Lead Ruby on Rails Engineer

Role Summary

• •Lead development of scalable Ruby on Rails features across the full stack in a cloud SaaS environment.
• •Collaborate closely with product and UX teams to refine and iterate on feature specifications.
• •Build and maintain interactive React interfaces, including reporting and collaborative editors.
• •Optimize application performance by investigating and improving slow queries and system responsiveness.
• •Participate in customer support rotations to quickly address bugs and document components for consistency.

About the Company

• •Aha! is a profitable, self-funded, fully remote SaaS company with over 1 million users.
• •The company values high productivity with minimal overhead, shipping code multiple times daily.
• •Strong emphasis on team growth, knowledge sharing, and a supportive remote culture centered in North America.
• •Aha! champions the Bootstrap Movement and invests in social impact through initiatives like Aha! Cares.
• •Technology stack includes a Ruby on Rails monolith with React front end, hosted on AWS with ECS.

What You Should Know

• •Ideal candidates should be humble, eager to learn, and collaborative, valuing team elevation over individual glory.
• •Opportunity to work on a mature, large-scale SaaS product with a focus on delivering customer value quickly.
• •The role offers growth through exposure to both backend Rails and frontend React technologies.
• •Work environment promotes autonomy with clear goals, minimal meetings, and a focus on solving real problems.
• •Competitive compensation includes profit sharing, generous benefits, and support for continuous education.

Key Required Skills