreSQL

TypeScript

Docker

AWS

RSpec

Job description

Vestmark is seeking a Senior Full Stack Engineer with expertise in Ruby on Rails and React to help us build and enhance our financial advisor portal. In this role, you will work closely with product managers, designers, and other engineers to develop robust, scalable, and high-performance applications. This role is expected to be hybrid out of Wakefield, MA or Cambridge, MA.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and improve Vestmark’s financial advisor platform using Ruby on Rails on the backend and React on the frontend.
• Build RESTful APIs to support web and mobile applications.
• Implement well-structured, reusable, and testable code following best practices.
• Collaborate with UX/UI designers to deliver a seamless and intuitive user experience.
• Optimize application performance and scalability.
• Write unit and integration tests to ensure high code quality.
• Participate in code reviews, pair programming, and team discussions.
• Work with DevOps to deploy and monitor applications in production.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience with Ruby on Rails development.
• Experience with PostgreSQL or other relational databases.
• Proficiency in writing scalable, secure, and maintainable code.
• Experience with TypeScript and Inertia.js is a plus.
• Strong grasp of object-oriented and functional programming concepts.
• Experience with testing frameworks like RSpec, Jest, or similar.
• Familiarity with containerization (Docker) and cloud environments (AWS, Azure, or GCP) is a plus.
• Experience with authentication and authorization systems (Okta, Devise, or similar) is a plus.
• Contribute to the growth and development of our core values: We Before Me, Positive Energy, Knowledge Explorer, and Own It

Vestmark is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. Vestmark prohibits employment discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy, national origin, age, disability status, protected military or veteran status, and genetic information.

Vestmark takes a market-based approach to compensation to ensure we pay fairly and competitively. Compensation for this role depends on several factors such as skills, experience, qualifications, job scope and location. In addition to base salary, Vestmark offers a comprehensive total rewards package, which includes equity-based grants for all new hires, company-paid medical premiums of 90%, a competitive time-off program, and other variable compensation, if eligible.

Salary range: $125,000 USD - $150,000 USD