# Ruby on Rails Developer

> Pavago · South Africa (Remote) · — · Posted 2026-05-06

**Workplace:** remote

## Description

### **💎 Ruby on Rails Developer (Ruby, Rails, PostgreSQL, APIs, Sidekiq)**

**Full-Time | Remote | U.S. Business Hours**

### **🚀 About the Role**

We’re hiring a skilled **Ruby on Rails Developer** to build, optimize, and maintain scalable web applications and APIs used in real-world production environments.

This role is focused on:  
✅ Backend application development  
✅ API architecture & integrations  
✅ Database performance & scalability  
✅ Rails application optimization  
✅ Testing & clean code practices  
✅ System reliability & security

You’ll work closely with product, design, and engineering teams to deliver reliable, high-performance applications while contributing to a clean and maintainable codebase.

This is an ideal opportunity for developers who enjoy building production-grade systems, solving performance challenges, and working deeply within the Rails ecosystem.

### **🔥 What You’ll Own**

### **Ruby on Rails Application Development**

-   Build and maintain:

-   Ruby on Rails applications
-   REST APIs
-   backend services
-   internal tools

-   Implement business logic using:

-   ActiveRecord
-   MVC architecture
-   Rails conventions

-   Develop:

-   scalable backend systems
-   reusable services
-   maintainable application workflows

-   Integrate front-end frameworks such as:

-   Stimulus
-   React
-   Vue.js

### **Database Design & Performance**

-   Design and maintain schemas using:

-   PostgreSQL
-   MySQL

-   Optimize:

-   SQL queries
-   indexing
-   database performance

-   Implement:

-   caching strategies
-   background processing
-   asynchronous workflows

-   Work with:

-   Sidekiq
-   Resque
-   Redis

### **API Development & Integrations**

-   Design and maintain scalable RESTful APIs
-   Integrate with:

-   third-party APIs
-   payment systems
-   SaaS platforms
-   external services

-   Handle:

-   authentication
-   rate limiting
-   background sync jobs
-   webhook processing

### **Testing & Code Quality**

-   Write and maintain:

-   unit tests
-   integration tests
-   system tests

-   Use frameworks such as:

-   RSpec
-   Minitest
-   Capybara

-   Maintain:

-   ≥80% test coverage
-   clean code standards
-   linting rules

-   Work within CI/CD pipelines for automated deployments and testing

### **Security & Reliability**

-   Implement:

-   authentication
-   authorization
-   role-based permissions

-   Use tools such as:

-   Devise
-   OmniAuth

-   Follow:

-   OWASP security best practices
-   CSRF protection
-   secure input validation

-   Support compliance requirements where applicable:

-   GDPR
-   HIPAA

### **Performance Optimization & Monitoring**

-   Improve:

-   API response times
-   page load speeds
-   background job throughput

-   Monitor applications using:

-   New Relic
-   Datadog
-   Honeybadger
-   Rollbar

-   Troubleshoot production issues and deploy fixes with minimal downtime

### **Collaboration & Agile Development**

-   Collaborate with:

-   Product Managers
-   Designers
-   Frontend Engineers
-   QA teams

-   Participate in:

-   sprint planning
-   standups
-   code reviews
-   technical discussions

-   Provide accurate development estimates and contribute to architectural decisions
-   Maintain clear technical documentation for long-term maintainability

### **💻 Required Experience & Skills**

-   3+ years of Ruby on Rails development experience
-   Strong proficiency with:

-   Ruby
-   Rails
-   ActiveRecord
-   MVC architecture

-   Experience with:

-   PostgreSQL or MySQL
-   Sidekiq or Resque
-   Git workflows
-   CI/CD pipelines

-   Strong understanding of:

-   API development
-   backend architecture
-   scalable web applications

### **⭐ Ideal Experience**

-   Experience integrating:

-   React
-   Vue.js
-   Stimulus

-   Experience deploying Rails applications to:

-   AWS
-   GCP
-   Heroku

-   Familiarity with:

-   Redis
-   Memcached
-   background workers
-   caching systems

-   Industry experience in:

-   SaaS
-   fintech
-   healthcare
-   e-commerce

### **🧠 What Makes You a Great Fit**

-   Deep understanding of Rails conventions and ecosystem
-   Strong debugging and problem-solving skills
-   Passion for clean, maintainable, well-tested code
-   Comfortable balancing speed, reliability, and scalability
-   Strong collaborator and communicator in remote engineering environments
-   Ownership mindset with attention to long-term system quality

### **📅 What a Typical Day Looks Like**

-   Review sprint tasks and pick up new feature tickets
-   Build and maintain Rails features and APIs
-   Optimize database queries and application performance
-   Write automated tests and review CI/CD pipelines
-   Collaborate with frontend and product teams on feature implementation
-   Troubleshoot production issues and deploy fixes
-   Monitor application health and improve system reliability
-   Document updates and technical workflows

**In short:**  
You build and maintain scalable Rails applications that are secure, performant, reliable, and ready for production growth.

### **📊 Key Success Metrics (KPIs)**

-   Features delivered on time and aligned with requirements
-   Application uptime ≥ 99.9%
-   Test coverage maintained ≥80%
-   Reduced system errors and technical debt
-   Improved API and application performance
-   Positive stakeholder feedback on feature quality and reliability

### **🌍 Why This Role Stands Out**

-   Work on modern production Rails applications
-   Opportunity to influence architecture and backend scalability
-   Exposure to:

-   APIs
-   distributed systems
-   cloud deployments
-   performance optimization

-   Strong growth opportunities into:

-   Senior Rails Engineer
-   Backend Engineer
-   Tech Lead
-   Platform Engineering

-   Fully remote flexibility with collaborative engineering teams

### **🧪 Interview Process**

-   Initial Phone Screen
-   Video Interview with Pavago Recruiter
-   Technical Assessment  
    _(Build a small Rails API with models, endpoints, and tests)_
-   Client Interview with Engineering Team
-   Offer & Background Verification

### **👉 Apply Now**

If you:

-   Love building scalable backend systems
-   Enjoy writing clean Rails code
-   Care deeply about reliability and performance
-   Want to work on real production applications

This role is a strong fit for you.

## Apply

[Apply at Pavago](https://apply.workable.com/pavago/j/FD4D2EAFD3/apply)

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