Ruby Engineer

Position Summary

We are seeking an experienced Ruby Developer to design, develop, and maintain APIs supporting mission-critical applications within the VA Lighthouse platform. The ideal candidate is a strong Ruby on Rails engineer with experience building scalable, secure, and high-performing APIs in a collaborative Agile environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain REST and GraphQL APIs.
• Write production-grade Ruby code for core services and applications.
• Collaborate with technical leadership to ensure code quality, security, and maintainability.
• Develop integrations with internal, external, and third-party systems.
• Create and maintain API documentation and development standards.
• Implement authentication, authorization, encryption, and API security best practices.
• Monitor and optimize API performance, reliability, and scalability.
• Support API versioning and backward compatibility.
• Troubleshoot production issues and participate in Tier 1/Tier 2 on-call rotations.
• Promote the use of AI-enabled development tools to improve productivity and code quality.

Required Qualifications

• 6+ years of Ruby on Rails development experience.
• Strong experience designing, building, and supporting APIs.
• Experience with PostgreSQL, MySQL, or other relational databases.
• Experience with RSpec testing framework.
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving abilities.
• Experience working in Agile software development environments.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and Helm.
• Familiarity with OAuth and secure software development practices.
• Experience with Git version control.
• Experience with Sidekiq or similar asynchronous processing tools.
• Exposure to Java, Spring Boot, and microservices architectures.
• Federal government experience preferred.

Clearance & Eligibility Requirements

• Must be authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance.
• Candidates must have lived continuously within the United States for the previous three (3) consecutive years to meet federal background investigation requirements.
• Must successfully pass a government suitability review and background investigation.

Technologies

Ruby on Rails • PostgreSQL • MySQL • REST APIs • GraphQL • RSpec • Sidekiq • Docker • Kubernetes • Helm • OAuth • Git • Java • Spring Boot

Join a mission-driven team helping modernize digital services that improve access to benefits and healthcare for millions of Veterans nationwide.