What we’re looking for

At Ideaware we are looking for a mid-senior Ruby on Rails Developer to join a fast-growing health and wellness company that’s transforming the way people manage their well-being. Through innovative telehealth solutions and smart digital tools, the team delivers personalized weight-management programs and medication plans tailored to each individual. Be part of an exciting project that’s building scalable, data-driven systems designed to empower patients and expand access to care worldwide.

In this role, you’ll play a key part in facilitating the company's commitment to offering virtual medical consultations, personalized medication plans, and wrap-around support including nutrition coaching, mental-health resources and fitness guidance.

This is a full-time, fully remote position, based in Latin America, where you will be working closely with cross-functional teams to design, build, and scale products used by thousands of users. Our clients value engineers who are proactive, collaborative, and capable of delivering high-quality solutions in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain Ruby on Rails applications, ensuring clean, efficient, and scalable code.

• Develop RESTful and/or GraphQL APIs to support web and mobile clients.

• Integrate third-party APIs and internal services, such as payment systems, authentication providers, or analytics tools.

• Implement unit and integration tests (RSpec, Minitest, or similar frameworks) to ensure high reliability and maintainable code.

• Optimize performance through database query tuning, caching strategies (Redis, Memcached), and background job queues (Sidekiq, Resque).

• Troubleshoot and debug production issues quickly and effectively.

• Participate in code reviews, ensuring code quality, maintainability, and adherence to best practices.

• Document features and technical processes clearly to support team transparency and onboarding.

• Work with product managers and designers to understand requirements, refine user stories, and estimate work.

• Communicate progress clearly in stand-ups, sprint planning, and retrospectives. 

• Stay up to date with Ruby, Rails, and related ecosystem updates.

Qualifications

• 3 to 5 years of professional experience developing web applications using Ruby on Rails in production environments.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.

• Proven track record of delivering and maintaining production-quality code in agile or fast-paced environments.

• Strong knowledge of Ruby and the Rails framework, including Active Record, MVC structure, and RESTful design principles.

• Experience building and consuming RESTful APIs; familiarity with GraphQL is a plus.

• Proficiency with relational databases such as PostgreSQL or MySQL, including query optimization and database design.

• Experience with background job systems like Sidekiq or Resque.

• Understanding of caching mechanisms (Redis, Memcached) to improve application performance.

• Familiarity with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript frameworks (such as React, Vue, or Stimulus) to collaborate with frontend developers. 

• Experience writing automated tests using RSpec, Minitest, or similar frameworks.

• Knowledge of version control using Git and experience working with pull requests and code reviews.

• Understanding of CI/CD pipelines, deployment automation, and cloud environments (AWS, GCP, or similar).

• Basic understanding of Docker or containerized applications is preferred. 

• English proficiency at B2 level or higher (able to communicate effectively in written and spoken form in professional settings).

What's in It for You

• Fully remote — work from anywhere.

• Benefits — PTO and other perks depending on the client.

• Work with US-based companies building exciting, impactful products.

• Join collaborative, high-performance teams that value your input and expertise.

If you’re a mid-senior-level Rails engineer who thrives on solving complex challenges, delivering elegant solutions, and working with talented teams around the world, we’d love to hear from you.