Ruby Developer

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Company Name: - JTSi (Johnson Technology Systems, Inc.)
Title: Ruby Developer
Location: Remote
Salary : $121K - $126K / Year

DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT AND TASKS:


The Ruby Developer will be part of a technical team responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining APIs that enable communication between different software systems. The ideal candidate is a strong Ruby engineer with hands-on development experience and the ability to contribute production-grade code.


Responsibilities
• Design and develop APIs, including specifications, endpoints, data models, and protocols such as REST and GraphQL.
• Contribute production-grade code for core services.
• Partner with the Technical Lead to conduct code reviews and ensure code quality, maintainability, and security.
• Work closely with the Engineering Crew Lead and API Architect to review solution design and deliver robust, scalable solutions.
• Ensure seamless integration of APIs with internal systems, external applications, and third-party services.
• Promote effective use of AI-enabled tools in the API development lifecycle to improve productivity and code quality.
• Create and maintain clear, comprehensive API documentation for consumers, including usage guidance and best practices.
• Implement and uphold security best practices, including authentication, authorization, and encryption.
• Interface with external engineering teams to ensure alignment on technical standards, governance requirements, compliance obligations, and ongoing cATO maintenance.
• Monitor and optimize API performance, reliability, and scalability.
• Manage API versioning and support backward compatibility as services evolve.
• Provide ongoing support, troubleshoot production issues, and implement enhancements based on stakeholder feedback.
• Participate in Tier 1 and Tier 2 on-call operations.


Qualifications & Skills
• 6+ years of strong Ruby on Rails experience.
• Experience with relational databases such as PostgreSQL or MySQL.
• Experience with the RSpec testing framework.
• Strong experience designing, building, and maintaining APIs.
• bility to lead engineering teams while remaining hands-on with development.


Desirable Skills
• Familiarity with Docker, Kubernetes, and Helm.
• Familiarity with application security principles and secure development practices.
• Familiarity with Git version control.
• Familiarity with OAuth.
• Experience with async job processing tools such as Sidekiq.
• Experience with Spring Boot / Java.

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