Lead Ruby on Rails Software Engineer (EdTech)

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Lead Ruby on Rails Software Engineer
Company: a well-established US education-technology company, providing digital learning content and platforms to a large global user base for over two decades.

Location: Remote (not from Russia or Belorus).‼️Timezone GMT 0 - GMT+2 only. Georgia, Armenia, Kazakhstan won't move forward due to timezone shift.‼️
Russian or Ukrainian speaking required.

About the role: This is a technical leadership role driving architecture and delivery of complex Ruby on Rails applications used by millions of active users worldwide. You'll combine hands-on technical leadership with cross-team project ownership: architecting scalable solutions, mentoring engineers, and shaping engineering standards across the org.

What you'll do:
- Lead the architecture, design, and development of Ruby on Rails applications
- Plan and oversee large technical projects involving multiple engineering teams
- Coordinate tasks and assignments within complex cross-team projects
- Drive technical direction, coding standards, and engineering best practices
- Mentor and develop junior, intermediate, and senior engineers
- Collaborate with Product, Engineering, and Architecture teams on scalable solutions
- Identify technical risks and drive resolution strategies
- Evaluate new technologies and lead prototyping/research initiatives

Requirements:
- 7+ years of experience in software development
- 5+ years of professional experience with Ruby on Rails
- Experience designing and scaling APIs, distributed systems, and web applications
- Experience with MySQL or other relational databases
- Experience with Git and modern CI/CD practices
- Expert-level development, debugging, testing, and analytical skills
- 2+ years of experience planning and executing cross-team technical projects
- Solid written and spoken English (interview is conducted in English)

Nice to have:
- Experience with microservices and service-oriented architectures
- Experience integrating third-party platforms and APIs
- Expertise using generative AI tools to improve development, code quality, debugging, testing, and documentation
- Leadership, team-building, and mentoring experience

Offer:
- Stable job with a long-established American company: many team members with 5+ years tenure
- Significant ownership and responsibility for the systems you develop
- Budget up to $6k gross
- Friendly, supportive team
- Cutting-edge, open-source tech stack and large-scale global applications
Contract: IP (sole proprietor) only, incubator schemes not accepted.

Contact: Chernova Anna TG: Показать контакты