Associate Architect – Software Development, Ruby on Rails

Quantiphi

Architect leading the design and development of Ruby on Rails applications for Quantiphi, an AI-first digital engineering company. Driving migration projects, optimizing performance, and mentoring engineers.

Posted 6/5/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesJuniorMid-LevelWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AnsibleApacheAWSCloudDockerEC2ElasticSearchGrafanaGraphQLGRPCJenkinsKafkaKubernetesLinuxMicroservicesMySQLNGINXPostgresPrometheusRedisRubyRuby on RailsTerraform

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead the design, development, and maintenance of scalable Ruby on Rails applications
Configure, optimize, and scale application servers such as Puma, Unicorn, Falcon, or similar for high-performance systems
Architect and deploy Rails applications using AWS services (ECS, EKS, EC2, RDS, S3, CloudFront, IAM)
Build, maintain, and scale Docker-based microservices using Kubernetes orchestration
Drive migration projects from Blackboard to Canvas LMS
Collaborate with DevOps and product teams on CI/CD, infrastructure as code, and monitoring
Optimize application performance using caching and background processing systems (Redis, Sidekiq, SQS, Kafka)
Implement monitoring and alerting systems (CloudWatch, New Relic, Prometheus, Grafana)
Participate in code reviews, provide technical leadership, and mentor junior engineers

Requirements

What you’ll need

8+ years of software development experience with strong expertise in Ruby on Rails
Proven experience in Blackboard to Canvas LMS migration (data migration, integrations, APIs, LTI, SCORM)
Strong knowledge of application server tuning, concurrency, and scaling (Puma, Unicorn, Falcon, or similar)
Hands-on experience with AWS cloud services (ECS, EKS, EC2, RDS, S3, IAM)
Proficiency with Docker and Kubernetes for containerized deployments
Experience with Linux servers, Nginx/Apache, and load balancers
Expertise in relational databases (PostgreSQL/MySQL) and performance optimization
Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, AWS CodePipeline)
Strong problem-solving and debugging skills in distributed, high-traffic systems
Experience with GraphQL APIs or gRPC integrations (Other Qualifications)
Exposure to Elasticsearch or OpenSearch
Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code tools (Terraform, Ansible, CloudFormation)
Prior experience in EdTech/LMS platforms with a strong understanding of LTI and SCORM compliance

Benefits

Comp & perks

Get ample opportunities to learn and grow
Work with happy, enthusiastic over-achievers
Collaborate with talented individuals solving complex challenges
Lead a high-energy team

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Hard Skills & Tools

Ruby on RailsDockerKubernetesAWSPostgreSQLMySQLCI/CDGraphQLgRPCElasticsearch

Soft Skills

technical leadershipmentoringproblem-solvingdebugging