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Ruby on Rails Developer

Company:
Applaudo
Location:
Peru, IL, 61354
Posted:
December 25, 2025
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Description:

Overview

You are a back-end engineer passionate about building scalable, reliable, and maintainable applications. You thrive on writing clean code, applying modern architecture patterns, and leveraging cloud-based solutions. You enjoy solving complex challenges, automating infrastructure, and ensuring that systems are secure, performant, and ready to scale. Youre looking for a company where you can keep growing professionally and directly influence technical excellence.

Competencies

Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field; or equivalent professional experience.

5+ years of experience in back-end development using Ruby on Rails.

Strong experience with AWS services such as Lambda, EC2, S3, RDS, and API Gateway.

Hands-on experience using Terraform for Infrastructure as Code (IaC) deployments.

Solid understanding of serverless architectures and AWS Lambda functions.

Experience designing and consuming RESTful and GraphQL APIs.

Knowledge of PostgreSQL, Redis, and background job frameworks (Sidekiq, Resque).

Familiarity with Docker, CI/CD pipelines, and automated deployments.

Experience working with Agile/Scrum methodologies, and proficiency using Jira and Confluence for project tracking.

Strong debugging, problem-solving, and communication skills for cross-functional collaboration.

Experience with microservices, GoLang, or Node.js for complementary service integration (nice to have).

Responsibilities

Design, develop, and maintain Ruby on Rails applications with a focus on scalability and performance.

Build and manage AWS infrastructure components using Terraform and DevOps best practices.

Implement and maintain serverless solutions leveraging AWS Lambda and related services.

Integrate and maintain APIs and external systems, ensuring reliability and data consistency.

Refactor legacy components to improve maintainability, performance, and code clarity.

Write and maintain automated tests (RSpec, Minitest) to ensure high code quality and coverage.

Monitor application performance and proactively address issues or bottlenecks.

Collaborate on CI/CD pipelines, ensuring secure, consistent, and efficient deployments.

Participate in code reviews, maintaining high-quality development standards.

Engage in Agile ceremonies (standups, sprint planning, reviews, retrospectives).

Work closely with front-end, DevOps, and QA teams to deliver robust, end-to-end solutions.

Additional Information

At Applaudo Studios, values such as trust, communication, respect, excellence, and teamwork are our keys to success. We treat each other with respect and admiration to foster a supportive environment.

Perks & Benefits

Celebrations

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Modern work spaces

Great work environment

Private medical insurance

Seniority Level

Mid-Senior level

Employment Type

Full-time

Job Function

Information Technology

Industries

IT Services and IT Consulting

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