Ruby on Rails Developer

Caterpillar Inc.•Kennett Square, PA

6h•Onsite

About The Position

Your Work Shapes the World at Caterpillar Inc. When you join Caterpillar, you're joining a global team who cares not just about the work we do – but also about each other. We are the makers, problem solvers, and future world builders who are creating stronger, more sustainable communities. We don't just talk about progress and innovation here – we make it happen, with our customers, where we work and live. Together, we are building a better world, so we can all enjoy living in it. About Tangent Energy Solutions: Tangent Energy Solutions is a wholly owned subsidiary of Caterpillar, a global leader in the manufacturing of construction and mining equipment, diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines, and diesel-electric locomotives. Headquartered in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, Tangent Energy Solutions was established in 2009 to provide innovative energy solutions for commercial and industrial customers. We are looking for an experienced Ruby on Rails Developer to join our team. The ideal candidate will have a solid understanding of the Ruby on Rails framework and experience working with its recent versions (6+). Additionally, the candidate should have experience working with core AWS cloud technologies. This is a full-time, in-office role, reporting Monday through Friday to our office in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania.

Requirements

Automated testing (Rspec, Capybara, etc.)
Core AWS services (RDS, EC2, Fargate, ECS, SES, SNS, S3, Cloudwatch, IAM)
AWS IAC (Infrastructure As Code)
MySQL/Aurora
Git Hub Enterprise / GitHub Actions
HTML 5, CSS 3
Agile SDLC
Decision Making and Critical Thinking: Knowledge of the decision-making process and associated tools and techniques. Applies an assigned technique for critical thinking in a decision-making process. Identifies, obtains, and organizes relevant data and ideas. Participates in documenting data, ideas, players, stakeholders, and processes. Recognizes, clarifies, and prioritizes concerns. Assists in assessing risks, benefits and consideration of alternatives.
Software Integration Engineering: Knowledge of software integration processes and functions. Has experience with designing data exchange interfaces to and from software product. Describes tools and techniques for extraction, transformation and loading of electronic data. Cites examples of common linkage requirements for software products and vendors. Works with integrating software into the customer or partner framework and infrastructure. Participates in the development of technology interfaces and bridges.
Software Product Design/Architecture: Knowledge of software product design. Identifies basic design methods and design tools. Identifies major components of functional and technical design. Cites examples of good and bad designs. Describes tasks, activities, deliverables and key concerns of technical design.
Software Product Technical Knowledge: Knowledge of technical aspects of a software products. Maintains and utilizes data related to install base configurations and environments. Solicits customer feedback; reports and monitors bugs and implementation issues. Participates in defining and conducting technical acceptance tests. Participates in creating technical requirements for software development and deployment. Explains basic environment and product configuration options.

Nice To Haves

5+ years of recent professional experience in full-stack Ruby on Rails development
Data Streaming (Flink, Kafka, Kinesis)
Python, Go
AWS IoT
Figma
Energy/Power Markets experience

Responsibilities

Design, develop and maintain Ruby on Rails applications in the energy space.
Collaborate with business and operational stakeholders to define new features.
Collaborate with team members to build new features and enhance existing ones.
Understand power market rules and write code to interface with grid operator APIs.
Ensure code quality and maintainability by writing tests, conducting code reviews, and following industry best practices.
Assist in shared DevOps duties including infrastructure management and code deployment.
Troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues.
Provide guidance and mentorship to less-experienced developers.