Ruby on Rails Engineer

Aha! empowers over a million product builders to bring their strategies to life with our suite of tools: Aha! Roadmaps, Aha! Ideas, Aha! Whiteboards, Aha! Knowledge, and Aha! Develop. Product teams trust our expertise, guided templates, and Aha! Academy training programs to excel. We’re a unique high-growth SaaS company, self-funded, profitable, and fully remote. Recognized as one of the best remote companies to work for, we champion the Bootstrap Movement and have donated over $1M through Aha! Cares. Discover more at About Our Team Aha! Engineering is a fully remote, mid-sized team based in North American time zones to facilitate collaboration. -Growth-Oriented: Our onboarding program ensures new hires quickly become productive, contributing to the codebase from the start. -Fast-Paced: We ship code multiple times a day, rapidly iterating to deliver valuable features to customers. -Product-Focused: We prioritize solving complex challenges over adhering to cumbersome processes, minimizing meetings and overhead. -Knowledge Sharing: We freely share our insights internally and with the broader developer community through our engineering blog. -Passionate: We love our work and strive to create an environment where you’ll love your team and job too. Learn more about The Responsive Method, our values, and our generous benefits. Our Technology Stack Our web application is a Ruby on Rails monolith, supported by Postgres, Redis, and Memcached. We also use Node.js for real-time updates and collaborative editing, hosted on AWS with ECS for scalability. We leverage React on the front end for rich, interactive experiences, balancing Rails’ simplicity with React’s advanced functionality. We adopt new technologies that enhance our product while being mindful of maintenance overhead. We plan and collaborate in Aha! Roadmaps and Aha! Develop, using Slack and Zoom for communication (rarely email). Your Experience You should have experience with Ruby on Rails and be eager to learn React if you’re not already familiar. Key qualifications include: -Technical Skills: At least two years of experience with Ruby on Rails, producing scalable, maintainable code, and building features for high-growth SaaS companies. -Problem Solving: Strong problem-solving skills and experience working on significant functionality for cloud-based products. -Team Collaboration: Active collaboration with product teams and a willingness to help others. -Scale Experience: Previous experience working at scale and a desire to do so again. Your Role at Aha! As a Ruby on Rails Engineer, you will work across the full stack on a variety of features, including: -Feature Implementation: Building new features across the MVC layers. -Interactive Interfaces: Creating dynamic reporting interfaces with React. -Collaboration: Working with product and UX teams to refine specifications. -Performance Optimization: Investigating and optimizing performance for a snappy user experience. -Customer Support: Addressing bugs quickly through regular customer support rotations. -Documentation: Documenting components in our style guide to ensure consistency. Why Aha! At Aha!, we believe in helping everyone reach their fullest potential. We provide a high-growth environment where meaningful work and strong team connections lead to engagement and success. Our benefits include: -Compensation: Base salary of $100,000 to $160,000 in the US, with profit sharing and retirement contributions. -Healthcare: Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans (100% premiums covered for many teammates). -Time Off: Up to 200 hours of paid time off annually, plus paid parental leave and care/bereavement leave. -Education: Up to $1,000 annually for third-party education and paid time off for learning. -Volunteering: Opportunities to volunteer throughout the year. Apply Now If this role excites you, we’d love to hear from you. A real human reviews every application. Join us at Aha! and grow with a team dedicated to creating exceptional products and experiences. #J-18808-Ljbffr