Job Overview
Job TitleSenior Backend Engineer Ruby on Rails
Job TypeFull Time
Offered Salary$160,000
LocationRemote
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Job Description
About The Role
Braintrust is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer Ruby on Rails to support critical upgrades across our existing platform. This role is ideal for candidates with deep experience in monolithic applications, comfortable with upgrading major dependencies and infrastructure components in a production environment. You will focus on modernizing and maintaining a legacy codebase, ensuring stability and performance during system upgrades.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead upgrades of core backend technologies within a Ruby on Rails monolith.
- Upgrade and maintain Ruby and Rails versions across the application.
- Support upgrades of key infrastructure components including Redis, MySQL, and Sidekiq.
- Assist with upgrading Node.js dependencies within a legacy frontend project.
- Identify potential compatibility issues and implement solutions to ensure system stability.
- Collaborate with engineering teams to safely deploy upgrades and maintain production reliability.
Required Qualifications
- Senior-level experience developing backend systems with Ruby and Ruby on Rails.
- Experience working within large monolithic applications.
- Strong experience performing major package or framework upgrades in production systems.
- Ability to troubleshoot compatibility issues and refactor code where necessary.
- Strong understanding of backend system architecture and dependency management.
Nice to Have
- Experience with TypeScript.
- Experience with Node.js.
- Familiarity with modernizing legacy systems or incremental architecture improvements.
Example Projects
- Ruby version upgrade within a monolith project.
- Rails framework upgrade.
- Redis upgrade.
- MySQL upgrade.
- Sidekiq upgrade.
- Node.js upgrade within a legacy frontend codebase.
Key skills/competency
- Ruby on Rails
- Backend Engineering
- Monolithic Applications
- System Upgrades
- Production Environments
- Dependency Management
- Legacy Code Modernization
- Redis
- MySQL
- Sidekiq
How to Get Hired at Braintrust
- Research Braintrust's culture: Study their mission, values, decentralized model, and recent news on LinkedIn and Glassdoor.
- Tailor your resume: Highlight senior Ruby on Rails experience, especially in monolith modernization and dependency upgrades.
- Showcase upgrade expertise: Detail successful production system upgrades and complex refactoring projects.
- Prepare for technical deep-dives: Expect questions on Ruby, Rails, backend architecture, and infrastructure components like Redis.
- Demonstrate collaborative spirit: Be ready to discuss cross-functional teamwork in deploying critical system changes.
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