Sr. Rails Developer

**Candidates must not need sponsorship or visa transfer**

Sr Ruby on Rails Developer

Location: Charlotte, NC (primarily onsite)
Employment Type: Full-time, W2

Salary + Bonus + Benefits

About the Job

Our client is seeking a Senior Ruby on Rails Developer to design, build, and maintain scalable, high-impact web applications that power digital experiences across major global events. This is a hands-on senior engineering role focused on application development, data modeling, and system integrations within a modern AWS-based environment.

You will work closely with internal engineering and marketing teams to deliver custom solutions, integrate third-party systems, and continuously improve platform performance and reliability. This role offers the opportunity to make a meaningful technical impact within a stable, growing organization.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable Ruby on Rails applications in a multi-tenant, multi-database environment.
• Architect and implement API-based integrations with external systems, including Salesforce and other CRM platforms.
• Build and maintain background job processing for data synchronization, inventory management, ticketing, order processing, and outbound integrations.
• Collaborate with product, marketing, and engineering stakeholders to translate business requirements into technical solutions.
• Engineer and optimize data models to support complex, custom web applications.
• Write, maintain, and review automated tests to ensure code quality, reliability, and performance.
• Participate in code reviews and contribute to architectural and technical design discussions.
• Troubleshoot production issues and optimize application performance across the stack.
• Provide mentorship and technical guidance to less-experienced developers while remaining highly hands-on.

Minimum Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional experience developing applications with Ruby on Rails .
• Experience building and supporting multi-tenant Rails applications and database partitioning strategies .
• Strong experience integrating with external APIs and handling webhook-based data flows .
• Proficiency with background job frameworks such as ActiveJob or Sidekiq .
• Experience working with PostgreSQL and relational data modeling.
• Familiarity with modern Rails best practices, automated testing, and CI/CD workflows.
• Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate effectively across teams.
• Authorization to work in the United States on a W2 basis.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with SaaS platforms, event management systems, or e-commerce applications.
• Familiarity with email marketing platforms and third-party integrations.
• Experience with frontend build tools and modern JavaScript frameworks.
• Knowledge of AWS infrastructure, including EC2-based deployments.
• Familiarity with containerization and cloud deployment strategies.
• Experience working alongside offshore development teams.