Senior Ruby on Rails Backend Engineer – Scale Distributed Systems (Remote)

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

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work options

Udemy access

Mentorship program

Career development

Job summary

Intive is seeking a senior backend engineer to design, build, and scale distributed backend systems supporting financial and mission-critical workloads. You will write high-quality Ruby code and work with MySQL and PostgreSQL, NoSQL, and caching to optimize performance.

Collaborate with Product, Finance, Risk, and Platform teams, participate in design discussions, and contribute to system security and maintainability. A remote-friendly, learning-focused culture awaits.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of backend engineering experience, with proven ability to build and scale distributed systems.
• Deep expertise in data modeling, transaction management, and system performance optimization.
• Strong hands-on experience with SQL databases (MySQL, PostgreSQL).
• Familiarity with NoSQL and caching technologies.
• Excellent coding skills in Ruby, following best practices for code clarity, maintainability, and security.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, with experience working cross-functionally across multiple teams.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and scale distributed backend systems to support financial and mission-critical workloads.
• Develop and maintain high-quality, clean, and secure Ruby code, ensuring reliability and long-term maintainability.
• Work with SQL databases (MySQL, PostgreSQL) and apply solid principles of data modeling, transactional consistency, and high-throughput architectures.
• Leverage NoSQL and caching solutions to optimize performance and scalability.
• Collaborate closely with Product, Finance, Risk, and Platform teams to deliver impactful, business-driven solutions.
• Participate in system design discussions, code reviews, and best practice initiatives.

Skills

Backend engineering

Distributed systems

Ruby

MySQL

PostgreSQL

NoSQL

Caching

Cross-functional

Security

Communication

Education

Tools

Observability

DevOps

Cloud platforms

Job description

Intive is seeking a senior backend engineer to design, build, and scale distributed backend systems supporting financial and mission-critical workloads. You will write high-quality Ruby code and work with MySQL and PostgreSQL, NoSQL, and caching to optimize performance.

Collaborate with Product, Finance, Risk, and Platform teams, participate in design discussions, and contribute to system security and maintainability. A remote-friendly, learning-focused culture awaits.