Ruby on Rails Developer
PavagoTELECOMMUTE; South Africa
Posted May 26, 2026
Full Time
About the Company
Pavago connects businesses with affordable global talent to stimulate local growth through international expertise.
Job Description
We are hiring a Ruby on Rails Developer to build, optimize, and maintain scalable web applications and APIs. This role is focused on backend application development, API architecture & integrations, and database performance & scalability.
Requirements
- 3+ years of Ruby on Rails development experience
- Strong proficiency with Ruby, Rails, ActiveRecord, MVC architecture
- Experience with PostgreSQL or MySQL, Sidekiq or Resque, Git workflows, CI/CD pipelines
Benefits
- Opportunity to influence architecture and backend scalability
- Exposure to APIs, distributed systems, cloud deployments, performance optimization
- Strong growth opportunities into Senior Rails Engineer, Backend Engineer, Tech Lead, Platform Engineering
- Fully remote flexibility with collaborative engineering teams