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# Principal Web Developer (Rails

- **Company:** SUPERCONDUCTOR LLC
- **Location:** El Cerrito, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Clean Code Principles, Artificial Intelligence, Applications Architecture, Code Review, Cursor (Graphical User Interface Elements), Software Debugging, DevOps, Open Source Technology, Tailwind, ReactJS
- **Published:** September 4, 2026
- **Apply:** https://startup.jobs/principal-web-developer-rails-superconductor-8125737

## About the Role

* A VERY senior Rails developer with 10+ years of experience (ideally 15+)
 * Someone who loves clean code, small methods, clear naming, single responsibility, etc
 * Experienced deploying, operating, and being on call for at least one medium-to-large Rails application in production
 * Comfortable with DevOps and debugging production incidents
 * Excited (not threatened) by the idea that AI writes the code and you shape the outcome

Bonus Points

 * Active contributor to the Rails community (conferences, gems, blog posts, open source)
 * Experience with React, Tailwind, Stimulus, Turbo, or Hotwire
 * A love of AI coding tools (Claude Code, Cursor, Copilot, etc.)

## Description

* However, our agents work 24/7, and there's real value in having humans cover the night shift. If you are an exceptional candidate, please apply even if you're not in the Bay Area.
 * Compensation: Highly competitive salary and meaningful equity - we're a small team that plans to stay small.
 * Benefits: Flexible PTO, parental leave, health insurance, employee-friendly equity terms, and premium equipment.
 * And of course, a practically unlimited token budget!

The Role

You are the architect, reviewer, and quality guardian for a fleet of AI coding agents. You define the patterns, enforce the standards, and review every meaningful change that ships. You are the last line of defense before code reaches production.

You'll work at the intersection of deep Rails expertise and AI-augmented development, directing agents the way a senior architect directs a team - except your team never sleeps and is as good as you make it.

A realistic goal: you will ship more quality code to production in your first month than you did in all of 2025.

What You'll Do

 * Review code produced by AI agents for correctness, maintainability, security, and adherence to our standards
 * Define and evolve the application architecture, module boundaries, and system design principles that agents follow
 * Write architectural decision records, coding standards, and agent instructions that shape how code gets generated
 * See customer feedback flow directly into agent-generated tickets and code - and make sure that code is worthy of the customer who asked for it
 * Jump into production when things break - you've been the person on-call before and you know how to debug fast under pressure


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