Senior Ruby Engineer (Gaming Industry)

At Boddle Learning, we combine the thrill of gaming with the power of education. Our mission is to make learning fun, engaging, and accessible for K–6 students everywhere.We’re looking for a Senior Ruby Engineer to join our team and help build out our teacher-facing Learning Management System (LMS).

This is a unique opportunity to work across backend and frontend, partnering closely with our product and design teams to create a platform that teachers love and students benefit from.

Responsibilities:

• Engineer the LMS: Design, develop, and maintain scalable Ruby on Rails applications.
• Build Beautiful Interfaces: Develop and optimize responsive front-end features using JavaScript, HTML, CSS, and modern frameworks.
• Own the Design System: Set up and maintain a reusable component library (Lookbook or equivalent), implement design tokens, and manage theme files for scalable, consistent styling.
• Partner with Designers: Translate UI/UX assets into production-ready components with accessibility (WCAG/ARIA) and performance in mind.
• Optimize Performance: Architect front-end and back-end solutions that are fast, reliable, and scalable.
• Handle the Data Layer: Manage and optimize schemas, migrations, and queries for large-scale relational databases (PostgreSQL/MySQL).
• Infrastructure & CI/CD: Support AWS deployments, caching (Redis/Memcached),queuing (Sidekiq/Resque), and automated CI/CD workflows.
• Debug & Monitor: Implement robust logging, error tracking, and monitoring (New Relic, DataDog, Sentry, Logstash).
• Collaborate & Lead: Work closely with product managers, designers, and engineers to deliver high-quality features in an agile environment.

Qualifications:

• 5+ years of professional experience with Ruby on Rails, including major version migrations
• Strong expertise in front-end development (JavaScript, HTML5, CSS3), with hands-on experience in component libraries (Storybook/Lookbook or similar).
• Proven ability to implement and maintain design tokens, theming, and scalable CSS/JS architecture.
• Familiarity with accessibility standards and best practices.
• Experience building responsive UIs and reusable, performant front-end components.
• Solid background in database design, optimization, and query performance tuning.
• Hands-on experience with AWS services, caching, queuing, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Strong debugging, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Bonus: Experience in gaming or interactive web applications.

Why Boddle?

Join us at Boddle Learning, where we combine the thrill of gaming with the power of education. You'll be part of a vibrant and innovative team dedicated to making a difference in the educational technology landscape.

Application Process:

To apply, please submit your resume and a video cover letter/CV to contact@boddlelearning.com. Include specific examples of your experience with Ruby and any relevant projects in the gaming domain.