Staff Software Engineer - Rust/Ruby and Rails (375)

Ubiminds; United States; Remote; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Staff Software Engineer with expertise in Rust and Ruby on Rails to lead the development of a scalable data platform for public safety. In this role, you will tackle complex challenges in data exchange while mentoring a talented team. This innovative company values a people-first approach, offering a remote-first policy, growth opportunities, and a collaborative environment. Join a team that thrives on excellence and continuous improvement, where your contributions will directly impact the success of exciting new products.

Benefits

Remote-first policy

MacBook provided

Career guidance and HR support

Free English lessons

Candidate referral bonus

Florianópolis headquarters access

Weekly quick massages

Snacks and soft drinks

Tech talks and chapter meetings

Remote happy hours

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in software engineering.
• Strong proficiency in Rust and/or Ruby and Rails.
• Experience designing and building APIs and large-scale data systems.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain scalable APIs for complex products.
• Develop and manage large-scale, reliable data pipelines.
• Mentor junior engineers and promote engineering best practices.

Skills

Rust

Ruby

Rails

API Design

Data Systems

Communication Skills

Tools

AWS

Job description

Info on the Staff Software Engineer - Rust/Ruby and Rails role

Want to get to the next step in your international career? We can support you!

Ubiminds is a GPTW certified, people-first company that partners with American software product companies to scale their development footprint. Ubi custom-curates Brazilian top 5% talent for their LATAM strategy, offering a unique combo of staff augmentation and employer-of-record services.

Ubiminds is assisting a company which is building an exciting new product suite for Public Safety.

Challenge

As a Staff Software Engineer, you’ll lead the development of a scalable data platform and member management solution. You'll tackle complex challenges in data exchange and performance, shape architectural decisions, and mentor the team—all while working hands-on with technologies like Ruby and Rust in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.

What you'll do

- Design, build, and maintain scalable APIs for complex products.

- Develop and manage large-scale, reliable data pipelines.

- Write clean, tested, and well-documented code following best practices like TDD and code reviews.

- Contribute to technical discussions, architecture reviews, and product roadmap planning.

- Mentor junior engineers and promote engineering best practices.

- Take ownership and help shape the technical and team culture.

In order to succeed in this position, you will need:

Mandatory skills

- 7+ years of experience in software engineering.

- Strong proficiency in Rust and/or Ruby and Rails.

- Proven experience designing and building APIs and large-scale data systems.

- Passion for writing high-quality code and leveraging modern development practices.

- Excellent communication skills and the ability to thrive in collaborative, distributed teams.

Nice to have

- Experience with mission-critical, highly available systems.

- Background in agile product development environments.

- Background in the health care industry, bringing relevant domain knowledge and insights.

- Familiarity with AWS, leveraging cloud services to enhance performance, reliability, and scalability.

About Ubiminds

Our Culture

People First.We are all about people!

Challenge yourself.There’s always room for improvement and continuous improvement is in our essence.

Make it happen.Be ready to take challenges as they come. It’s all about attitude and commitment.

We’re in this together.We work as a team, thrive as a team, and evolve as a team.

Averaging on awesome.We work hard to deliver high-quality services and look forward to exceeding expectations.

Keep it real.We promise you honesty, transparency, and openness, regardless of the situation.

Perks and Benefits

As a Staff Software Engineer - Rust/Ruby and Rails @Ubiminds, you:

- Are placed in a product-based company, with the same treatment as their full-time employees.

- Have our full back-office support, from career guidance to HR and concierge services.

- Enjoy our remote-first policy – we are a distributed team, after all.

- Get your own MacBook (none of that "bring your own device" stuff here).

- Have access to growth opportunities with other amazing technology professionals, through tech talks, chapter meetings, and even remote happy hours for tons of fun!

- Improve your English through free lessons with a native English speaker - get to the next level on your communication skills!

- Candidate Referral bonus (promote Ubi to your tech friends, and get paid for it!)

- Miss working in the office? Our cool Florianópolis headquarters is available, whenever you want, with weekly quick massages & tasty snacks, soft drinks, and games

How our process works

1. Interview with Tech Recruiter (chat about the job opening and your experiences)

2. Preparation Interview with the CS Manager

3. Client process (this may vary)

4. Offer (yay)