ROR Developer

COMPANY- LIGHTWAVE CONSULTANTS

Position: Ruby on Rails Developer

Experience : 3-7yrs

Location : Lower Parel, Mumbai (Hybrid Work Model)

Job Overview:

We are seeking a proficient Ruby on Rails Developer who brings strong object-oriented programming (OOP) principles, an API-first approach, and experience building scalable applications. The ideal candidate should be comfortable working with modern frontend frameworks, integrating APIs, and contributing to robust, maintainable, and performant backend systems. Familiarity with containerization technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes is a plus. Exposure to other backend languages like Python, Go, or Elixir is an added advantage.

Key Responsibilities:

● Design, build, and maintain scalable web applications using Ruby on Rails.

● Apply OOP principles and design patterns to ensure maintainable and modular codebases.

● Build and maintain RESTful and GraphǪL APIs to support frontend and external integrations.

● Collaborate with frontend teams to ensure seamless integration with modern JavaScript frameworks (React, Vue, etc.).

● Write clean, efficient, and secure code following best practices in performance, testing, and documentation.

● Ensure the system is scalable and performant, capable of handling large-scale data and user interactions.

● Participate in code reviews, system architecture discussions, and continuous improvement processes.

● Work in agile teams, using CI/CD pipelines and version control effectively.

● Implement containerized services and deployments using Docker and optionally Kubernetes.

● Actively contribute to technical decision-making, mentoring junior developers, and maintaining high engineering standards.

Required Skills & Ǫualifications:

●Strong hands-on experience with Ruby on Rails and solid understanding of Ruby language constructs.

● Sound knowledge of OOPs concepts, SOLID principles, and design patterns.

• Proven experience building and maintaining APIs (RESTful and/or GraphǪL).

● Comfortable working with frontend developers and integrating with modern frameworks (React, Vue, etc.).

● Experience working on scalable, production-grade systems.

● Familiarity with SǪL and ActiveRecord, performance tuning, and caching strategies.

● Version control expertise using Git and experience with code review workflows.

● Strong hands-on experience with TDD using RSpec and a clear understanding of testing strategies.

● Comfortable with debugging, profiling, and monitoring production systems.

Preferred Qualifications:

● Exposure to Docker and basic container orchestration with Kubernetes.

● Experience with background job processing (Sidekiq, Resque).

● Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines, deployment strategies, and infrastructure-as-code practices.

● Familiarity with monitoring and alerting tools for backend services.

● Experience working in a microservices or service-oriented architecture (SOA) setup.

● Working knowledge of additional backend languages such as Python, Go (Golang), or Elixir.

● Understanding of security best practices in web development and API design.

● Familiarity with service observability, logs, metrics, and tracing tools

· Write effective and scalable code in Ruby

· Build back-end components for web applications

· Test applications for performance, responsiveness, and security

· Review and debug junior developers’ code

· Integrate data storage and data processing solutions

· Build, install, and share gems and plugins

· Create automated test scripts

· Improve and maintain applications after deployment

· Coordinate with team members who work on different layers of infrastructure

We’re looking for a Ruby on Rails Software Engineer/Shopify App Developer who has experience working with the Shopify platform and is able to work on a Shopify app.

Your Daily Challenges

When we welcome you aboard we’ll introduce you to your Team, which consists of a front-end developer, a Shopify App Marketer who grew 2 apps to million dollar annual revenue, and a product manager.

These are the people you’ll work closely with on Product development day-to-day. Once you get settled in and learn more about the team, your day to day activities will look something like this:

1. Own the end-to-end development cycle for the Shopify app you’ll be working on.
2. Coordinate with fellow developers to get things done on time. 
3. Implement high quality code in an agile, test driven development environment
4. Review exception reports to identify and fix bugs
5. Development of new apps and features
6. Maintenance of existing features
7. Collaboration with cross-functional teams
8. Contributions of ideas to improve the product

Your Experience

1. 3-5 years of experience with Ruby on Rails
2. Experience with Shopify app development
3. Familiar with Sidekiq, PostgreSQL
4. Good understanding of HTML and CSS (positioning and styling)
5. Excellent communication skills
6. Takes pride in writing clean, organized, efficient code
7. An eye for detail
8. Experience with vanilla JavaScript and React a plus
9. Experience working in an entrepreneurial/startup environment

Your Compensation

1. The compensation range for this role is INR 14-18 LPA (~25K USD) + up to 5% equity.
2. The compensation varies with experience and qualifications. 
3. This is a full-time remote/work from home position.

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