About this opportunity
Opportunity Overview
This is a full-time contract position for a Senior Ruby on Rails Developer with Proxify, a remote-first company that connects top developers with opportunities. The role involves leading the development and scaling of highly responsive web applications, optimizing system architectures, and managing complex domain models. Proxify has a network of 5000+ talented developers and has worked with 1200+ happy clients. The ideal candidate will have 5+ years of production experience writing object-oriented Ruby and scaling robust Rails applications. They will also have a strong command over architectural patterns, domain-driven design, and API security protocols. The company values engineers who use AI to accelerate boilerplate writing, refactoring, and test generation. Proxify is looking for a developer who is located in the CET timezone (+/- 3 hours) and has a history of interacting with or contributing directly to the open-source community.
Responsibilities
- Design and maintain modular, testable, and highly performant backend architectures that support complex business domains
- Pioneer the adoption of AI-assisted coding practices within the team
- Identify and eliminate N+1 queries, tune database indexes, and optimize memory consumption to ensure low-latency application responses
- Conduct meaningful code reviews that elevate the team’s engineering bar
- Bring public open-source best practices into private repositories, keeping internal tools modern, secure, and maintainable
Benefits
- On-time monthly payments with flexible withdrawal options
- Predictable project hours with consistent 8-hour working days
- Up to 24 flex days off per year without losing pay
- Career-accelerating positions at cutting-edge companies
- Hand-picked opportunities with personally matched positions
- One seamless process for multiple opportunities
- Same pay every month with positions landed through Proxify
Requirements & Qualifications
- 5+ years of production experience writing object-oriented Ruby and scaling robust Rails applications
- Strong command over architectural patterns, domain-driven design, data modeling, concurrency, caching strategies, and API security protocols
- Proven ability to integrate AI development tools into daily engineering workflow
- History of interacting with or contributing directly to the open-source community
- Hands-on experience optimizing PostgreSQL databases, managing background processing via Sidekiq, and deploying containers with Docker into cloud native environments
How to Apply
- Review the job description and requirements to ensure you are a good fit for the position.
- Prepare your application materials, including your resume and any relevant work samples.
- Click the Apply button below to submit your application.
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