Senior Ruby Developer

Doyle Security Services, Inc. (DSS); Austin (TX); Remote; USD 130,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid vacation and holidays

Medical/dental/vision insurance

401(k) retirement plan with match

Professional training and development

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Department of Veterans Affairs is seeking a Senior Ruby Developer to design, build, and maintain production-grade APIs, collaborating with senior engineers to deliver scalable solutions. You will contribute to API standards, review code, and ensure secure, robust services across internal, external, and third-party systems.

The ideal candidate has strong Ruby on Rails experience, hands-on API work, and a proven ability to lead teams while staying deeply involved in development.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of Ruby on Rails experience.
• Experience designing, building, and maintaining APIs.
• Hands-on development with production Rails apps.
• Ability to lead engineering teams while remaining hands-on.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop APIs, including REST and GraphQL endpoints.
• Develop and maintain production-grade Ruby services.
• Participate in code reviews to ensure quality, security, and maintainability.
• Collaborate with Technical Leads and API Architects.
• Monitor and optimize API performance, reliability, and scalability.
• Triage production issues and implement enhancements.
• Contribute to API documentation and secure development practices.

Skills

Ruby on Rails

API design

Leadership

SQL proficiency

RSpec testing

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IT or related field

Tools

PostgreSQL

MySQL

RSpec

Docker

Kubernetes

Helm

Job description

Senior Ruby Developer

Client: Department of Veterans Affairs
Location: Remote - U.S. Based
Salary: $130,000–$150,000 annually(Based on experience and technical interview)
Employment Type: Full-Time
Citizenship: U.S. Citizen Required

Position Overview

The Ruby Developer will join a technical team responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining production-grade APIs supporting communication between internal, external, and third-party systems.

The ideal candidate is a strong Ruby on Rails engineer with hands-on development experience, strong API expertise, and the ability to contribute directly to production code while collaborating with technical leadership and engineering teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and develop APIs, including specifications, endpoints, data models, REST, and GraphQL.
• Develop and maintain production-grade Ruby services.
• Participate in code reviews and ensure code quality, maintainability, and security.
• Collaborate with Technical Leads, Engineering Crew Leads, and API Architects.
• Integrate APIs with internal systems, external applications, and third-party services.
• Use AI-enabled development tools to improve productivity and code quality.
• Create and maintain comprehensive API documentation.
• Implement authentication, authorization, encryption, and secure development practices.
• Collaborate with external engineering teams on technical standards, governance, compliance, and ongoing cATO maintenance.
• Monitor and optimize API performance, reliability, and scalability.
• Manage API versioning and backward compatibility.
• Troubleshoot production issues and implement enhancements.
• Participate in Tier 1 and Tier 2 on-call operations.

Required Qualifications

• 6+ years of strong Ruby on Rails experience.
• Experience with relational databases such as PostgreSQL or MySQL.
• Experience with RSpec testing framework.
• Strong experience designing, building, and maintaining APIs.
• Ability to lead engineering teams while remaining hands-on with development.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field.

Desirable Qualifications

• Docker, Kubernetes, and Helm
• Application security and secure development
• Git
• OAuth
• Sidekiq / asynchronous job processing
• Spring Boot / Java

Benefits Overview

Full-time employees are offered a comprehensive and competitive benefits package including:

• Paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Life insurance
• Short- and long-term disability insurance
• 401(k) retirement plan with company match and immediate vesting
• Military leave
• Professional training and development
• Tuition reimbursement
• Employee wellness program
• And more

Equal Employment Opportunity

We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, creed, national origin, sex, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, citizenship status, veteran status, disability, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.