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Job Description:

We are looking for an experienced Senior Ruby on Rails Developer to join our team. The ideal candidate will have a deep understanding of the Ruby on Rails framework and experience working with data-intensive, business-oriented web applications. Additionally, the candidate must have experience with deploying infrastructure and code at scale to AWS cloud services.  This is a full-time, in-office role, reporting Monday through Friday to our office in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania.

What You Will Do:

• Design, develop and maintain Ruby on Rails applications in the energy space

• Collaborate with business and operational stakeholders to define, plan, and deliver new features

• Design and implement ML-ready data pipelines

• Participate in the design and architecture of new systems and applications

• Ensure code quality and maintainability by writing tests, conducting code reviews, and following industry best practices

• Assist in shared DevOps duties including infrastructure management and code deployment

• Rearchitect and refactor core application components for efficiency improvements and to reduce technical debt

• Troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues

• Provide guidance and mentorship to junior developers

• Use AI coding tools to analyze, specify, and implement complex new software features

• Develop AI Skills and tools to improve the efficiency of our development process, to explore new avenues for development, and to document existing processes and code

Required Proficiencies:

• Expert-level knowledge of the Rails framework (version 7+) and its core libraries

• A strong command of automated testing strategies and tools (Rspec, Capybara, etc.)

• Experience with and commitment to automated testing for both front- and back-end functionality

• Strong understanding of web application architecture, object-oriented programming, and design patterns

• Proficiency using git and experience with GitHub Enterprise and GitHub actions

• Applied understanding of agentic development and experience managing and reviewing the work of AI-assisted developers

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

What Will Put You Ahead:

• 9+ years of recent professional experience in full-stack Ruby on Rails development

• Experience deploying containerized Rails applications at scale to AWS cloud services

• Experience with IoT systems and edge computing

• Expertise in Data Streaming technologies such as Flink, Kafka, Kinesis, etc

• Understanding of common ML workflows and off-the-shelf ML tools, especially in the AWS ecosystem

• Familiarity with Ancillary Services in the energy market

• Experience with generator and energy storage control systems

What You Will Have:

Software Development: Knowledge of software development tools and activities; ability to produce software products or systems in line with product requirements.

• Conducts walkthroughs and monitors effectiveness and quality of the development activities.

• Elaborates on multiple-development toolkits for traditional and web-based software.

• Has participated in development of multiple or large software products.

• Contrasts advantages and drawbacks of different development languages and tools.

• Estimates and monitors development costs based on functional and technical requirements.

• Provides consulting on both selection and utilization of developers' workbench tools.

Software Development Life Cycle: Knowledge of software development life cycle; ability to use a structured methodology for delivering and managing new or enhanced software products to the marketplace.

• Describes similarities and differences of life cycle for new product development vs. new release.

• Identifies common issues, problems, and considerations for each phase of the life cycle.
  Works with a formal life cycle methodology.

• Explains phases, activities, dependencies, deliverables, and key decision points.

• Interprets product development plans and functional documentation.

Software Integration Engineering: Knowledge of software integration processes and functions; ability to design, develop and maintain interfaces and linkage to alternative platforms and software packages.

• Has experience with designing data exchange interfaces to and from software product.

• Describes tools and techniques for extraction, transformation and loading of electronic data.

• Cites examples of common linkage requirements for software products and vendors.

• Works with integrating software into the customer or partner framework and infrastructure.

• Participates in the development of technology interfaces and bridges.

Software Product Design/Architecture: Knowledge of software product design; ability to convert market requirements into the software product design.
Demonstrates experience with the architecture and design of major or multiple products.

• Describes major software architecture alternatives and considerations.

• Explains design considerations for commercial database systems, operating systems and web.

• Displays experience in estimating the cost of a specific design of a proposed product.

• Facilitates design reviews and walkthroughs.

• Analyzes benefits and drawbacks of specific software designs and architecture.

Software Product Technical Knowledge: Knowledge of technical aspects of a software products; ability to design, configure and integrate technical aspects of software products.

• Maintains and utilizes data related to install base configurations and environments.

• Solicits customer feedback; reports and monitors bugs and implementation issues.

• Participates in defining and conducting technical acceptance tests.

• Participates in creating technical requirements for software development and deployment.

• Explains basic environment and product configuration options.

Software Product Testing: Knowledge of software product testing; ability to design, plan, and execute testing strategies and tactics to ensure software product quality and adherence to stated requirements.

• Participates in test readiness reviews, functional, volume, and load testing.

• Describes key features and aspects of a specific testing discipline or methodology.

• Tests software components for compliance with functional requirements and design specifications.

• Explains procedures for documenting test activities and results (e.g. errors, non-conformance, etc.)

• Conducts functional and performance testing on aspects of assigned products.

Additional Information:

• Relocation will be considered for this position.

• Visa Sponsorship is not available for this position

• This position requires the candidate to work a 5-day-a-week schedule in the office.

If you are passionate about software development and want to work for a fast-growing Energy As A Service (EaaS) company, please apply to join our team.

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Summary Pay Range:

Compensation and benefits offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, job level, market location, job-related knowledge, skills, individual performance and experience. Please note that salary is only one component of total compensation at Caterpillar. 

Benefits:

Subject to plan eligibility, terms, and guidelines. This is a summary list of benefits.

• Medical, dental, and vision benefits*

• Paid time off plan (Vacation, Holidays, Volunteer, etc.)*

• 401(k) savings plans*

• Health Savings Account (HSA)*

• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)*

• Health Lifestyle Programs*

• Employee Assistance Program*

• Voluntary Benefits and Employee Discounts*

• Career Development*

• Incentive bonus*

• Disability benefits

• Life Insurance

• Parental leave

• Adoption benefits

• Tuition Reimbursement

* These benefits also apply to part-time employees

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