Ruby on Rails Developer
Pavago · South Africa
About the role
Ruby on Rails Developer – Rails, PostgreSQL, APIs & Sidekiq
Full-Time | Remote | U.S. Business Hours
About the Role
At Pavago, one of our clients is hiring a Ruby on Rails Developer to build, maintain, and optimize scalable production web applications and APIs.
This is a hands-on engineering role focused on Ruby on Rails, PostgreSQL, REST APIs, background jobs, performance, and clean, well-tested code .
You’ll work with product and engineering teams to ship reliable features, improve application performance, and maintain systems built for scale.
What You’ll Own
Ruby on Rails Development
Build and maintain production Ruby on Rails applications
Develop backend services, business logic, and internal tools
Work with Ruby, Rails, ActiveRecord, and MVC architecture
Build reusable, maintainable services following Rails best practices
Integrate with front-end technologies such as Stimulus, React, or Vue.js
APIs & Integrations
Design and maintain RESTful APIs
Integrate third-party APIs, SaaS platforms, and payment systems
Build and maintain webhooks and background synchronization jobs
Implement authentication, authorization, and rate limiting
PostgreSQL & Background Jobs
Design and maintain PostgreSQL/MySQL schemas
Optimize SQL queries, indexes, and database performance
Build asynchronous workflows using Sidekiq/Resque
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