Ruby on Rails Developer

Role - Ruby on Rails — Software Engineer  

Location: Culver City, CA (hybrid: 3 days onsite / 2 remote) non-local relocation will work

Team: Fincons - project at Apple TV+ — Engineering / Services

Type: Contract — 12 months + (renewal possible)

Apple TV+ is building the future of premium streaming experiences. We’re hiring a pragmatic, collaborative Ruby on Rails engineer to join a small, cross-functional team focused on backend services that support content workflows, partner integrations, and internal tools. This is a hybrid role based in Culver City — you’ll work closely with product, design, QA, and DevOps teams to ship reliable, maintainable systems.

• Design, implement, test, and operate backend services and APIs using Ruby on Rails.
• Build and maintain high-quality, well-documented code and automated tests (RSpec or similar).
• Collaborate directly with product managers and designers to translate requirements into technical solutions.
• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to code reviews and architectural decisions.
• Troubleshoot production issues, perform root-cause analysis, and implement durable fixes.
• Work with DevOps and SRE to optimize deployment pipelines and observability.
• Help maintain and evolve database schemas and data models (ActiveRecord, Postgres or equivalent).
• Advocate for strong communication, clarity in scope, and reliable delivery across distributed teams.

• 4+ years professional experience with Ruby on Rails in production.
• Strong understanding of RESTful API design and experience building scalable backend services.
• Solid test-driven development experience (RSpec or similar).
• Experience with relational databases (PostgreSQL preferred) and writing performant queries.
• Comfortable debugging production issues and working with logs/monitoring tools.
• Excellent written and verbal communication — must be able to explain technical tradeoffs clearly to non-engineers.
• Ability to work hybrid onsite in Culver City (required).
• Experience with background job systems (Sidekiq, Resque).
• Familiarity with containerization (Docker), CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, etc.), and IaC (Terraform).
• Prior experience building tools for media, content management, or partner integrations.
• Knowledge of GraphQL and/or message brokers (Kafka, RabbitMQ).
• Experience working at a large consumer tech or media company.