Ruby on Rails Engineer (Consultant, Engineering & Technical Services)

Summary

Fearless is a digital integration consultancy on a mission to build a better tomorrow. They are seeking a Ruby on Rails Engineer Consultant to support a federal identity and authentication platform, focusing on developing secure, cloud-native applications while collaborating with cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain full-stack features using Ruby on Rails and modern JavaScript technologies
• Build and maintain RESTful APIs and service-oriented application architectures that support secure identity and authentication services
• Develop accessible, standards-compliant user interfaces while adhering to Section 508 and WCAG accessibility requirements
• Build, deploy, and support cloud-native applications within AWS environments
• Monitor and troubleshoot production applications using AWS services including CloudWatch and RDS
• Participate in CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure automation using tools such as GitHub Actions and Terraform
• Participate in on-call and deployment rotations, providing incident response support during business hours
• Collaborate closely with product, security, privacy, and federal stakeholders to deliver secure, scalable solutions
• Communicate proactively with teammates and clients, contributing to a collaborative, solutions-oriented engineering culture

Skills

• 2+ years of hands-on experience developing full-stack applications using Ruby on Rails
• Experience designing and maintaining RESTful APIs
• Strong understanding of object-oriented programming, domain modeling, and service-oriented or modular application architecture
• Experience developing frontend applications using JavaScript and React
• Knowledge of accessibility best practices, including Section 508 and WCAG compliance
• Experience working with AWS services, including RDS (Postgres) and CloudWatch
• Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines
• Experience using Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform and GitHub Actions (or similar CI platforms)
• Ability to support production applications through on-call rotations and incident response
• Experience collaborating effectively across engineering, product, security, and client teams
• Bachelor's degree or higher in a related field
• Ability to obtain and maintain public trust clearance
• Experience implementing authentication and authorization protocols including OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect (OIDC), SAML, and Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)
• Experience with identity proofing, document verification, fraud detection, risk-based authentication, or vendor identity verification integrations
• Familiarity with NIST Digital Identity Guidelines (SP 800-63-3), including Identity Assurance Levels (IAL), Authenticator Assurance Levels (AAL), and Federation Assurance Levels (FAL)
• Experience supporting federal digital identity, authentication, or highly regulated government systems

Qualifications

Must Haves

• 2+ years of hands-on experience developing full-stack applications using Ruby on Rails
• Experience designing and maintaining RESTful APIs
• Strong understanding of object-oriented programming, domain modeling, and service-oriented or modular application architecture
• Experience developing frontend applications using JavaScript and React
• Knowledge of accessibility best practices, including Section 508 and WCAG compliance
• Experience working with AWS services, including RDS (Postgres) and CloudWatch
• Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines
• Experience using Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform and GitHub Actions (or similar CI platforms)
• Ability to support production applications through on-call rotations and incident response
• Experience collaborating effectively across engineering, product, security, and client teams
• Bachelor's degree or higher in a related field
• Ability to obtain and maintain public trust clearance

Nice to Haves

• Experience implementing authentication and authorization protocols including OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect (OIDC), SAML, and Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)
• Experience with identity proofing, document verification, fraud detection, risk-based authentication, or vendor identity verification integrations
• Familiarity with NIST Digital Identity Guidelines (SP 800-63-3), including Identity Assurance Levels (IAL), Authenticator Assurance Levels (AAL), and Federation Assurance Levels (FAL)
• Experience supporting federal digital identity, authentication, or highly regulated government systems

Benefits

• Flexible, life-friendly schedules
• 100% coverage for our medical HSA plan + HSA contributions
• Dental & vision covered 100% for you and your dependents
• Competitive premiums for HMO/PPO and dependent coverage
• 401(k) with 4% match & immediate vesting
• Paid Parental Leave and 12 weeks paid FMLA
• Generous PTO, 11 Federal Holidays, a Birthday Holiday, and Sick Leave
• Up to 15 days for Jury Duty and Bereavement Leave
• Education, wellness, and tech allowances
• Referral bonus: $6K–$12K for each successful referral
• Pet insurance & discount plans
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Legal support, life insurance, disability coverage
• Performance-Based Bonuses
• Life at Fearless
• Purple Culture: coaching support; autonomy and clarity to make decisions and drive impact; community that celebrates equity, curiosity, and innovation
• Work matched with strengths and passions
• Background check and security clearance requirements (mentioned in process for some roles)