Senior Ruby on Rails Engineer
Rockstar
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Toronto • Canada
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About the role
- Designing, building, and maintaining production Ruby on Rails systems
- Designing APIs, data models, and system architecture for complex workflows
- Owning end-to-end feature development across client, internal, and partner tools
- Refactoring and improving systems for scalability, performance, and reliability
- Contributing to front-end features when needed (React)
Requirements
- 2+ years of professional experience building and maintaining production Ruby on Rails applications
- Ability to independently scope, design, and deliver complex features with minimal oversight
- Comfort working across the stack, with a backend focus
- Strong fundamentals in Rails architecture, API design, and relational databases
- Product-minded, collaborative, and comfortable with ambiguity
- Nice to Have: Experience mentoring other engineers or contributing to engineering standards and best practices
- Nice to Have: Experience in startup or fast-paced product environments
- Nice to Have: Familiarity with React, Next.js, PostgreSQL, or GraphQL
- Nice to Have: Experience in regulated or complex domains
Benefits
- 🎯 Early team member at a venture-backed startup
- 💸 Competitive salary + Employee Stock Option Plan (ESOP)
- 🏥 Full benefits package
- 🌴 3 weeks paid vacation, plus bank holidays and annual holiday shutdown
- 🏡 Hybrid model (3 days in downtown Toronto office + 2 days WFH)
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Hard Skills & Tools
Ruby on RailsAPI designdata modelssystem architecturescalabilityperformancereliabilityReactPostgreSQLGraphQL
Soft Skills
collaborativeproduct-mindedcomfortable with ambiguitymentoringengineering standardsbest practices