Senior Ruby on Rails Lead Engineer

Lorven Technologies Inc.; Portsmouth (NH); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Lorven Technologies Inc. in Portsmouth, New Hampshire is seeking a Senior Ruby on Rails Lead Engineer to design, develop, and maintain scalable web applications while providing technical leadership, driving architecture decisions, and mentoring junior engineers to deliver robust, maintainable code.

You will own API and microservice design, optimize performance and database schemas, lead CI/CD implementations, oversee security best practices, and collaborate with product, QA, and operations in an

Qualifications

• Proven experience with Ruby on Rails development and API/microservice architectures.
• Strong knowledge of relational databases, caching, and search systems.
• Experience with AWS, Docker, CI/CD pipelines, and monitoring tools.
• Familiarity with Git, RSpec, automated testing, and Agile methodologies.
• Experience with system design, architecture patterns, OOP, design patterns, and SOLID principles.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain web applications using Ruby on Rails.
• Build and support RESTful APIs and integrations with internal and external systems.
• Lead architecture and system design discussions for scalable, secure, and high-performing applications.
• Optimize application performance, database design, and code quality.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams in an Agile environment.
• Conduct code reviews, mentor developers, and promote engineering best practices.
• Support CI/CD processes, AWS cloud deployments, and production issue resolution.
• Monitor and troubleshoot applications using logging and monitoring tools.

Job description

Role Name: Senior Ruby on Rails Lead Engineer

Location: Portsmouth, New Hampshire

Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced Senior Ruby on Rails Lead Engineer with software development experience to design, develop, and maintain scalable web applications. The ideal candidate will provide technical leadership, drive architecture and design decisions, mentor team members, and deliver high-quality solutions.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain web applications using Ruby on Rails.
• Build and support RESTful APIs and integrations with internal and external systems.
• Lead architecture and system design discussions for scalable, secure, and high-performing applications.
• Optimize application performance, database design, and code quality.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams in an Agile environment.
• Conduct code reviews, mentor developers, and promote engineering best practices.
• Support CI/CD processes, AWS cloud deployments, and production issue resolution.
• Monitor and troubleshoot applications using logging and monitoring tools.

Required Skills

• Software development experience with strong expertise in Ruby on Rails.
• Extensive experience in API development, microservices, and system integrations.
• Strong knowledge of PostgreSQL, MS SQL Server, Redis, and Sidekiq.
• Experience with AWS, Cloud Foundry, Docker, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Strong understanding of System Design, Architecture Patterns, OOP, Design Patterns, and SOLID principles.
• Proficiency with Git, RSpec, automated testing, and Agile methodologies.
• Experience with application monitoring and log analysis using Splunk.

Preferred Skills

• Experience leading development teams and mentoring engineers.
• Exposure to Ruby on Rails, AWS cloud, Kubernetes, Kafka, GraphQL, and Terraform, OpenSesrch, ElasticSearch.
• Knowledge of application security, OAuth2, JWT, and cloud-native architectures.