Ruby on Rails Engineer

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Webster Groves, MO, United States
25 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Expert
Experience required
5 years minimum
Compensation
$160,000.0 - $185,000.0
Working hours
Regular working hours
Job source

Tech stack

Relational Databases PostgreSQL MySQL Node.Js Ruby on Rails Software Engineering Google Cloud ReactJS Backend Restful APIs

Job description

As a Senior Ruby on Rails Engineer, you’ll take ownership of designing and improving core systems within a large Rails monolith that powers customer-facing and partner-facing experiences. You’ll collaborate closely with product and design teams to ship scalable features, lead code reviews, and help modernize legacy components into a clean, maintainable architecture.

The platform leverages Ruby on Rails 7, React, Node.js, and GCP, and is currently evolving its stack to improve developer velocity, system performance, and long-term reliability.

Why join us?

Join a rapidly scaling fintech with $190M+ raised and a product transforming how consumers access financial services.

Work on complex backend and full-stack challenges across Ruby on Rails, React, Node.js, and GCP.

Collaborate with highly experienced engineers and product leaders in a culture focused on mentorship and learning.

Influence architecture and best practices while helping shape engineering standards as the company scales.

Requirements

5-8 years of professional software engineering experience, including work in production Rails environments

Strong proficiency in Ruby on Rails and relational databases (PostgreSQL/MySQL).

Experience with React or modern JavaScript frameworks.

Familiarity with Node.js and GCP (or AWS) preferred

Proven ability to balance shipping features with improving long-term maintainability.

Experience working with RESTful APIs, service integrations, and CI/CD pipelines.

Passion for writing well-tested, readable, and scalable code.

Strong collaboration and communication skills in cross-functional environments.

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