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Senior Ruby on Rails Developer

Steampunk
Mc Lean, VA Remote Other
POSTED ON 1/4/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 9/2/2027

Overview

Are you a developer who values working with other self-starters to build software with a meaningful mission?

Our teams and our customers value their mission greatly and enjoy the idea that they can see the real impact of their work in human lives every single day.

Contributions

As a Senior Ruby on Rails Developer, you will be working with a team of software engineers, testers, designers, and product managers to bring our teams conceptual solutions to life in a mature Agile/DevSecOps environment. You will leverage your technical experience by building exceptional solutions and products. Our developers are committed to continuously learning and aren’t afraid of solving a challenging problem with self-motivation and determination.

Qualifications

Required Skills:

  • 5 years experience with Ruby on Rails
  • Ability to obtain a public trust
  • Mission focused and a self starter/independent and scrappy
  • Someone who enjoys less formality and more freedom
  • 5 years of experience with software development, software architecture, APIs, and microservices 
  • 5 years of experience with building software using agile methods
  • 3 year experience with Ruby and associated frameworks (e.g Ruby on Rails)
  • 3 Experience with multiple back-end languages (e.g. C, C#, Java, Python, Ruby on Rails) and JavaScript frameworks (e.g. Angular.js, React, Node.js)
  • 1 years of experience with database engineering, and manipulating relational and NOSQL databases
  • 1 years of experience with automating tests for determining quality, security, performance and usability of a system.
  • Experience with containerization technologies such as OpenShift, EKS, and Docker
  • Experience writing and evaluating user stories, acceptance criteria, and pull-requests
  • Experience working in HCD, Agile and DevSecOps environments

Preferred Skills / Attributes:

  • Experience in paired programming and Extreme Programming
  • Experience Lean Design, Test Driven Development (TDD), and Behavior Driven Development (BDD)
  • A passion to contribute to the full stack – the front-end, backend and anything in-between (middleware or otherwise).

About steampunk

About Steampunk

Steampunk relies on several factors to determine salary, including but not limited to geographic location, contractual requirements, education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience. The projected compensation range for this position is $100,000 to $170,000.  The estimate displayed represents a typical annual salary range for this position. Annual salary is just one aspect of Steampunk’s total compensation package for employees. Learn more about additional Steampunk benefits here. 

 

Identity Statement

As part of the application process, you are expected to be on camera during interviews and assessments. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud.

 

Steampunk is a Change Agent in the Federal contracting industry, bringing new thinking to clients in the Homeland, Federal Civilian, Health and DoD sectors.  Through our Human-Centered delivery methodology, we are fundamentally changing the expectations our Federal clients have for true shared accountability in solving their toughest mission challenges.  As an employee owned company, we focus on investing in our employees to enable them to do the greatest work of their careers – and rewarding them for outstanding contributions to our growth. If you want to learn more about our story, visit http://www.steampunk.com.

 

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Steampunk participates in the E-Verify program. 

Salary : $100,000 - $170,000

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