Lead/Staff Software Engineer (Remote) - Ruby on Rails

Triumph Financial, Inc.•Remote - Texas, TX

2d•$173,464 - $281,010•Remote

About The Position

Join Triumph! At Triumph, our vision is a world where freight transactions are accurate and seamless on the most modern and secure freight transaction network. That’s why we’re looking for passionate, innovative, solutions-oriented people to join our team. We thrive on providing exceptional customer service and we look for team members with an entrepreneurial spirit and a passion to build successful partnerships with our clients. Because at the end of the day our goal is to help our partners businesses run better. Are you passionate about designing and developing scalable systems and mentoring engineering teams to success? We’re looking for Lead and Staff Software Engineers to set the technical direction for a critical product area, influence architectural decisions, and lead through hands-on expertise. In this role, you’ll have the opportunity to shape the long-term vision of our platforms while empowering engineers to grow and deliver their best work. Every day brings a new opportunity to contribute and/or lead with influence and drive impact across teams. You’ll be solving complex architectural challenges, mentoring engineers, and collaborating with senior leaders to guide the direction of our systems. Whether it’s through hands-on coding, aligning cross-functional teams, or planning technical roadmaps, your leadership will help ensure we build sustainable, high-performing systems.

Requirements

5+ years of professional software development experience - STRONG preference in Ruby on Rails.
Proven full stack experience with one or more technology stacks.
Strong background in system design, architecture, and scalable software.
Experience leading and mentoring engineering teams.
Skilled at identifying customer needs and delivering technical solutions.
Comfortable reviewing and improving codebases.
Familiarity with agile development methodologies.
Excellent collaboration and influence skills across diverse teams.

Nice To Haves

Experience running a consulting company.
Background in Machine Learning.
Worked with functional languages like Elm, Haskell, OCaml, Elixir, or F#.
Logistics industry experience.

Responsibilities

Set or contribute towards architectural direction and evolve systems to support long-term scalability and performance.
Identify and implement tools, frameworks, and practices that improve team productivity.
Anticipate product-level technical issues and make proactive design decisions.
Break down complex projects into maintainable systems for teams to build confidently.
Lead by example with high-quality, hands-on technical contributions.
Mentor engineers on leadership, strategy, and collaboration.
Collaborate with cross-functional partners to resolve technical challenges.
Influence and drive technical decisions across teams and stakeholders.
Stay connected with company-wide initiatives to anticipate and remove blockers.
Contribute to team planning and provide guidance on project prioritization.