Nov 12, 2024 - thoughtbot is hiring a remote Senior Ruby on Rails Consultant. Salary: salary varies by location, starting between mid-range. Location: Americas.Join a team dedicated to creating products people love as a Remote Senior Ruby on Rails Consultant.We're growing and looking for an experienced technical leader with significant Ruby On Rails experience to join our consulting team as a Senior Ruby on Rails Consultant.You'll work directly with clients on projects as a Senior Ruby on Rails Consultant, leading by example with your communication and advocating for how we work as consultants, especially in difficult situations. You'll partner closely with product managers, designers, developers, and clients to help solve problems.You'll deliver high-quality, well-tested software, mentor both client and thoughtbot engineering teams in software best practices, and advise on product prioritization, agile process, team culture, and communication. You'll help contribute to our growing expertise in applying AI to real world client needs.This is a fully-remote position on the Boost team, which focuses on embedding with technical teams to address technical debt, implement process improvements, and mentor and upskill client teams.thoughtbot is a fully remote company. Because we're looking for teammates who overlap with our clients' teams working hours, this is a remote position available to anyone throughout the Americas (UTC-3 through UTC-10).We will begin reviewing applications no sooner than November 18th. Target start date for this role is mid-late January.RequirementsSenior thoughtbot consultants are able to build high-quality, test-driven applications with Ruby on Rails, including Hotwire, and JavaScript (or TypeScript). Well-qualified candidates will have an excellent knowledge of refactoring, application architecture, performance tuning, debugging, design patterns, and working effectively in legacy applications.As consultants, we work closely with our clients. Experience with a client-facing role like consulting, teaching, or business development is also valuable, but not required.Versatility in one other area is tremendously helpful. It's a plus if you have strong experience in either full-stack JavaScript or in DevOps infrastructure management. Our range of both server-side and client-side JavaScript includes React, TypeScript, Node.js, Next.js, and Nest.js. Our clients' DevOps needs cover Docker, Kubernetes, AWS, building CI/CD pipelines, and monitoring applications with Prometheus and Grafana.If you're experienced with Ruby on Rails but aren't as strong in full-stack JavaScript or in production DevOps, we'd still like to hear from you. We have others in the company you can collaborate with if you have an interest in becoming strong in those areas.Well-qualified candidates value diversity, equity, and inclusion, and contributing to an inclusive working and learning environment.thoughtbot cannot sponsor work visas at this time.BenefitsBenefits vary by location, but all team members accrue at least 20 paid annual leave/vacation days per year and receive paid holidays and paid sick days. thoughtbot ensures at least 12 weeks of fully paid parental leave for birthing parents, and at least 6 weeks of fully paid parental leave for non-birthing parents. All new parents have the ability to take up to at least 6 months off by combining different types of leaves. In addition to country-specific benefits, all team members receive a monthly remote work stipend to offset the cost of internet, electricity, etc., and a remote workspace budget to setup their workspace.Our team works in a relaxed and educational environment to develop excellent products for our clients. We work a sustainable pace of 40 hours/week. We also reserve at least 4 weeks per year for investing in ourselves, the company, and our community. Everything we do is predicated on having a great team and a culture of growing. We use the latest technologies and are always down to try new methods on both internal and client projects.
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