Senior Ruby on Rails Developer

Avenue Code; United States; On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

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

In this role you will collaborate with internal teams and external partners to deliver fast, reliable, and secure software, while driving tests and quality assurance in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of professional software engineering experience with deep Ruby/Rails knowledge.
• API design, architecture, and interface technologies (REST, JSON, RPC, XML, ProtoBuf, etc.).
• Front-end development with HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, Bootstrap, and jQuery.
• Testing with RSpec or MiniTest and emphasis on test-driven development.
• CI/CD with CircleCI, Jenkins, and related deployment pipelines.
• 4-year degree in Computer Science/Engineering or equivalent training.

Responsibilities

• Architect, build, and maintain features for a Rails 6/7 application, ensuring performance and scalability.
• Design and consume APIs to integrate with internal tools and vendor systems.
• Handle full-stack development across back-end and front-end interfaces.
• Identify bottlenecks and optimize system performance and response times.
• Collaborate with business partners, vendors, and cross-functional teams; create and maintain technical docs.
• Write automated tests to ensure data quality and reliability across the platform.

Skills

Ruby expertise

Rails expertise

API design

Front-end knowledge

Education

4-year degree in Computer Science/Engineering

Tools

Ruby on Rails

HTML5

CSS3

JavaScript

Bootstrap

jQuery

RSpec

MiniTest

CircleCI

Jenkins

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.

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.