Senior Ruby on Rails Engineer Cofounder – Stanford Startup with Excellent Traction

San Francisco 8 days ago Remote Full-time External
Negotiable
We’re a fast-growing Stanford-founded startup with strong early traction looking for a Senior Ruby on Rails Engineer to join as a cofounder. You’ll take ownership of our product architecture and build scalable backend systems to support rapid growth. Responsibilities: • Lead backend development using Ruby on Rails • Collaborate with the founding team on product design and technical strategy • Optimize performance, security, and scalability • Mentor junior engineers and help define engineering best practices Requirements: • 5+ years of experience in Ruby on Rails development • Strong understanding of relational databases and API design • Experience with scaling web applications and cloud infrastructure • Entrepreneurial mindset and excitement for early-stage startups