Senior Ruby on Rails (RoR) Developer - Remote

As a Senior Ruby on Rails Developer at Reveal Health Tech, your primary responsibilities will include the development and maintenance of innovative web applications for digital health companies. You’ll be tasked with enhancing both the frontend and backend components, providing production support, troubleshooting errors, conducting version upgrades, implementing new features, and ensuring thorough testing and deployment processes using tools like RSpec and CircleCI.

To qualify for the Senior Ruby on Rails Developer role at Reveal Health Tech, you should possess over 5 years of experience with Ruby on Rails, including both frontend and backend development. It's important to have a background in production support and be willing to address critical issues. Familiarity with tools like Aptible and JIRA, as well as experience in the healthcare domain and leadership roles, are considered valuable assets.

As a Remote Senior Ruby on Rails Developer at Reveal Health Tech, you can look forward to a flexible working environment tailored to your lifestyle. The role operates on a US shift schedule from 6:30 PM to 3:30 AM IST, allowing you to contribute meaningfully from the comfort of your home while collaborating with a diverse team across different time zones.

In the role of Senior Ruby on Rails Developer at Reveal Health Tech, you will be using a modern technology stack that includes testing tools such as RSpec and Capybara, frontend technologies like TailwindCSS and DaisyUI, and real-time update capabilities using Turbo and ActionCable. Additionally, experience with background jobs via Sidekiq Pro and deployment on Aptible's PaaS with database services like Postgres and Redis will be beneficial.

Joining Reveal Health Tech as a Senior Ruby on Rails Developer comes with numerous benefits, including competitive compensation and benefits packages, the chance to work on impactful projects with cutting-edge technologies, opportunities for professional growth, and the excitement of starting immediately on high-visibility projects that significantly contribute to healthcare innovation.

When answering this question, emphasize multiple projects you've worked on, demonstrating both your front-end and back-end expertise. Highlight specific features you’ve implemented and issues you’ve resolved within the Ruby on Rails environment.

Share your approach to production support, detail your troubleshooting strategies, and mention any tools you use for monitoring applications and debugging errors. Illustrate your systematic approach to resolving critical issues swiftly.

Discuss your methodology for feature development, such as gathering user requirements, designing the solution, and collaborating with stakeholders. Provide examples of past projects to illustrate your process.

Talk about the practices you follow, such as code reviews, automated testing, and leveraging security best practices in your development. Mention any frameworks or tools you use to ensure that your applications can scale efficiently under load.

Highlight how you utilize RSpec and Capybara for testing. Detail your process for writing tests, the importance of ensuring code reliability, and how testing reduces bugs in the final product.

Pick a significant challenge, explain the context, and provide a step-by-step account of how you approached the problem. Highlight the skills you used and what the end result was.

Describe your procedure for preparing database migrations, including version control best practices, ensuring data integrity, and minimizing downtime during migrations.

Discuss your strategies for professional development, such as attending conferences, engaging with the community, and following Ruby on Rails-specific blogs or forums. Illustrate your passion for continuous learning.

Explain how you adapt your communication style for non-technical audiences. Share a specific example where your ability to bridge the gap helped achieve project goals.

Outline the critical steps in your deployment pipeline, including version control, testing conditions, and automated deployments. Discuss how you ensure a smooth transition from development to production.