Senior Software Engineer

IronArch Technology

Senior Software Engineer supporting Ask VA service for Veterans, partnering with delivery teams on backend solutions. Collaborating closely with cross-functional teams and engineering leads for successful delivery.

Posted 6/2/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $138,400 - $151,100 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

RubyRuby on Rails

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Serve as the primary backend engineering resource on the Ask VA team, owning day-to-day backend design and implementation alongside the Software Engineer Lead.
Build and maintain API abstraction layers that connect the Ask VA front end and downstream VA systems to the Microsoft Dynamics CRM ticketing backend.
Translate product and stakeholder requirements into well-scoped backend work, partnering with the Software Engineer Lead on technical direction, sequencing, and risk.
Contribute to sprint planning, estimation, and delivery commitments.
Help the team meet scope, schedule, and quality targets.
Conduct code reviews, mentor team members on backend patterns, and reinforce engineering quality standards.
Identify and communicate technical risks, dependencies, and integration challenges to the Software Engineer Lead and program leadership early.
Collaborate with front-end engineers as capacity allows, contributing to full-stack delivery when backend workload permits.
Support production reliability and incident response for backend services.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field.
7+ years of professional software engineering experience.
Demonstrated experience designing and building API abstraction layers, including REST or service-to-service integration patterns.
Hands-on experience with Ruby and Ruby on Rails in a production environment.
Strong collaboration skills, with a track record of partnering effectively with technical leads, product managers, and cross-functional team members.
Ability to work independently as a senior individual contributor while coordinating closely with a small, experienced engineering team.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Competitive compensation and market-leading bonus opportunities
Medical, dental and vision benefits where a significant portion of the premium is subsidized by IronArch.
For qualifying high deductible health plans, IronArch also contributes towards a Health Reimbursement Account to cover eligible medical expenses
Company-provided healthcare concierge assistance to help explain your coverage in plain language; help you find, choose, and schedule quality care; and address billing, benefit, or claims concerns, potentially saving hours of your time
401(k) retirement plan where the company contributes dollar for dollar up to 3 percent, and 50 cents on the dollar for the 4th and 5th percent with immediate entry and immediate vesting
20 days of PTO accumulated per calendar year
11 paid holidays
Bereavement, jury duty, parental (maternity/paternity/adoption), and military leaves
Sabbatical programs
Company-paid short- and long-term disability
Company-paid life insurance
Voluntary life, accidental and indemnity income replacement benefits
Professional development reimbursement
Health club reimbursement
Matching donation program and annual philanthropic activities
Pet insurance
And more!

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Hard Skills & Tools

backend designAPI abstraction layersRESTservice-to-service integrationRubyRuby on Railssoftware engineeringcode reviewsproduction reliabilityincident response

Soft Skills

collaborationmentoringcommunicationindependent workrisk identificationstakeholder engagementteam coordinationsprint planningquality assuranceproblem-solving

Certifications

Bachelor’s degree in Computer ScienceBachelor’s degree in Engineering