Sr. Software Engineer, ROR

Essential Job Duties

Write clean, scalable, and maintainable code to build software solutions that enable users to access and manage in-home care services.

Design, build, and maintain reliable, high-performance Ruby on Rails services.

Support and enhance existing products and applications, balancing new feature development with legacy system modernization.

Own end-to-end development of features that directly drive revenue and scale the platform.

Optimize database queries and API performance to ensure speed, efficiency, and availability.

Contribute to architectural improvements and participate in technical design discussions.

Participate in a shared on-call rotation to maintain system health, with strong team support.

Continuously improve code quality, testing, and deployment practices.

Other Job Duties

Other duties as assigned by supervisor or HHAeXchange leader.

Travel Requirements

Travel 10-25%, including overnight travel

Required Education, Experience, Certifications and Skills

Required Qualifications

5+ years of experience building production-grade Ruby on Rails applications.

Strong proficiency with relational databases such as MySQL and PostgreSQL.

Solid understanding of object-oriented programming (OOP) and software design principles.

Proficient in Test-Driven Development (TDD) and writing maintainable, well-tested code.

Experience working with cloud infrastructure, particularly AWS services (e.g., ECS, EKS, Lambda, S3, CloudWatch).

Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines and Git-based workflows (e.g. GitHub Actions, Jenkins, CircleCI).

Bachelor's degree in computer science, Software Engineering, or a related field — or equivalent practical experience.

Strong skills in debugging, troubleshooting, and performance optimization.

Comfortable working in Agile development environments

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Preferred Qualifications

Experience scaling multi-tenant SaaS platforms

Experience supporting both legacy systems and greenfield product development

Exposure to GraphQL APIs and domain-driven design (DDD)

Familiarity with observability and performance tools like Datadog, New Relic, or Scout APM

Experience with containerization (Docker) and Kubernetes-based orchestration (EKS/ECS)

Knowledge of job queue processing (e.g., Resque, Sidekiq)

Other Details

Minimal travel of up to 2–3 days per quarter may be required (domestic or international)

Remote-first work environment with collaborative, supportive culture