
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

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Requirements and Qualifications :
- BS/MS degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related subject
- 3-5 years of experience with Ruby and the Rails framework
- 3-5 years of experience with Git and Github
- 3-5 years of experience with SQL backends, preferably MongoDB, PostGre SQL
- Familiarity with testing tools such as Rspec
- Knowledge of Docker and docker-based deployment
- Critical thinker and problem-solving skills
- Team player
- Good time-management skills
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Immedieate joiners are preferred or those who cn join withn 15-20 days. - B.Tech in Computer Science from premier institute (IIT/NIT/IIIT)or equivalent work experience - 2 years’ experience developing Backend systems - Good understanding of algorithms and data structures - Knowledge of Cache, Queues, NoSQL & RDBMS(Mysql) - Proficiency in PHP/Python/Ruby/Java - Experience with MVC architectural pattern / framework like Django, ROR, Node.js - Experience of object-oriented programming / modular programming - Ability to multi-task, work with ambiguity and quickly re-prioritizing responsibilities - Experience with Agile software development - Knowledge of testing performance & stability using tools - Experience with either Github or GitLab, Confluence, & Jira
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Professional experience required: Total experience: 2+ Years
Industry/Role experience: - 2+ years’ experience developing Backend systems - Experience with Agile software development
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Behavioral Attributes: - Must have excellent communication skills - Must be the ability come up with innovative ideas and out-of-the-box solutions - Must be willing to challenge conventional methods to achieve exponential results |
Key responsibilities for this role include:
• Lead one of the product verticals in the development of technology strategy, planning, hiring and execution of the next iteration of the WeInvest platform.
• Institutionalize a strong software engineering culture and facilitate a rapid, iterative, layered development approach.
• Be hands on with the coding, evaluate design and architecture choices, do in-depth code reviews, and implement standards and practices for software development.
• Inspire the engineering team to build quality, scalable code by pairing with team members periodically.
• Participate in the definition and management of high-quality product roadmaps based on business, product & tech strategy.
• Proactively identify and resolve strategic issues that may impair the team’s ability to meet strategic, financial, and technical goals.
The ideal candidate will have:
• Masters /BE/ B.Tech from a reputed institute
• About 6-10 years professional experience in software development.
• Excellent logical and analytical reasoning capabilities combined with strong knowledge of core
computer science concepts like algorithms, data structures, software design patterns, OOP etc.
• Should have experience in all the phases of SDLC
• Must have experience in leading a team. (At least 2-3 people)
• Be an expert in ruby on rails with experience OR from Fintech, Wealth Management OR Investment
• Management Domain with experience in any of the programming languages (Java/Python/Ruby).
• Breadth of experience in multiple technologies, tools, frameworks and processes is a big plus.
• Excellent understanding of core computer science concepts like algorithms, data structure,
Software design patterns, OOP etc. Be able to lead the team in design & architecture discussions,
introduce new tools, concepts & process to the team and guide other members of the team.
• Experience working in an agile team with software engineering practices like automated testing,
test- driven-development, continuous integration etc is a big plus.
• Excellent oral and written communication.







