Principal Ruby on Rails Engineer

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Principal Ruby on Rails Engineer based in the United States.

This role offers the opportunity to design and deliver high-impact technology solutions within a collaborative, product-focused engineering environment. The position focuses on building and scaling secure, reliable backend systems that support critical financial products and services. You will contribute to architecture decisions, API development, platform optimization, and engineering best practices. Working closely with cross-functional teams, you will help shape innovative solutions while maintaining high standards for performance and quality. The role provides significant technical ownership, allowing you to influence engineering direction and mentor other developers. You will work with modern development practices and tools while solving complex challenges in a regulated technology environment.

Accountabilities:: The Principal Ruby on Rails Engineer will serve as a technical leader responsible for developing, enhancing, and supporting scalable software solutions. This role combines hands-on engineering expertise with architectural guidance, collaboration, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Design, develop, and maintain core RESTful APIs using Ruby on Rails while ensuring scalability, reliability, and maintainability.

Collaborate with engineering, QA, and infrastructure teams to build robust backend systems, automated testing practices, and efficient deployment processes.

Participate in software architecture discussions, technical planning, and code reviews to ensure high-quality engineering standards.

Develop and optimize integrations with internal platforms, external APIs, and enterprise systems.

Support backend infrastructure development using infrastructure-as-code practices and collaborate on cloud and deployment improvements.

Build and maintain internal data pipelines, analytics solutions, and business intelligence tools.

Improve application performance through API scaling, optimization initiatives, and proactive technical enhancements.

Establish and promote security, compliance, documentation, and operational excellence practices.

Provide technical mentorship, coaching, and guidance to engineers while sharing expertise across teams.

Troubleshoot production issues and ensure solutions are maintainable, testable, and aligned with business needs.

Requirements:

The ideal candidate brings extensive software engineering experience, strong Ruby on Rails expertise, and the ability to lead technical initiatives in a collaborative environment.

Bachelor’s degree in a relevant technology discipline or equivalent combination of education and professional experience.

8+ years of engineering or related IT experience, including experience in a technical leadership capacity.

Strong hands-on experience with Ruby and Ruby on Rails development.

Experience working with PostgreSQL, ActiveRecord, and writing automated tests using RSpec.

Knowledge of CI/CD tools and software delivery practices.

Experience building and consuming command-line tools and designing complex technical solutions.

Familiarity with Agile development methodologies and collaborative product teams.

Experience with infrastructure-as-code tools such as Terraform is a plus.

Experience designing high-transaction API systems and highly available enterprise SaaS platforms is preferred.

Background working in regulated industries, particularly financial technology environments, is advantageous.

Strong problem-solving, communication, and collaboration skills.

Solid understanding of software development practices, security principles, and modern engineering tools.

Benefits:

Competitive annual base salary range of approximately $96,500 - $207,500 USD, depending on skills, experience, education, and location.

Eligibility for additional incentive compensation based on performance.

Comprehensive benefits package supporting physical, financial, emotional, and social well-being.

Health and wellness benefits designed to support employees and their families.

Retirement and financial planning resources.

Opportunities for professional development, technical growth, and career advancement.

Flexible virtual work environment.

Opportunity to contribute to meaningful technology initiatives with significant business impact.

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