Senior Backend Engineer (Rails) - Remote

Overview

Wilcore believes that the best products are built when companies understand and value the things they are working on. We value learning and growth and the ability to make a big impact at a small company. We believe that we can make big changes happen and improve the daily lives of millions of people by bringing quality software to the federal space.

In Short

• We’re looking for a Senior Backend Engineer experienced in Ruby on Rails, Sidekiq, Redis, and PostgreSQL.
• Enhance mission-critical digital services for the Department of Veterans Affairs.
• Extensive expertise in Rails for building and maintaining scalable backend services.
• Deep experience with Sidekiq for background job processing and Redis for caching and queue handling.
• Strong ability in PostgreSQL schema design, query optimization, and database performance tuning.
• Proven track record diagnosing and resolving production issues to improve system reliability and uptime.
• Excellent communication skills to bridge technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Experience working in Agile development environments.
• Familiarity with the VA ecosystem is a plus.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States.
• A Bachelor’s degree is required.

Benefits

• Fully remote position.
• Annual stipend.
• Comprehensive Benefits Package.
• Company Match 401(k) plan.
• Flexible PTO, Paid Holidays.