Lead Engineer (Ruby on Rails)

Job title: Lead Engineer

Job Type: Permanent

Salary: $180,000-$230,000

Role Location: US

The Company: We partnered with a fast-growing, product-driven company that’s building a modern software platform to transform the legal industry. They operate like a startup within a profitable, established business, with clear product-market fit, strong revenue, and an expanding base of real users.

They’re now hiring a Lead Software Engineer to help accelerate their roadmap. This role will focus heavily on marketing-related engineering, including A/B testing, rate optimization, and building tools that drive measurable business outcomes.

This is a rare opportunity to join a high-impact, early-stage engineering team that’s solving real-world problems with software — all while working in a mission-aligned environment.

What You’ll Do

• Own major feature development across the stack, from discovery through delivery
• Lead efforts on client-facing and internal tools that improve both engagement and team operations
• Design and implement A/B testing infrastructure and analytics integrations
• Collaborate closely with product and operations to identify high-impact growth experiments
• Help establish engineering culture, best practices, and technical direction

Tech Stack

• Backend: Ruby on Rails, Postgres
• Frontend: Hotwire, Tailwind, Svelte (React or Vue also welcome)
• Infrastructure: Heroku, Salesforce
• Tooling: Feature flags, custom analytics, experimentation frameworks

Ideal Background

• 7+ years of engineering experience, with deep expertise in Ruby on Rails
• Proven experience working on marketing-focused features like A/B testing, funnel optimization, or growth experiments
• Comfortable with modern frontend development using component-based frameworks (e.g., React, Svelte, or Vue)
• Strong product sense and a bias for shipping high-quality user experiences
• Experience building and maintaining cloud-native applications

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision coverage
• 401(k) with matching
• Generous PTO and paid holidays
• Fully remote with optional team meetups