Software Engineer, Pluralsight

• You enjoy learning and are open to new ways of doing things
• You are not afraid to be yourself, experiment, make mistakes and learn from them, ask questions, or voice your concerns
• When communicating you are self-aware, insightful, and proactive
• You are a team member first and individual contributor second. You are aware that high-performing teams are only as strong as their weakest link
• You believe in continuous improvement and request frequent feedback from others
• The Rails Expert: 2–4 years of related experience with Ruby on Rails (v6 or newer)
• Testing Advocate: Hands-on experience with Unit Testing (RSpec) and a firm belief that "it is not done until it is tested."
• Modern API Experience: Practical knowledge of building RESTful APIs and GraphQL (queries, mutations, and types)
• Infrastructure: Familiarity with AWS services (EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, SQS) and CI/CD workflows via GitHub Actions or GitLab
• Process: Experience working collaboratively within Agile or Kanban development teams
• Education: A Bachelor’s degree in a related field, or equivalent professional experience

Desirable

• Pluralsight is looking for a motivated Mid-Level Ruby on Rails Developer to join the Hands-On Labs Engineering team
• While this role is primarily focused on building robust back-end systems, you will be an integral part of a modern stack that values clean code, automated testing, and scalable architecture
• Our team is looking for a candidate who is a Rubyist by trade but a Cloud Architect at heart
• You understand that “The Cloud” is not just a place your code lives, but an API that you can control
• You will partner with our product teams to deliver on our roadmap, maintain our current platform, and create innovative solutions for our customers
• Feature Development: Design, develop, and maintain Ruby on Rails (v7+) microservices that programmatically manage AWS environments
• SDLC Participation: Participate in the full software development lifecycle, including implementation, testing, deployment, and performant distributed system design
• API Design: Develop and optimize GraphQL schemas and REST APIs to support our front-end microservices
• Background Processing: Manage asynchronous tasks and job queuing using Redis, Sidekiq, SQS, and EventBridge
• Quality & Maintenance: Support product maintenance by resolving bugs, updating dependencies, and writing comprehensive RSpec unit/integration tests
• Documentation: Create and maintain team documentation regarding software architecture and functionality
• Collaboration: Participate in code reviews and design discussions regarding architecture, data shape, and business logic. Support the front-end team with occasional React/TypeScript integration