Ruby engineer for site building platform

Front-End Web (3.0 yr.).

Middle

Upper-Intermediate English

Required Skills

Ruby

Ruby on Rails

Nice to Have

Summary

We're seeking a talented Ruby Engineer to join our team, contributing to a platform designed to make app-building accessible to everyone, regardless of their background, technical expertise, or budget.

Your primary responsibility will involve integrating and refining existing modules and applications within client platforms. Project durations will vary, ranging from weeks to months, with work typically allocated on a time and materials basis. After completing one project, you can quickly transition to the next, potentially shifting to full-time work as needed.

Each project completed will contribute to an aggregated rating system, reflecting both client and team feedback, which in turn will enhance your developer score and improve your chances of securing future projects.

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About the Client

Our mission is to democratize app-building, enabling anyone—from startups to large multinationals like the BBC, Makro, and Pepsi—to achieve their software goals affordably. Since our inception less than a year ago, we've empowered thousands of organizations worldwide.

Recognized as one of 2023’s ‘Most Innovative Companies in AI’, and winning the Europas ‘Scaleup of the Year’, we’re a rapidly growing team of over 800 professionals across six continents. Our recent $250 million Series D funding round, led by Microsoft and other investors, underscores our commitment to innovation and expansion.

About the Role

As a Ruby Developer, you will lead efforts to architect and maintain efficient and reusable systems that power complex applications across the stack. You’ll collaborate closely with designers, product managers, and other developers to deliver user-facing products of the highest quality. Your role will also include creating tools for instrumentation, monitoring, and alerting to ensure scalability and availability during peak traffic times and implementing solutions to maximize uptime.

Why You Should Join

This is an exciting opportunity to shape and build critical features within our soon-to-be-released products. You’ll have the chance to maintain the highest standards of code quality, and contribute to the evolution of our automated systems. Expect to work in a dynamic environment where innovation, creativity, and collaboration are key. You’ll be part of a supportive company culture that fosters both personal and professional growth.

Requirements and Tech Stack

Proficiency in Ruby on Rails (Rails 4/5)
Strong understanding of computer science fundamentals (data structures, algorithms, complexity analysis)
A minimum of four years of experience with Ruby on Rails
A systematic approach to debugging and problem-solving
Professional proficiency in English
Experience in leading development teams and driving complex projects
Familiarity with instrumentation, monitoring, and alerting tools for maintaining system scalability and uptime during peak traffic times.

Not your tech stack?

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Create your profile on our website (import from LinkedIn)
20-30-minute screening call
Technical interview
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We work with developers from 50+ countries in different regions: Europe, LATAM, the U.S. (W-9 form owners), Canada, Asia (Philippines, Indonesia), Oceania (Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea), and the the UK.

We don’t have a legal and ethical basis to accept applicants from the following countries: Russia, Belarus, Iran, North Korea
We do not provide visa assistance, and our cooperation model does not include the benefits typically offered with direct hire.