Sr. Rails Developer

**Candidates must not need sponsorship or visa transfer**

Sr Ruby on Rails Developer

Location: Charlotte, NC (primarily onsite)
Employment Type: Full‑time, W2

Salary + Bonus + Benefits

About the Job

Our client is seeking a Senior Ruby on Rails Developer to design, build, and maintain scalable, high‑impact web applications that power digital experiences across major global events. This is a hands‑on senior engineering role focused on application development, data modeling, and system integrations within a modern AWS‑based environment.

You will work closely with internal engineering and marketing teams to deliver custom solutions, integrate third‑party systems, and continuously improve platform performance and reliability. This role offers the opportunity to make a meaningful technical impact within a stable, growing organization.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable Ruby on Rails applications in a multi‑tenant, multi‑database environment.
• Architect and implement API‑based integrations with external systems, including Salesforce and other CRM platforms.
• Build and maintain background job processing for data synchronization, inventory management, ticketing, order processing, and outbound integrations.
• Collaborate with product, marketing, and engineering stakeholders to translate business requirements into technical solutions.
• Engineer and optimize data models to support complex, custom web applications.
• Write, maintain, and review automated tests to ensure code quality, reliability, and performance.
• Participate in code reviews and contribute to architectural and technical design discussions.
• Troubleshoot production issues and optimize application performance across the stack.
• Provide mentorship and technical guidance to less‑experienced developers while remaining highly hands‑on.

Minimum Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional experience developing applications with Ruby on Rails.
• Experience building and supporting multi‑tenant Rails applications and database partitioning strategies.
• Strong experience integrating with external APIs and handling webhook‑based data flows.
• Proficiency with background job frameworks such as ActiveJob or Sidekiq.
• Experience working with PostgreSQL and relational data modeling.
• Familiarity with modern Rails best practices, automated testing, and CI/CD workflows.
• Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate effectively across teams.
• Authorization to work in the United States on a W2 basis.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with SaaS platforms, event management systems, or e‑commerce applications.
• Familiarity with email marketing platforms and third‑party integrations.
• Experience with frontend build tools and modern JavaScript frameworks.
• Knowledge of AWS infrastructure, including EC2‑based deployments.
• Familiarity with containerization and cloud deployment strategies.
• Experience working alongside offshore development teams.