Senior Ruby on Rails Engineer

Role Description

We are actively seeking senior-level Full-Stack Ruby on Rails Engineers to support a growing portfolio of federal and state customers. You'll work as part of collaborative, cross-functional teams alongside designers, product managers, and engineers, delivering high-quality, well-tested software that has real public impact. All of our Ruby on Rails opportunities are fully remote.

This Senior Consultant collaborates with cross-functional teams to align the technical vision, implementation, and quality of software systems across development, reliability, testing, and operations.

This role will possess the skills to bridge business objectives with technical execution in software development, infrastructure, security, and testing at an advanced application level of proficiency. The Sr. Consultant role will work on projects that allow them to ensure scalable, secure, and reliable solutions while mentoring engineers, fostering collaboration, and aligning stakeholders with product and project goals.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain full-stack features in Ruby on Rails, including complex multi-page, multi-track form flows, data integrations, and user-facing dashboards.
• Write clean, well-tested, and maintainable code with a strong emphasis on object-oriented design, domain modeling, and service-layer architecture.
• Develop and maintain RESTful APIs and background job processing pipelines using tools such as Sidekiq.
• Build accessible, standards-compliant frontend experiences using modern JavaScript, React (or similar component-based frameworks), HTML5, and CSS3 — including adherence to WCAG 2.1+ accessibility standards.
• Participate in thorough, thoughtful pull request reviews, contributing to a culture of technical excellence and shared code ownership.
• Collaborate with product and design teams to translate requirements into scalable technical solutions, proactively identifying tradeoffs and surfacing risks.
• Support long-lived Rails applications through careful refactoring, dependency management, and incremental improvements without disrupting production systems.
• Contribute to a secure, compliant development environment in accordance with federal and state contractor requirements, including Public Trust security standards.

Impact

• Fosters collaboration with cross-functional teams by taking the initiative and driving conversations.
• Coach, mentor, and develop peers that elevate team capability and technical expertise using clear and persuasive communication of engineering solutions to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Earn the trust of your customer and teammates by delivering world-class services.
• Drive accountability and delivery by ensuring project objectives are not only met on time but aligned with client priorities and Fearless standards of excellence.
• Take ownership of risk management by monitoring deliverables across the team, identifying issues early, and coaching teammates on mitigation strategies while keeping leadership informed.
• Shape client engagement and intelligence-gathering efforts by actively cultivating relationships with stakeholders, synthesizing insights across the client organization and partner ecosystem, and providing Fearless leaders with actionable recommendations that inform strategy and strengthen delivery outcomes.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of hands-on experience with Ruby on Rails, with a demonstrated track record building conventional, maintainable, and extensible full-stack applications.
• Strong proficiency in object-oriented programming principles and patterns, with the ability to contribute to and lead substantive code reviews.
• Experience with complex data modeling, multi-step form flows, data validation, and integrations with third-party or government data systems.
• Proficiency with modern frontend development including React (or a comparable component-based framework), JavaScript/TypeScript, semantic HTML5, and CSS3.
• Familiarity with web accessibility best practices (WCAG 2.1+), ARIA patterns, and screen reader compatibility.
• Experience designing and consuming RESTful APIs and working with background job frameworks such as Sidekiq.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.

Preferred Skills and Experience

• Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust security clearance.
• Prior experience working in federal or state government technology contracting environments.
• Familiarity with compliance frameworks such as FedRAMP, NIST/FISMA, or HIPAA.
• Experience with authentication and authorization systems (OAuth, SSO, role-based access control).

Skills and Competencies

• Analytical Thinking: The ability to observe and interpret information, break down complex problems into parts, identify patterns/relationships and draw logical conclusions to develop effective solutions.
• Synthetic Thinking: The ability to combine different ideas, information, or concepts to create a new, complex understanding or solution by integrating disparate elements into a new, meaningful whole.
• Adaptability: Comfort with change, flexibility in the face of shifting demands and resilience to setbacks.
• Ownership & Accountability: Committed to taking responsibility for outcomes, ensuring that all commitments are met with a focus on enhancing service delivery.
• Consultative Advising: Identifies and articulates client challenges, scopes projects and aligns recommendations to business goals and client expectations.
• Communicating with Influence: Capable of crafting and delivering clear, persuasive messages that integrate data insights and structured narratives, tailored to the strategic needs of diverse audiences to drive effective decision-making.
• Managing Priorities & Client Alignment: Skillfully negotiates and manages conflicting priorities to strategically align decisions, enhancing service delivery and client satisfaction.

Physical Requirements

• Ability to sit for extended periods while working on a computer or during meetings.
• Must be able to travel occasionally to client sites or company meetings, which may involve driving or flying.
• Ability to communicate effectively via phone, email, and in-person, requiring clear speech, listening, and written communication skills.
• Ability to move within an office environment, including reaching for files, using office equipment, and occasional light lifting (up to 10 pounds).

Benefits

• Flexible, life-friendly schedules.
• 100% coverage for our medical HSA plan + HSA contributions.
• Dental & vision covered 100% for you and your dependents.
• Competitive premiums for HMO/PPO and dependent coverage.
• 401(k) with 4% match & immediate vesting.
• Paid Parental Leave and 12 weeks paid FMLA.
• Generous PTO, 11 Federal Holidays, a Birthday Holiday, and Sick Leave.
• Up to 15 days for Jury Duty and Bereavement Leave.
• Education, wellness, and tech allowances.
• Referral bonus: $6K–$12K for each successful referral.
• Pet insurance & discount plans.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• Legal support, life insurance, disability coverage.
• Performance-Based Bonuses.