Ruby On Rails Developer

About the position

The Ruby On Rails Developer at TEKsystems is responsible for the development and design of web applications and components, focusing on both front-end and back-end development. This role involves troubleshooting performance issues, maintaining existing applications, and integrating APIs with third-party services. The developer will collaborate with internal and external teams to ensure data quality and consistency across the organization, particularly in the domain of electronic recyclables.

Responsibilities

• Assist in developing and designing web applications, components, services and API integrations
• Collaborate with internal/external technical teams to align on appropriate design for requirements
• Design, code, test, and implement technical requirements for internal and/or external uses
• Assist in troubleshooting and resolving issues surrounding performance, response times, capacity, and system limitations
• Assist in creating and modifying technical documentation while collaborating with internal business partners, internal technology resources (database, system, networking), and with external vendors
• Maintain and update web applications, API integrations, portals and platforms and ensure data quality, integrity, and consistency across the organization using both front-end (GUI) and back-end development experience
• Assist in maintaining existing features and in developing new features for existing Rails 5/6 application
• Assist in the domain focused on electronic recyclables - inventory, scheduling, transportation, management, and processing API integrations with 3rd party companies and internal applications

Requirements

• Expert knowledge of the Ruby on Rails framework and Ruby as a core language (5 years minimum)
• Extensive knowledge of API design and interface technologies (JSON, ProtoBuf, REST, RPC, XML, etc)
• Working knowledge of basic frontend development (HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Bootstrap, JQuery, etc)
• Working knowledge of Continuous Integration suites (CircleCI, Jenkins, etc)
• Working knowledge of integrated testing frameworks (RSpec, MiniTest, etc)

Nice-to-haves

• 4-year degree or technical training program (bootcamp, etc) is a nice to have

Benefits

• Medical, dental & vision
• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
• 401(k) Retirement Plan - Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
• Short and long-term disability
• Health Spending Account (HSA)
• Transportation benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)