Senior Ruby Developer

Location: Remote LATAM Engagement: Part-time Contractor
Start Date: End of November
Duration: 2 sprints, with strong potential for continued work until June 2026
Schedule: ~25 hours per week
About the Role We're looking for a Ruby Specialist with deep experience in Discourse to deliver a fast, clean, and production-ready P1 integration between Discourse and an existing Community application. The integration includes SSO via Okta and OIDC, group and role mapping, backend adapters, shared UI elements, webhook delivery into our analytics stack, and a smooth cutover plan.
This is a high-impact engagement supporting an active squad. You'll work closely with backend, frontend, security, IT, and data engineering partners to unblock engineers, validate designs, and land the integration safely behind feature flags. If the initial scope goes well, the engagement is expected to extend through mid-2026.
We're looking for someone proactive, calm under pressure, and comfortable operating in a multi-team environment where clarity and speed matter.
Responsibilities Deliver the P1 Discourse to a Community application integration within two sprints
Implement SSO using Okta and OIDC, ensuring secure token handling and session flows
Create and test group and role mapping between the Community roles and Discourse groups
Build backend Ruby adapters for moderation, taxonomy, and role syncing, gated behind feature flags
Implement shared header and navigation elements for a consistent cross-platform experience
Create and validate webhook pipelines from Discourse into Snowflake for analytics
Develop a clear cutover and rollback plan, including checklists and validation steps
Write or review technical designs, threat models, and operational readiness docs
Pair with frontend and backend engineers to land adapters, UI integration, and test coverage
Coordinate closely with Security and IT on Okta configuration, secrets, and access policies
Work with Data Engineering to finalize webhook schemas, retries, and observability
Support sprint ceremonies, demos, and unblock teammates on integration or Ruby-related work
Ensure all deliverables are tested, documented, and ready for production
Requirements 5+ years of experience with Ruby and Ruby on Rails
Strong hands-on experience customizing and extending Discourse
Deep understanding of SSO flows [OIDC, OAuth2, Okta] and secure token handling
Proven experience delivering integrations behind feature flags or staged rollouts
Comfortable writing technical designs, threat models, and operational runbooks
Solid experience with APIs, background jobs, webhooks, and data syncing
Excellent communication and collaboration skills in distributed teams
Advanced English
Nice to Have Experience with Snowflake or similar analytics platforms
Familiarity with frontend integration of shared headers or cross-app navigation
Prior work in enterprise environments that require coordination across IT, Security, and Data teams
Experience building rollback strategies and production cutover plans
Hands-on experience with DevOps or infrastructure supporting Ruby services
Why Join This is a critical, high-visibility integration that will significantly impact how users navigate between Discourse and the Community platform within a large US company. You'll collaborate with a focused, friendly, and fast-moving team, and you'll own a deliverable that immediately impacts thousands of users. The work is scoped, essential, and a strong performer will be invited to continue supporting the platform through June 2026.
If you enjoy solving complex integration puzzles, delivering reliable Ruby code, and helping cross-functional teams move faster, this project is an excellent fit.