Senior Ruby on Rails Developer

Avenue Code; United States; On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Avenue Code is seeking an expert-level Ruby on Rails Developer to lead design, development, and maintenance of core web applications. You will work on Rails 6/7, handling inventory, scheduling, transportation, and processing logic while building scalable APIs.

The role emphasizes full-stack delivery, testing, documentation, and collaboration with internal teams and external partners to ensure fast, reliable, and secure systems.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of professional software engineering experience with Ruby and Rails.
• Extensive knowledge of API design and interface technologies.
• Strong front-end skills: HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, Bootstrap, and jQuery.
• Experience with testing frameworks (RSpec, MiniTest) and TDD.
• CI/CD experience with CircleCI/Jenkins.
• Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering or equivalent training.

Responsibilities

• Architect, build, and maintain features for a Rails 6/7 application.
• Design and integrate APIs to internal tools and vendor systems.
• Handle back-end logic and front-end interfaces to deliver full features.
• Identify bottlenecks, optimize performance, and resolve issues.
• Create technical documentation and collaborate with cross-functional teams.
• Write automated tests to ensure data quality and reliability.

Skills

Rails expert

API design

Frontend tech

Testing (RSpec)

CI/CD knowledge

Education

B.S. in Computer Science or Engineering

Tools

REST/JSON APIs

ProtoBuf

XML

Bootstrap

jQuery

Job description

About The Opportunity

We are looking for an expert-level Ruby on Rails Developer to take a leading role in designing, developing, and maintaining our core web applications. In this role, you will work on a Rails 6/7 application focused on the electronic recyclables domain-handling complex logic for inventory, scheduling, transportation, management, and processing. You will build and scale full-stack solutions, design robust APIs, and collaborate closely with internal teams and external partners to ensure our systems are fast, reliable, and secure.

Responsibilities

• Feature Development & Maintenance: Architect, build, and maintain features for an existing Rails 6/7 application, ensuring high performance, responsiveness, and scale.


• API Design & Integration: Build and consume APIs to integrate our application with internal tools and 3rd-party vendor systems.


• Full-Stack Development: Handle both back-end logic and front-end interfaces to deliver complete, user-friendly web features.


• Troubleshooting & Optimization: Identify and resolve bottlenecks, system limitations, and bugs to improve capacity and response times.


• Collaboration & Documentation: Work alongside business partners, external vendors, and cross-functional tech teams (database, systems, networking). Create and maintain clear technical documentation.


• Quality Assurance: Write rigorous automated tests and ensure data quality, integrity, and consistency across the organization.

Required Qualifications

• Experience: 10+ years of professional experience as a software engineer, with deep, expert-level knowledge of Ruby and the Ruby on Rails framework.


• API Expertise: Extensive knowledge of API design, architecture, and interface technologies (REST, JSON, RPC, XML, ProtoBuf, etc.).


• Front-End Skills: Solid working knowledge of web front-end technologies, including HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, Bootstrap, and jQuery.


• Testing: Strong experience with integrated testing frameworks (RSpec, MiniTest, etc.) and a commitment to test-driven development.


• CI/CD: Working knowledge of Continuous Integration suites and deployment pipelines (CircleCI, Jenkins, etc.).


• Education: 4-year degree in Computer Science/Engineering, or equivalent technical training (e.g., coding bootcamp).

Nice To Have Skills

• Professional experience with Go (Golang) development.


• Hands-on experience with cloud infrastructure, particularly AWS.

Avenue Code reinforces its commitment to privacy and to all the principles guaranteed by the most accurate global data protection laws, such as GDPR, LGPD, CCPA and CPRA. The Candidate data shared with Avenue Code will be kept confidential and will not be transmitted to disinterested third parties, nor will it be used for purposes other than the application for open positions. As a Consultancy company, Avenue Code may share your information with its clients and other Companies from the CompassUol Group to which Avenue Code's consultants are allocated to perform its services.