Technical Lead - Ruby on Rails | Remote & Growth

Capital Technology Group; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work option

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) with matching

Generous PTO and continuous education

Job summary

Capital Technology Group is seeking a Technical Lead specializing in Ruby and Ruby on Rails to guide the design, development, and modernization of mission-critical federal software systems. You will lead backend architecture, drive the full software development lifecycle, and mentor engineers across complex enterprise environments.

The ideal candidate brings deep backend expertise, distributed systems experience, and a track record of delivering secure, scalable solutions in collaboration with

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, or related field (or equivalent experience).
• 9+ years of professional software engineering experience, including enterprise application development.
• Technical leadership, mentoring, code reviews, and architecture ownership.
• Strong hands-on experience with Ruby, Ruby on Rails, React, Java, Spring Boot, and REST APIs.
• Experience designing distributed systems, microservices, integrations, and scalable enterprise applications.
• Strong understanding of software architecture, system design, design patterns, and engineering best practices.
• Experience building cloud-native applications in AWS/Azure.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, source control, and DevSecOps workflows.
• Knowledge of secure software development principles, API security, and application security best practices.
• Experience troubleshooting production systems, performance tuning, and operational support.
• Strong communication and technical leadership skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead design, development, and modernization of enterprise software systems for federal mission needs.
• Drive engineering efforts across the full software development lifecycle, from architecture through deployment.
• Build scalable, secure, and maintainable backend applications using modern engineering practices.
• Architect and develop APIs using REST and GraphQL.
• Lead design discussions, architecture reviews, and technical decision-making.
• Partner with product, architecture, DevSecOps, and infrastructure teams to deliver integrated solutions.
• Troubleshoot complex application, integration, and system performance issues.
• Contribute to cloud modernization, application refactoring, and platform engineering improvements.
• Mentor junior and mid-level engineers while establishing engineering standards and best practices.
• Support secure software delivery, code quality, testing automation, and CI/CD pipeline integration.
• Translate business and mission requirements into technical implementation strategies.

Skills

Backend architecture

Distributed systems

Technical leadership

Mentoring

REST APIs

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Ruby on Rails

React

Java

Spring Boot

AWS/Azure

Job description

Capital Technology Group is seeking a Technical Lead specializing in Ruby and Ruby on Rails to guide the design, development, and modernization of mission-critical federal software systems. You will lead backend architecture, drive the full software development lifecycle, and mentor engineers across complex enterprise environments.

The ideal candidate brings deep backend expertise, distributed systems experience, and a track record of delivering secure, scalable solutions in collaboration with