Ruby on Rails Architect - Remote

Summary: NAVA Software Solutions is seeking a Ruby on Rails Architect to design and develop web-based applications in a fully remote capacity. The role involves collaborating with design teams, providing technical oversight, and ensuring the delivery of robust applications. Candidates should have extensive experience in Ruby on Rails and React.js, along with a strong understanding of agile methodologies. This position emphasizes hands-on architecture and end-to-end solution delivery.

Key Responsibilities:

• As a hands-on architect, primary responsibilities center around design and development of web based, real-time and batch applications
• Collaborate with members of the design team both technical as well as business owners to identify requirements and design new products or extensions to existing products.
• Produce application prototypes with sufficient detail to allow others in the development team to complete the development work.
• Provide technical oversight to the development process including code reviews and mentoring of the technical team.
• Must be able to deliver solutions end-to-end with a focus on hitting delivery milestones. Experience in an agile development environment and understanding of agile/lean delivery methods is required.
• Propose and document technical design recommendations and improvements. Positions in our technical team require strong technical opinions and open communication.
• Document designs and development work according to established documentation standards
• Design and oversee unit tests to ensure application logic is fully exercised for each application component.
• Develop and maintain robust, scalable, and secure applications using Ruby on Rails for backend and React for frontend.
• Design and implement RESTful APIs and integrate third-party services.
• Optimize application performance and troubleshoot/debug production issues.
• Collaborate with product managers, designers, and other developers to enhance user experience.
• Follow best practices in CI/CD, testing, and deployment.

Key Skills:

• 3+ years of experience in Ruby on Rails and React.js development.
• Strong knowledge of PostgreSQL, MySQL, or similar databases.
• Experience with GraphQL, REST APIs, and cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform) is a plus.
• Understanding of Agile methodologies, DevOps, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work in a collaborative, onshore team environment.

Salary (Rate): undetermined

City: undetermined

Country: USA

Working Arrangements: remote

IR35 Status: outside IR35

Seniority Level: undetermined

Industry: IT