Sr. ROR Dev Lead

About Position:

As a Senior Software Engineer, youll play a leading role in designing, building, and maintaining applications that power Clients mission to accelerate social impact. You will work primarily in Ruby on Rails, contributing to modernizing our platforms, improving performance, and introducing new features that support philanthropic giving and community engagement.

• Role: Sr. ROR Dev Lead
• Location: Pune
• Experience: 8 to 10 Years
• Job Type: Full Time Employment

What You'll Do:

• Design, build, and maintain high-quality web applications using Ruby on Rails, following modern software development practices.
• Write test-driven code, participate in code reviews, and support high-quality engineering through pair programming and mentoring.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (Product, DevOps, QA) to define, prioritize, and deliver new features.
• Support integration and troubleshooting of payment gateways and credit card processing systems, ensuring transactional reliability and compliance.
• Participate in refactoring legacy code, modernizing services, and helping shape scalable architecture.
• Continuously improve our CI/CD pipelines in partnership with our DevOps team to ensure fast, safe deployments.
• Contribute to system documentation, technical specs, and team knowledge sharing.
• Foster a collaborative and inclusive engineering culture grounded in learning, empathy, and shared ownership

Expertise You'll Bring:

• Strong experience developing and maintaining production applications in Ruby on Rails 6/7, with a solid grasp of modern Rails best practices.
• Proficiency in SQL and database optimization, including query tuning, indexing, and performance analysis.
• Experience building and consuming RESTful APIs, including authentication, security, and webhook integrations.
• Familiarity with job queuing and background processing using Sidekiq, along with Redis for caching and performance.
• Experience with and Webpack, and a working knowledge of Rails' asset pipeline and pre-compilation process.
• Comfortable using testing frameworks such as RSpec, and following test-driven development (TDD) practices.
• Exposure to AWS services (e.g., SNS) and cloud-native application design patterns.
• Bonus: Experience integrating or maintaining payment gateways, e-commerce platforms, or PCI-compliant systems.
• Bonus: Familiarity with both Ruby and .NET ecosystems, or prior experience working across mixed technology stacks.

Benefits:

• Competitive salary and benefits package
• Culture focused on talent development with quarterly growth opportunities and company-sponsored higher education and certifications
• Opportunity to work with cutting-edge technologies
• Employee engagement initiatives such as project parties, flexible work hours, and Long Service awards
• Annual health check-ups
• Insurance coverage: group term life, personal accident, and Mediclaim hospitalization for self, spouse, two children, and parents

Values-Driven, People-Centric & Inclusive Work Environment:

Persistent Ltd. is dedicated to fostering diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We invite applications from all qualified individuals, including those with disabilities, and regardless of gender or gender preference. We welcome diverse candidates from all backgrounds.

• We support hybrid work and flexible hours to fit diverse lifestyles.
• Our office is accessibility-friendly, with ergonomic setups and assistive technologies to support employees with physical disabilities.
• If you are a person with disabilities and have specific requirements, please inform us during the application process or at any time during your employment

Let's unleash your full potential at Persistent -

"Persistent is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind."