Senior Ruby Engineer - Remote, AI Platform, High-Traffic

Smartscale; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Smartscale seeks a backend engineer skilled in Ruby on Rails to join Candy.ai’s remote, high-traffic production environment. You’ll own critical backend components, scale services, and leverage AI tools in daily workflows.

A startup mindset and strong ownership are essential for fast, decisive product decisions. Ideal candidates have 5+ years of Rails experience, thrive in high-traffic, production-grade environments, and are comfortable with NSFW content.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of backend engineering experience with Ruby on Rails in production.
• Experience building high-traffic, production-grade systems.
• Active use of AI tools (e.g., ChatGPT, Copilot) in development.
• Comfortable working in a startup environment with ambiguity and fast iteration.
• Must be able to work within CET ±3 for timezone overlap.

Skills

Backend engineering

Ownership & initiative

AI tool usage

Startup mindset

Timezone overlap

Tools

Ruby on Rails

Job description

Smartscale seeks a backend engineer skilled in Ruby on Rails to join Candy.ai’s remote, high-traffic production environment. You’ll own critical backend components, scale services, and leverage AI tools in daily workflows.

A startup mindset and strong ownership are essential for fast, decisive product decisions. Ideal candidates have 5+ years of Rails experience, thrive in high-traffic, production-grade environments, and are comfortable with NSFW content.