Senior Software Engineer, Digital Services (Rails + AI)

Inspire Solutions; Buffalo (NY); On-site; USD 115,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

INSPIRE seeks a Senior Software Engineer for the Digital Services team in Buffalo, NY, to design, develop, and maintain software solutions for the meetings and events industry. You will collaborate on architecture, roadmap, and coding standards while delivering high-quality features and robust tests.

The role requires 7+ years of Rails experience, excellent communication, and the ability to work as a strong individual contributor and a cooperative team member.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or equivalent experience.
• At least 7+ years of full-time Ruby on Rails experience.
• Strong oral and written communication and interpersonal skills.
• Proven ability as an individual contributor and team member.
• Deep knowledge of the software development life cycle, web app development, and project management.
• Experience with source control (GitHub/GitLab) and issue tracking (Jira).
• Experience with relational and NoSQL databases (PostgreSQL, DynamoDB).
• Experience with event streaming (Kafka, SQS) and API integration.
• Familiarity with AWS or similar cloud platforms.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Digital Services leadership on architecture, roadmap, and team goals.
• Maintain software and build new features addressing customer and company needs.
• Ensure code quality through automated testing and best practices.
• Lead and review AI-assisted development efforts using subagents and patterns.

Skills

Ruby on Rails

Communication

Team contribution

SDLC knowledge

Code reviews

AI-assisted development

Pattern usage

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS or equivalent

Tools

GitHub

GitLab

Jira

PostgreSQL

DynamoDB

Apache Kafka

SQS

AWS

Job description

INSPIRE seeks a Senior Software Engineer for the Digital Services team in Buffalo, NY, to design, develop, and maintain software solutions for the meetings and events industry. You will collaborate on architecture, roadmap, and coding standards while delivering high-quality features and robust tests.

The role requires 7+ years of Rails experience, excellent communication, and the ability to work as a strong individual contributor and a cooperative team member.