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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Lead Software Engineer, RoR - **Company:** Homecare Software Solutions LLC - **Location:** New York, NY, United States (Remote available) - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $140,000.0 - $155,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Agile Methodology, Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Web Services, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, Amazon S3, Application Performance Management, Software as a Service, Cloud Computing, Continuous Integration, Relational Databases, Database Queries, Software Debugging, DevOps, Distributed Systems, Identity and Access Management, PostgreSQL, MySQL, Performance Tuning, Software Architecture, Ruby on Rails, Prometheus, Service-Oriented Architecture, Shopify, Software Engineering, Datadog, Data Logging, Google Cloud, Grafana, Cloudformation, Event Driven Architecture, Amazon Relational Database Service, Containerization, Kubernetes, Information Technology, Cloudwatch, Terraform, New Relic (SaaS), Docker - **Published:** August 15, 2026 - **Apply:** https://arc.dev/remote-jobs/j/redirect/pbyubce9y1 ## About the Role * 7+ years of experience building and operating production-grade Ruby on Rails applications. * Demonstrated experience in DevOps or platform-focused engineering roles, not just application development. * Strong hands-on experience with AWS infrastructure (e.g., EKS/ECS, EC2, RDS, S3, IAM, CloudWatch). * Practical experience deploying and operating applications in Kubernetes environments. * Experience designing and improving CI/CD pipelines and release processes. * Strong proficiency with relational databases such as MySQL and PostgreSQL, including performance tuning. * Solid understanding of software architecture, system design, and tradeoffs at scale. * Proven ability to debug complex production issues and drive them to resolution. * Comfortable working in Agile development environments with cross-functional teams. * Excellent written and verbal communication skills. * Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent practical experience. * Willingness to explore and adopt AI tools responsibly to enhance productivity and innovation in your role, * Experience leading or contributing to single-tenant * multi-tenant SaaS transformations. * Experience with distributed systems, service-oriented architectures, or event-driven systems at scale * Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation, or similar). * Experience operating high-traffic, multi-tenant SaaS platforms. * Familiarity with observability tools such as Datadog, New Relic, Prometheus, or Scout APM. * Experience with containerization (Docker) and Kubernetes-based orchestration at scale. * Knowledge of background job processing systems (e.g., Sidekiq, Resque). * Experience modernizing large legacy Rails codebases. ## Description We're looking for a Lead Software Engineer to provide hands-on technical leadership across our Ruby on Rails platform, with a strong focus on DevOps, AWS, Kubernetes, and platform evolution. This role will help guide the transition from a single-tenant architecture toward a scalable, multi-tenant (Shopify-like) model, while also partnering closely with DevOps and engineering teams to identify, fix, and improve broken development and operational processes., * Lead the design, development, and operation of Ruby on Rails services running on AWS, GCP and Kubernetes. * Serve as a technical lead for evolving the platform toward a scalable, multi-tenant architecture, balancing long-term direction with near-term delivery. * Write clean, maintainable, and well-tested Rails code while setting technical standards for the team. * Partner closely with DevOps and development teams to improve CI/CD, deployment, and operational workflows. * Identify and remediate broken or inefficient engineering processes, tooling gaps, and handoffs that slow delivery or increase risk. * Design and review system architectures with a focus on scalability, reliability, and tenant isolation. * Optimize application performance, database queries, background jobs, and infrastructure utilization. * Improve production readiness through better monitoring, alerting, logging, and incident response practices. * Participate in and help lead on-call rotations, root-cause analysis, and long-term corrective actions. * Mentor engineers on cloud-native development, DevOps practices, and production ownership. * Collaborate with Product, QA, and Engineering Leadership to align technical execution with business priorities. Other Job Duties * Other duties as assigned by supervisor or HHAeXchange leader. 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