Lead Ruby on Rails technical assessments, analyze architectures and legacy code, produce modernization roadmaps and implementation recommendations, and provide cloud-native/serverless (GCP) architectural guidance. Support client discovery, stakeholder communication, documentation, and engineering teams through planning and execution for maintainability, scalability, security, and performance improvements.
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Hello! We are GoFasti, a Talent-as-a-Service. GoFasti bridges the gap between world-class developers and designers from LatAm and first-class companies around the globe.
We need an English-fluent PART-TIME Senior Ruby on Rails Consultant, based in Argentina or Colombia, available to work remotely.
We are looking for someone with exceptional communication and relationship-building skills, who embraces changes while maintaining strong attention to detail. An interested and proactive person, who's constantly learning and improving their skills.
Are you the one we are looking for?
Responsibilities:
- Participate in client discovery and technical assessment meetings as the lead Ruby on Rails subject matter expert.
- Analyze existing Ruby on Rails applications, architecture, and codebases to identify risks, technical debt, and improvement opportunities.
- Lead system takeover assessments and evaluate legacy applications.
- Develop technical roadmaps, modernization strategies, and implementation recommendations.
- Provide architectural guidance for cloud-native and serverless environments hosted on Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
- Collaborate with stakeholders to translate business requirements into scalable technical solutions.
- Evaluate current infrastructure, deployment processes, and application performance.
- Recommend best practices for maintainability, scalability, security, and operational efficiency.
- Produce technical documentation, architecture recommendations, and implementation plans.
- Support engineering teams throughout project planning and execution phases when required.
Requirements:
- 8+ years of professional software engineering experience.
- 5+ years of hands-on Ruby on Rails development experience.
- Expert-level knowledge of Ruby on Rails architecture, design patterns, and application development.
- Proven experience conducting technical audits, system takeovers, and legacy application assessments.
- Strong experience creating technical roadmaps, modernization strategies, and architectural recommendations.
- Deep understanding of serverless architectures and cloud-native application design.
- Hands-on experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP), including: Cloud Run, Cloud Functions, Serverless deployment and operations and Monitoring and scalability best practices.
- Experience reviewing and optimizing existing application architectures.
- Strong understanding of software development lifecycle, application scalability, and system performance.
- Business-fluent English with excellent verbal communication skills.
- Ability to confidently present technical findings and recommendations to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Strong consulting, stakeholder management, and client-facing communication skills.
It's a plus:
- Experience serving as a technical consultant, solutions architect, or lead engineer in client-facing environments.
- Previous experience leading application modernization or migration initiatives.
- Familiarity with multiple frontend architectures and integrations (React experience is not required).
- Experience working with distributed and remote teams
Compensation:
- The Salary range offered for this part-time (20H/W) position varies from (USD) $1,800 - $2,000 per month, depending on seniority and skillset.
- This is a one-month project with the possibility of an extension based on business needs.
- This position is for an independent contractor, through a payroll platform.
- The talent will work REMOTELY allocated at our client.
Here are the steps for this process:
Application review/approval > Screening interview with GoFasti's team > We build and send your profile to our client > Profile review/approval by client > Interview with the client > Hiring and onboarding.
Once you apply for the job, our team will review your resume. If it meets the requirements, we will contact you and move forward in the process.
Note for Candidates Approached Directly:
If you were contacted directly by a member of our team and are interested in this opportunity, please do not apply through this link. Instead, reach out to the person who contacted you to coordinate a meeting.
Thank you!
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