Ruby Software Engineer

RE Partners•New York, NY

About The Position

Use your deep expertise in Ruby and solid experience with Go (Golang) to develop high-quality, scalable, and maintainable software solutions. You’ll play a key role in designing clean, testable systems, leading engineering excellence, and shaping the technical direction of our projects.

Requirements

4+ years of professional software development experience, primarily with Ruby.
Strong proficiency in Ruby, including its syntax, idioms, object-oriented principles, and the Ruby framework.
Solid understanding of Go (Golang) and experience building production services in Go.
Experience with Kubernetes or EKS.
Strong grasp of data structures, algorithms, and software design principles.
Familiarity with building and consuming web services (HTTP, REST, GraphQL, etc.).
Experience working with relational databases like PostgreSQL or MySQL.
Passion for writing clean code and mentoring others.
Strong communication skills and ability to work effectively in distributed teams.

Nice To Haves

Exposure to infrastructure tools like Terraform, serverless architecture (e.g., AWS Lambda), and API development.

Responsibilities

Design and build robust, scalable backend systems primarily using Ruby, with some services implemented in Go.
Make technically sound decisions and champion high standards of coding, architecture, and best practices.
Develop and maintain technical documentation, including specifications and design documents.
Drive continuous improvement through code reviews, mentorship, and contributions to our SDLC processes.
Troubleshoot and debug complex software issues across services written in both Ruby and Go.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate functional and non-functional requirements into actionable work.
Manage clear and consistent communication of project status and progress with stakeholders.