Senior Ruby on Rails Developer - Freelance - Wrocław/Remote

Monterail; United States; Remote; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Monterail, a team of ~130 developers, designers and tech professionals, seeks a Senior Ruby on Rails Developer to join a luxury travel client. The stack includes Ruby on Rails, PostgreSQL, AWS and Next.js, with a migration focus and frequent deployments.

The role is based in Wrocław, Poland, but offers 90% remote work with occasional office visits. You’ll collaborate with PM/PO to rebuild domain logic and deliver secure, scalable back-office features.

Qualifications

• Solid commercial experience with Ruby on Rails.
• Skills in relational database design (normalization, data integrity).
• Basic React familiarity.
• Awareness of working in a CI/CD and containerized environment infrastructure.
• Understanding of secure application design principles.

Responsibilities

• Developing back-office features in Rails.
• Modeling and designing the PostgreSQL database with a strong focus on security and normalization.
• Migrating data and business logic from the legacy system (MS SQL Server).
• Building integrations with external systems (CRM, payment gateway).
• Working with PM/PO to reconstruct domain logic from the old system.
• Maintaining code quality and security in the context of sensitive customer and billing data.

Skills

Ruby on Rails

Relational database design

React

CI/CD

Secure application design

Tools

PostgreSQL

AWS

Docker

CI/CD tooling

Job description

Hi,

Hi! We are Monterail. A team of ~130 developers, designers, QAs and other technology professionals building innovative software everyday. We work with clients around the globe. We've helped businesses of all sizes develop outstanding digital products.

We are currently looking for a Senior Ruby on Rails Developer t o join one of our clients - a company operating in the luxury travel & hospitality space, managing an exclusive collection of premium properties across the Mediterranean.

Project Description

Our client's engineering team builds and maintains the internal tools that power the client-matching, sales, and operations workflows behind their business. The stack is Ruby on Rails + PostgreSQL (hosted on AWS) alongside Next.js, with a trunk-based repo, CI/CD, and multiple deploys per day. This role is focused on a migration project.

Role is based in Wrocław, Poland. 90% remote work with occasional office visits but Wrocław is important from a stategic perspective.

Key Responsibilities

What you’ll be doing

• Developing back-office features in Rails
• Modeling and designing the PostgreSQL database with a strong focus on security and normalization (premium customer data)
• Migrating data and business logic from the legacy system (MS SQL Server) — analyzing existing structures and porting them thoughtfully and securely
• Building integrations with external systems (CRM, payment gateway)
• Working with PM/PO to reconstruct domain logic from the old system
• Maintaining code quality and security in the context of sensitive customer and billing data

What we’re looking for

• Solid commercial experience with Ruby on Rails
• Skills in relational database design (normalization, data integrity)
• Basic React familiarity
• Awareness of working in a CI/CD and containerized environment infrastructure
• Understanding of secure application design principles

Nice to have

• Experience with data/system migrations, Pundit, Inertia.js, feature flags
• Knowledge of C#/.NET
• Experience in the travel/hospitality industry or in projects with a strong customer-care focus