Lead Technical Software Engineer

Job Title: Lead Technical Software Engineer 

Location: Remote 

About Us: 

Rugiet is disrupting healthcare as we know it. With personalized plans, a growing lineup of compound pharmaceuticals, and an easy-to-use online platform, we help patients create custom sexual health and wellness plans that align with their unique goals and lifestyles. All at a price they can afford. 

Position Overview:  

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Technology Lead to join our dynamic team at Rugiet. In this role, you will oversee the technical direction of our engineering efforts, mentor a talented team of developers, and contribute to building scalable, high-performance applications using Ruby on Rails. This is a leadership role requiring hands-on development experience, technical expertise, and a strategic mindset to drive innovation and excellence. 

Key Responsibilities: 

• Technical Leadership:  
  • Lead the design, development, and deployment of scalable Ruby on Rails applications.  
  • Drive best practices in code quality, architecture, and performance optimization.  
  • Make informed technical decisions and provide guidance on architecture and system design. 
• Team Management:  
  • Mentor and guide a team of engineers, fostering a culture of learning and growth.  
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including product managers and designers, to deliver high-quality solutions.  
  • Conduct code reviews and provide constructive feedback to ensure code quality. 
• Project Management: 
  • Oversee the end-to-end software development lifecycle, from requirements gathering to deployment and maintenance. 
  • Prioritize and manage technical debt, ensuring long-term maintainability. 
  • Ensure timely delivery of projects by coordinating resources and resolving roadblocks. 
• Innovation and Improvement: 
  • Evaluate and implement new tools, frameworks, and technologies to improve the development process. 
  • Monitor application performance and proactively address scalability and reliability challenges. 

Day-to-Day Responsibilities: 

• Attend daily strategic meetings to plan and create technical designs to address our various technical challenges and optimize our systems. 
• Creating system design and architecture for our products and platforms. 
• Mentor and coach less experienced engineers. 
• Explain complex technical concepts in an easily digestible way to stakeholders and executives.  
• Evaluate new libraries, languages, tools, and frameworks that will ensure our product and platforms are up to date and performing optimally. 
• Develop our web applications and SaaS platform for all of our brands. 
• Manage and ensure our product launches to released on time and smoothly.  
• Diagnose and resolve system issues. 
• Break down complex tasks into smaller chunks that can be assigned and distributed to different team members. 
• Lead, guide, delegate, and inspire a small team of engineers. 

Required Skills and Experience:  

• 10 years of experience in software development, with at least 4 years in Ruby on Rails. 
• Advanced proficiency in AWS services (e.g., EC2, RDS, S3, Lambda, CloudFormation, Route 53). 
• Strong database experience with RDBMS or NOSQL.
• Experience with DevOps tools like Docker, Kubernetes, and CI/CD pipelines. 
• Previous experience leading a technical team or acting as a senior mentor. 
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to bridge the gap between technical and non-technical teams. 
• Ability to inspire and motivate a team while driving accountability. 
• Strong analytical skills with a solution-oriented mindset.
• Experience troubleshooting and resolving performance bottlenecks in web applications. 

Nice to Have: 

• Knowledge of microservices architecture and event-driven systems. 
• Familiarity with healthcare or e-commerce platforms. 

Benefits: 

• Flexible working hours with a remote-first team. 
• 401k 
• Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance 
• Opportunity to shape and grow the social media presence of an innovative, fast-paced brand. 
• Work in a dynamic and creative team that values innovation and new ideas 
• Professional development opportunities and career growth potential. 
• Collaborative environment with cross-functional teams. 

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