Fast Facts

We are seeking a Ruby On Rails Lead Developer with extensive experience in developing and shipping Rails applications, as well as a passion for code quality and mentoring others.

Responsibilities: Lead feature development, code review processes, establish best-practice standards, mentor junior engineers, and collaborate cross-functionally to deliver technical solutions.

Skills: Strong knowledge of Ruby on Rails, including ActiveRecord, SQL optimization, and background job systems; proficient with Git workflows; familiarity with front-end technologies and API design.

Qualifications: 5+ years of professional Rails development experience, strong mentorship abilities, and solid communication skills.

Location: Austin, Texas, United States

Compensation: Not provided by employer. Typical compensation ranges for this position are between $120,000 - $160,000.

Role Overview

As a Senior Rails Developer and Code Reviews Lead, you will:

• Architect and implement new features in Ruby on Rails (7+).
• Champion code quality by leading and performing thorough peer reviews.
• Establish and enforce best practices, style guides, and automated tooling.
• Mentor mid- and junior-level engineers and evangelize continuous improvement.

Key Responsibilities

• Feature Development:
• Design, develop, test, and deploy critical enhancements and integrations using Rails, MySQL, Redis, and background jobs (Sidekiq/ActiveJob).
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• Code Review Leadership:
• • Own our pull-request review process.
• • Provide actionable feedback on design, readability, performance, and security.
• • Triage and coordinate review queues to maintain high engineering velocity.
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• Best-Practice Evangelism:
• • Define and maintain style guides (Ruby, MySQL, Hotwire, etc.).
• • Keep CI/CD pipelines green; integrate linters, static analyzers, and automated tests.
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• Architecture & Design:
• • Participate in system-level design discussions and decisions (services, microservices, APIs).
• • Identify and refactor technical debt.
• • Ensure high performance, scalability, and security of Rails applications.
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• Mentorship:
• • Pair-program with teammates.
• • Run onboarding sessions for new engineers.
• • Help define personal development plans and track progress.
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• Cross-Functional Collaboration:
• • Work closely with Product, QA, DevOps, and UI/UX teams to deliver end-to-end solutions.
• • Translate business requirements into technical designs and estimate effort.

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional experience building and shipping Ruby on Rails applications in production.
• Deep understanding of Rails conventions, ActiveRecord, and the Rails request lifecycle, as well as Hybrid Database technologies, specifically MySQL 8+ Hybrid SQL/NoSQL technology.
• Hands-on experience leading code reviews and setting quality standards.
• Proficient with Git workflows (feature branches, rebases, pull-requests).
• Solid background in SQL (MySQL preferred), database indexing, and query optimization.
• Familiarity with front-end technologies (JavaScript/TypeScript, CSS frameworks) and API design (REST/GraphQL).
• Experience working with background job systems (Sidekiq, Delayed Job, etc.) and caching (Redis, Memcached).
• Strong testing mindset: RSpec, Minitest, Capybara, factory_bot, etc.
• Excellent communication skills and a collaborative attitude.

Preferred (Nice-to-Have)

• Experience with SLIM, Tailwind, containerization , and cloud platforms (AWS/GCP/Azure).
• Knowledge of microservices, event-driven architectures, or service meshes.
• Open-source contributions to Ruby/Rails ecosystem or maintaining popular gems.
• Familiarity with security best practices (OWASP, Rails security patches).

Experience with performance profiling tools (New Relic, Skylight, rack-mini-profiler).

All candidates must use the link below to complete our Culture Index survey to be considered for this role.

https://surveys.cultureindex.com/s/H65Y13ZG2l/69423