Ruby on Rails Developer Jobs

Which levels are hiring

• Junior 5% · 6
• Middle 13% · 16
• Senior 61% · 76
• Lead+ 22% · 27

Few Junior roles — 5%; the usual way in is an adjacent role

Of 125 postings that name a level, Junior — 5%, Middle — 13%, Senior — 61%, Lead+ — 22%.

What postings ask for

• ✔ Ruby89%
• ✔ Rails77%
• ○ React18%
• ○ JavaScript17%
• ○ PostgreSQL15%
• ○ AWS15%
• ○ Docker12%
• ○ SQL10%

✔ — in 25%+ of postings, ○ — often listed as a plus

Share of open postings that mention each skill: Ruby — 89%, Rails — 77%, React — 18%, JavaScript — 17%, PostgreSQL — 15%, AWS — 15%.

Where the openings are

• 🇺🇸 the US52
• 🇵🇱 Poland27
• 🇬🇧 the UK16
• 🇩🇪 Germany10
• 🇮🇳 India6
• 🇷🇺 Russia4

Open positions by employer country; remote roles are often open to other countries too.

Where to apply

• Company career sites — your application goes straight to the team66%
• Job boards — aggregators and job sites29%
• Telegram channels — job channels5%

Where the openings come from: 66% from company career sites (direct apply), 29% from job boards, 5% from Telegram channels.