Ruby on Rails Developer

Job description We are looking for a  **Senior Ruby / Go Developer**  to join a distributed engineering team responsible for maintaining, enhancing, and evolving backend systems in production. This role is well-suited for an experienced Ruby engineer willing to transition into Go, or a Go engineer with experience supporting Ruby systems. You will work on bug resolution, feature enhancements, system reliability, and long-term architectural improvements, including gradual migration from Ruby-based services to Go, while collaborating closely with cross-functional teams and supporting production environments. **Roles and Responsibilities** - Investigate, troubleshoot, and resolve bugs and production issues in existing Ruby and Go systems. - Design, implement, and optimize backend services, primarily in Go, with continued support for legacy Ruby services. - Contribute to the gradual migration of Ruby-based systems toward Go-based architectures. - Implement small to mid-sized features and enhancements to improve system functionality, stability, and performance. - Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand requirements, system dependencies, and integration points. - Participate in and lead code reviews, ensuring high standards for quality, performance, and maintainability. - Monitor and improve system reliability and performance using observability and monitoring tools. - Maintain and update technical documentation for supported services and systems. - Mentor junior and mid-level engineers, fostering a culture of learning, ownership, and continuous improvement. - Stay current with backend engineering best practices, tools, and technologies, applying them where appropriate. **Job Requirements** - Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience. - 5+ years of professional software engineering experience. - Strong proficiency in  **Go (Golang)** , or expert-level  **Ruby**  experience with a clear willingness to transition to Go. - Experience supporting and maintaining  **production systems** , including debugging and incident resolution. - Solid experience with API development and backend architecture; familiarity with gRPC is a plus. - Strong understanding of relational databases; experience with  **PostgreSQL**  or  **CockroachDB**  preferred. - Experience diagnosing complex issues, performance bottlenecks, and system reliability challenges. - Familiarity with observability and monitoring tools such as  **Grafana** ,  **Prometheus** , or similar. - Understanding of distributed systems concepts, concurrency, and data consistency patterns is a plus. - Experience working in Agile or iterative development environments. - Strong communication skills, with the ability to influence technical decisions and collaborate across teams. - Commitment to writing clean, maintainable, and scalable code and following modern software development practices. Puna remote: Po Burimi: https://al.linkedin.com/jobs/view/ruby-on-rails-developer-at-poly-tech-talent-4361046686

Niveli: mid level