Senior/Mid Backend Developer

RoverPass, the ultimate reservation software, makes the reservation process easy to manage by streamlining your day-to-day operations and provides the most comprehensive set of campground management features to help owners save time and money.Take reservations instantly online and automatically track your availability for each site at your property.With RoverPass, you get more bookings, save time, and grow your business.Senior/Mid Backend Developer (Ruby on Rails) ?? Remote – Full-Time | ?? Ruby on Rails, PostgreSQL, Redis, Sidekiq, GraphQL About RoverPass RoverPass.com is a leading platform in the outdoor hospitality industry, helping campers and RV travelers find, book, and enjoy stays at campgrounds across the United States.Our mission is to bring modern tools and seamless booking experiences to campground owners and travelers alike.We build efficient, user-focused solutions that make a real difference for thousands of users.As a fully remote team, we value autonomy, clarity, and impact.?? Industry: TravelTech / SaaS ?? Work environment: Remote-first, asynchronous, fast-paced ?? Values: Efficiency, ownership, simplicity, customer-first Role Summary We're looking for a Mid or Senior Backend Developer experienced in Ruby on Rails to help us scale our backend platform.You'll play a key role as we begin the modularization of our monolithic system and tackle pressing performance and scalability challenges .This role is central to our backend evolution — ideal for someone who wants to leave a technical mark while solving real-world scaling problems.You'd Be a Great Fit If You Are...Someone who enjoys deep backend challenges , not just building features but improving how things work behind the scenes.Comfortable diving into a legacy monolith and helping extract, modularize, and optimize it.Self-driven and able to balance engineering priorities with business needs .A systems thinker: you consider concurrency, latency, scalability, and data integrity in your solutions.Not just a coder — you value clean architecture, teamwork, and asking "why" before "how."Key Responsibilities Drive the modularization of the backend , breaking apart a growing monolith into more scalable components.Investigate and fix performance bottlenecks across the stack.Write clean, maintainable code in Ruby on Rails , with strong attention to quality and testing.Design and implement new backend features in collaboration with Product and Engineering teams.Work with technologies like GraphQL , Redis , PostgreSQL , and Sidekiq .Participate in code reviews, technical discussions, and system design conversations.Help shape technical standards and long-term architecture decisions.Qualifications 3+ years of experience building and maintaining backend systems with Ruby on Rails (Senior), or 2+ years for Mid-level candidates.Solid knowledge of PostgreSQL , including database design and query optimization.Experience with Sidekiq or similar background job processors.Familiarity with GraphQL , Redis, and caching strategies.Comfortable working in remote, asynchronous teams.Strong reading and writing skills in English (team operates in English, but many teammates are Spanish-speaking).Nice to Have: Experience with real-time features and high-availability systems .Background in system monitoring, observability , and debugging complex issues.Previous experience refactoring or modularizing a monolithic application.Key Skills and Abilities Soft Skills Clear, async-friendly communicator (Slack, GitHub, Notion).Strong sense of ownership and accountability.Pragmatic decision-making: you know when to dive deep and when to keep it simple.Collaborative mindset — you value team outcomes over ego.Hard Skills Ruby / Ruby on Rails (advanced) PostgreSQL (query tuning, migrations, schema design) Sidekiq and Redis GraphQL APIs (building and consuming) Solid understanding of background jobs, API performance, and scalable architecture Additional Information ?? Job Type: Full-time, remote ?? Work Hours: 9 to 6 CT but with strong flexibility ?? Compensation: Competitive (USD), based on experience **********k) ?? Location: Fully remote, async-first environment ?? Growth: Opportunity to work on high-impact projects with real technical ownership