Software Craftsperson/ROR - Staff at Incubyte

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This is a remote position. Experience Level   The Staff Software Craftsperson is a technical leadership role equivalent to an SDE-4/SDE-5 . We are looking for seasoned engineers with 8+ years of hands-on experience who have transitioned from building great software to shaping the engineering culture and technical strategy of an entire organization. As a Staff-level crafter, your focus shifts from solving well-defined problems to identifying and solving the most complex, ambiguous technical challenges that impact our clients and our internal engineering standards. What You’ll Do as a Software Craftsperson  • Technical Vision & Architecture: Lead the architectural direction for complex, large-scale systems. You will balance the immediate needs of the business with long-term system health, ensuring our solutions remain simple, scalable, and resilient. • Engineering Excellence at Scale: Champion disciplined engineering practices (TDD, Pair Programming, CI/CD) across multiple teams. You don’t just follow the bar; you raise it by introducing better patterns and tooling. • AI Strategy & Mentorship: Drive our AI-native development model. You will experiment with and define how we use AI to accelerate the SDLC, ensuring the team uses these tools to enhance—rather than replace—deep technical judgment. • Cross-Team Leadership: Act as a force multiplier. You will mentor senior engineers, conduct high-impact code reviews, and foster a culture of continuous learning and craftsmanship. • Strategic Client Partnership: Work as a technical consultant for high-stakes client engagements, translating vague business goals into robust technical roadmaps and navigating complex stakeholder environments. • Systemic Problem Solving: Beyond resolving production issues, you identify "class-level" problems in our infrastructure or codebase and implement systemic changes to eliminate them permanently. Requirements What We're looking for • 8+ years of experience building and maintaining high-scale production systems. • Mastery of Fundamentals: Expert-level understanding of object-oriented design, functional programming, and system architecture (Microservices, Event-driven, etc.). • Polyglot Mindset: High proficiency in Ruby on Rails and React/Angular , with the proven ability to architect solutions across multiple tech stacks (Python, Go, etc.) as needed. • Influence without Authority: Demonstrated ability to lead through persuasion and technical excellence rather than just hierarchy. • Advanced AI Collaboration: Deep experience integrating AI into a professional workflow to explore architecture, automate toil, and peer-review logic. • Proven Ownership: A track record of taking a project from a nebulous idea to a successful, maintained production system. • Communication: Exceptional ability to explain complex technical trade-offs to non-technical stakeholders and executive leadership. • Clear thinking and strong problem-solving ability, with the capacity to break down complex problems into simple, well-structured solutions. • A strong sense of ownership — you take responsibility for outcomes, care deeply about quality, and are not comfortable shipping work that does not meet your standards  Benefits Life at  Incubyte   We are a remote-first company with structured flexibility. Teams commit to shared rhythms during core hours, ensuring smooth collaboration while maintaining autonomy. Twice a year, we come together in person for a co-working sprint and once a year for a retreat - with all travel expenses covered.    Our environment is built for crafters: pairing, refactoring, experimenting with AI, and pushing the boundaries of software excellence. We are all lifelong learners, and our work is our passion.  Perks  • Dedicated learning & development budget.  • Sponsorship for conference talks.  • Comprehensive medical & term insurance.  • Employee-friendly leave policies.  • Home Office fund  • Medical Insurance

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This is a remote position.
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As a Staff-level crafter, your focus shifts from solving well-defined problems to identifying and solving the most complex, ambiguous technical challenges that impact our clients and our internal engineering standards.
What You’ll Do as a Software Craftsperson
Engineering Excellence at Scale: Champion disciplined engineering practices (TDD, Pair Programming, CI/CD) across multiple teams. You don’t just follow the bar; you raise it by introducing better patterns and tooling.
Cross-Team Leadership: Act as a force multiplier. You will mentor senior engineers, conduct high-impact code reviews, and foster a culture of continuous learning and craftsmanship.
Strategic Client Partnership: Work as a technical consultant for high-stakes client engagements, translating vague business goals into robust technical roadmaps and navigating complex stakeholder environments.
Systemic Problem Solving: Beyond resolving production issues, you identify "class-level" problems in our infrastructure or codebase and implement systemic changes to eliminate them permanently.
8+ years of experience building and maintaining high-scale production systems.
Mastery of Fundamentals: Expert-level understanding of object-oriented design, functional programming, and system architecture (Microservices, Event-driven, etc.).
Polyglot Mindset: High proficiency in Ruby on Rails and React/Angular , with the proven ability to architect solutions across multiple tech stacks (Python, Go, etc.) as needed.
Influence without Authority: Demonstrated ability to lead through persuasion and technical excellence rather than just hierarchy.
Advanced AI Collaboration: Deep experience integrating AI into a professional workflow to explore architecture, automate toil, and peer-review logic.
Proven Ownership: A track record of taking a project from a nebulous idea to a successful, maintained production system.
Communication: Exceptional ability to explain complex technical trade-offs to non-technical stakeholders and executive leadership.
Clear thinking and strong problem-solving ability, with the capacity to break down complex problems into simple, well-structured solutions.
A strong sense of ownership — you take responsibility for outcomes, care deeply about quality, and are not comfortable shipping work that does not meet your standards

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