Software Development Manager Ruby on Rails
We're looking for a hands-on Software Development Manager with deep Ruby on Rails experience to lead, mentor, and scale a high-performing engineering team. This role blends technical leadership and people leadershipyou'll stay close to the code while driving delivery, quality, and team development.
You'll partner closely with Product and Design, help translate business needs into technical execution, and foster a culture of strong engineering practices, accountability, and continuous improvement.
This is a hybrid role based in Franklin, TN, working with a collaborative, geographically distributed team.
What You'll Do
- Lead and mentor a team of Ruby on Rails engineers through 1:1s, coaching, and performance development
- Remain technically engagedreviewing code, influencing architecture, and guiding complex problem solving
- Own sprint planning, capacity management, and delivery predictability
- Partner cross-functionally with Product and Design to turn requirements into scalable solutions
- Improve and maintain engineering processes (CI/CD, code reviews, documentation, testing practices)
- Champion quality, security, and performance across the codebase
- Help set technical direction while balancing near-term delivery with long-term maintainability
What We're Looking For
- 5+ years of professional Ruby on Rails experience
- 13+ years in a technical lead, team lead, or engineering management role
- Strong experience with modern Rails ecosystems (PostgreSQL, Redis, Sidekiq, background jobs, caching)
- Front-end exposure with Vue.js and API development (REST and/or GraphQL)
- Experience with AWS, CI/CD pipelines, and production systems
- Strong communication skills and a collaborative leadership style
- Comfort working with distributed teams in an Agile environment
Nice to Have:
- Prior experience as a player-coach
- DevOps exposure (Docker, infrastructure concepts)
- Experience improving team velocity, code quality, or reducing technical debt
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