Fractional Ruby Developer - India - Remote

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain Ruby-based applications and services with clean, efficient, and well-documented code
  
• Build and optimize RESTful APIs and microservices architectures
  
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate business requirements into technical solutions
  
• Write comprehensive tests (RSpec, Minitest) to ensure code quality and reliability
  
• Participate in code reviews and contribute to engineering best practices
  
• Debug and resolve production issues with quick turnaround times
  
• Integrate third-party APIs and services into existing systems
  
• Optimize application performance and database queries
  
• Contribute to technical documentation and knowledge sharing
  

Required Qualifications

• 3+ years of professional experience with Ruby development
  
• Strong proficiency in Ruby on Rails framework
  
• Solid understanding of object-oriented programming principles and design patterns
  
• Experience with relational databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL) and writing efficient SQL queries
  
• Familiarity with front-end technologies (HTML, CSS, JavaScript)
  
• Proficiency with Git version control and collaborative development workflows
  
• Experience with RESTful API design and implementation
  
• Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail
  
• Excellent communication skills and ability to work in a team environment
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with background job processing (Sidekiq, Resque, Delayed Job)
  
• Knowledge of Ruby testing frameworks (RSpec, Capybara, FactoryBot)
  
• Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP)
  
• Experience with containerization (Docker, Kubernetes)
  
• Understanding of CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices
  
• Experience with Agile/Scrum methodologies
  
• Contributions to open-source Ruby projects
  
• Knowledge of other languages/frameworks (Python, Node.js, Go)
  
• Experience with API integration platforms (Workato, Zapier, Make)
  

Technical Stack

• Ruby 3.x / Rails 7.x
  
• PostgreSQL / Redis
  
• Docker / Kubernetes
  
• AWS / Cloud infrastructure
  
• GitHub / GitLab
  
• CI/CD tools