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 collaboration with design teams, technical oversight, and the delivery of scalable solutions. Candidates should have extensive experience in Ruby on Rails and React, with a focus on agile methodologies. The position is expected to last between 6 to 12 months.

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