Ship complex, cross-cutting features across our four use cases: Procurement/CLM (85% of ARR), Grants, Budget, and Legislative Analysis.
Own the hardest epics: versioning systems, approval workflows, search infrastructure, document generation, and permission models.
Make architectural decisions that hold up across multiple use cases and customer configurations. Write ADRs for significant decisions.
Deliver 31 story points per sprint at a senior quality bar: clean code, comprehensive tests, documentation where it matters.
Set the code review standard for the team. Review PRs within 24 hours with substantive, constructive feedback.
Own production reliability for your domains: diagnose performance issues, fix root causes, prevent regressions.
Ensure offshore contributions meet the senior quality bar through review, pairing, and clear architectural guidance.
Drive improvements to our automated quality gates (RuboCop, Brakeman, Codecov, Packwerk, SonarQube) and testing infrastructure.
Participate in on-call rotation. Triage production alerts. Own incident resolution and post-mortem documentation.
Mentor mid-level and junior engineers through code review, pairing sessions, and design discussions.
Unblock teammates proactively. If someone is stuck, you notice before they ask.
Partner with Product Managers to break down complex initiatives into shippable epics with clear technical plans.
Work with Solutions Engineers to ensure features are configurable, implementation-ready, and aligned with customer workflows.
Contribute to engineering process improvements: sprint planning, estimation accuracy, release predictability.

Requirements

6+ years building and maintaining production Ruby on Rails applications. Deep knowledge of Rails conventions, ActiveRecord, and the Rails ecosystem.
Comfortable working across the full stack.
Experience with PostgreSQL: query optimization, indexing strategy, data modeling for complex domain objects.
Demonstrated ability to design systems that are maintainable, testable, and scalable. You have made architectural decisions you can defend.
Track record of high code quality: 85%+ test coverage, clean PR history, substantive code review feedback.
Experience mentoring other engineers. You have made someone else better at their job.
Strong security fundamentals: OWASP, authentication/authorization design, secrets management, input validation.
Effective use of AI-assisted development tools. You use Cursor/Copilot/Claude daily and know when to trust and when to verify.
Based in or willing to relocate to the San Francisco Bay Area and work in-office Monday through Thursday.

Benefits

Salary: $160,000 - $200,000
Equity: Stock options (0.1% - 0.25%, details at offer stage)
100% benefits coverage for employee
401(k) plan
Flexible PTO
Home office stipend
Comprehensive wellness benefits
Commuter stipend for hybrid roles

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools

Ruby on RailsActiveRecordPostgreSQLquery optimizationdata modelingtest coveragearchitectural designsecurity fundamentalsinput validationAI-assisted development tools

Soft Skills

mentoringcode reviewconstructive feedbackproactive problem solvingcollaborationcommunicationleadershipprocess improvementincident resolutiondocumentation