Lead Software Engineer - Ruby on Rails (Remote)

About the Role

HHAeXchange is seeking a Lead Software Engineer to join our team remotely. As a Lead Software Engineer, you will provide hands-on technical leadership across our Ruby on Rails platform, focusing on DevOps, AWS, Kubernetes, and platform evolution. This role is vital in guiding our transition to a scalable, multi-tenant architecture, enhancing our ability to serve aging individuals and those with disabilities effectively.

What You'll Do

• Lead the design, development, and operation of Ruby on Rails services running on AWS, GCP, and Kubernetes.
• Serve as a technical lead for evolving the platform toward a scalable, multi-tenant architecture.
• Write clean, maintainable, and well-tested Rails code while setting technical standards for the team.
• Partner closely with DevOps and development teams to improve CI/CD, deployment, and operational workflows.
• Identify and remediate broken or inefficient engineering processes, tooling gaps, and handoffs that slow delivery or increase risk.
• Design and review system architectures with a focus on scalability, reliability, and tenant isolation.
• Optimize application performance, database queries, background jobs, and infrastructure utilization.
• Improve production readiness through better monitoring, alerting, logging, and incident response practices.

Requirements

• 7+ years of experience building and operating production-grade Ruby on Rails applications.
• Demonstrated experience in DevOps or platform-focused engineering roles.
• Strong hands-on experience with AWS infrastructure (e.g., EKS/ECS, EC2, RDS, S3, IAM, CloudWatch).
• Practical experience deploying and operating applications in Kubernetes environments.
• Experience designing and improving CI/CD pipelines and release processes.
• Strong proficiency with relational databases such as MySQL and PostgreSQL.
• Solid understanding of software architecture, system design, and tradeoffs at scale.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Nice to Have

• Experience leading or contributing to single-tenant → multi-tenant SaaS transformations.
• Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation, or similar).
• Experience with containerization (Docker) and Kubernetes-based orchestration at scale.

What We Offer

• Competitive salary range of $120,000 - $130,000 per year.
• Comprehensive health plans and paid time-off.
• 401K retirement program with company match.
• Opportunity to work in a mission-driven organization focused on enhancing healthcare delivery.
• Flexible work arrangements to support work-life balance.