Senior Backend Engineer (Ruby) - Rails
United States / Bellevue, Washington / Boulder, Colorado / Canada / Charlotte, North Carolina / Chicago, Illinois / Detroit / Los Angeles / Portland / Rio de Janeiro / Sao Paulo / Brasilia / Brazil / Seattle, Washington / Toronto
Managed Services – Engineering /
Contract /
Remote
Formula.Monks, part of Media.Monks and S4 Capital, is a global consulting firm mastering AI-powered transformations for the Fortune 100. We combine long-term strategic thinking, deep enterprise experience, and a human-centered approach to help clients transform business processes and dominate their industries.
About the Role
As a Senior Backend Engineer (Ruby), you’ll leverage your deep experience in backend development to design, implement, maintain, and scale critical systems using Ruby and Ruby on Rails. You will be collaborating with cross-functional global teams to build solutions that are robust, efficient, and impactful.
Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain backend systems and services using Ruby and Ruby on Rails.
- Design and implement APIs to support seamless integrations with frontend applications.
- Optimize applications for high performance and scalability.
- Conduct code reviews and automate testing to ensure code quality.
- Troubleshoot, debug, and resolve complex technical issues.
- Collaborate with teams to devise solutions that align with the overall technical roadmap.
- Participate in architectural design discussions and contribute to decision-making processes.
Qualifications & Skills
- 8+ years of backend development experience with a strong focus on Ruby.
- Deep experience with Ruby on Rails and relational database management systems (e.g., PostgreSQL, MySQL).
- Excellent understanding of object-oriented principles and design patterns.
- Strong experience with Linux environments (Ubuntu, Fedora).
- Effective problem-solving skills and adaptability in remote-friendly teams.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills for seamless collaboration.
Nice to Have
- Frontend development expertise to contribute to full-stack collaboration.
- Familiarity with additional Ruby frameworks (e.g., Sinatra).
- Experience designing scalable software architecture.
Formula.Monks is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with Formula is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status
