Remote (Global)

Hubstaff is hiring a Senior Rails Back-End Developer

About the Role

The candidate will design, implement, and optimize back-end services using Ruby on Rails, ensuring performance, security, and maintainability while integrating with front-end components and third-party systems.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and maintain server-side logic using Ruby on Rails
  • Design and manage database schemas and queries for efficiency
  • Collaborate with front-end developers to integrate user-facing elements
  • Write clean, testable, and well-documented code
  • Troubleshoot and debug production issues promptly
  • Optimize applications for speed and scalability
  • Ensure data security and compliance with best practices
  • Participate in code reviews and technical discussions
  • Implement APIs for internal and external use
  • Work with version control systems like Git
  • Support deployment pipelines and CI/CD processes
  • Monitor system performance and resolve bottlenecks
  • Contribute to architectural decisions and planning
  • Integrate third-party services and tools
  • Maintain existing codebases while refactoring legacy systems
  • Ensure application reliability through automated testing
  • Follow agile development methodologies
  • Collaborate with product managers and designers
  • Document technical specifications and processes
  • Stay current with evolving Rails and back-end technologies

Nice to Have

  • Experience with microservices architecture
  • Familiarity with GraphQL
  • Knowledge of performance monitoring tools
  • Experience with distributed systems
  • Contributions to open-source projects

Compensation

Competitive salary based on experience and location

Work Arrangement

Fully remote position with flexible hours

Team

Collaborative engineering team focused on product-driven development

Why This Role Matters

This position plays a key role in shaping the core infrastructure of the platform, directly impacting product reliability and long-term scalability through thoughtful engineering and technical leadership.

Our Engineering Culture

We value clean code, continuous learning, and pragmatic solutions. Engineers are encouraged to take ownership, propose improvements, and drive technical initiatives that align with business goals.

Does not offer visa sponsorship

Required Skills
Ruby on RailsPostgreSQLMySQLRedisJavaScriptKafkaRabbitMQElasticsearchAPI DevelopmentPerformance OptimizationDistributed Systems
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Hubstaff
Hubstaff builds an industry-leading time tracking and workforce management platform for remote and distributed teams. The platform supports time and activity tracking, shift and schedule management, invoicing, and payments for more than 95,000 businesses worldwide.
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Category backend
Posted 9 months ago