Intermediate Rails Engineer

Zipline

full-time

Posted on: 10/10/2025

Location Type: Remote

Location: Remote • 🇺🇸 United States

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💰 $132,000 - $198,000 per year

Mid-LevelSenior

AnsibleAWSAzureCloudDockerGoogle Cloud PlatformJavaScriptJenkinsKubernetesPostgresRubyRuby on RailsTerraformTypeScript

About the role

Build, maintain, and optimize CI/CD pipelines to ensure scalable, reliable, and faster deployments.
Collaborate with developers primarily Ruby on Rails to embed DevOps best practices into the development lifecycle.
Implement Infrastructure as Code using Terraform to manage cloud resources.
Manage and scale containerized infrastructure on Kubernetes.
Support and evolve cloud environments on AWS (experience with GCP or Azure a plus).
Enhance system observability through improved monitoring, alerting, and telemetry.
Optimize database performance and scalability across PostgreSQL.
Participate in on-call rotations and provide support for critical production issues.
Partner with teams across engineering to improve platform quality, reliability, and developer experience.

Relevant production experience with large scale rails applications
Proficiency with at least one major cloud provider (AWS preferred).
Hands-on experience with containerization and orchestration tools (Docker, Kubernetes, ECS).
Strong knowledge of CI/CD tools (like Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, CircleCI).
Experience with Infrastructure as Code (like Terraform, Pulumi, Ansible).
Proficiency in at least one programming language (Ruby preferred; Typescript/ JavaScript a plus).
Strong understanding of observability tools (such as Datadog and Sentry) and practices.
Excellent communication skills and a collaborative mindset.
No problem managing your time as a remote employee.
Proud of your craft, valuing clean code that scales to keep large teams productive.

Benefits

Remote-first culture: Join a high performing, fully remote team and work where you're comfortable.
Stock Options: Get meaningful ownership in a fast-growing, venture-backed company shaping the future of retail.
Time Off: Our flexible time-off policy ensures you stay refreshed and recharged. Plus, you’ll get a monthly stipend to get you out of the house—grab a coffee and work from your favorite spot!
World-class medical, dental, and vision policies.
Team Connection: Annual company off-sites in fun locations. We've done New York, Costa Rica, Whistler, Palm Springs, San Diego, and Mexico City.
Sabbatical: A one month paid sabbatical after completing five years of working at Zipline.
Volunteering: Every quarter, Zipliners get a paid day off to volunteer for a nonprofit of their choice.
Learning: We support continuous learning and provide unlimited access to our Udemy Business account.
Great humans, great work: Work with kind, collaborative teammates who care about doing meaningful work and making a real impact. We value diversity of all kinds and are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace where we learn from each other.

Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.

CI/CDRuby on RailsInfrastructure as CodeTerraformKubernetesAWSPostgreSQLDockerGitHub ActionsObservability

communicationcollaborationtime managementclean code