Ruby on Rails Developer (Remote - South Africa)

S. business hours). A recruitment firm is hiring on behalf of one of its clients, a company that runs production web applications and APIs. The role is a hands-on backend position focused on building, maintaining and tuning Ruby on Rails systems with PostgreSQL, REST APIs and background job processing. You will work alongside product and engineering teams to ship reliable features and keep systems fast and scalable.

What you'll do

• Build and maintain production Ruby on Rails applications, services and internal tools
• Design and maintain RESTful APIs, third-party integrations, webhooks and sync jobs
• Design PostgreSQL/MySQL schemas, optimize queries and indexes, and build Sidekiq or Resque workflows with Redis caching
• Write unit, integration and system tests using RSpec, Minitest or Capybara, and take part in code reviews and CI/CD
• Troubleshoot production issues, improve API response times and monitor application health

What you need

• 3+ years of professional Ruby on Rails development experience
• Strong knowledge of Ruby, Rails, ActiveRecord and MVC architecture
• Hands-on experience with PostgreSQL or MySQL and building REST APIs
• Experience with Sidekiq or Resque, Redis and background processing
• Familiarity with Git, CI/CD pipelines and secure development practices
• Based in South Africa and comfortable working during U.S. business hours

Applicants must be based in: South Africa.

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