Backend Developer - Ruby on Rails (Remote) at GovCIO
Nashville, TN
$90,000–$120,000from the description
Jul 6, 2026
Nashville, TN
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A backend engineering role focused on building and maintaining server-side services for VA.gov using Ruby on Rails, RESTful APIs, and tools like Sidekiq and RSpec. The work also involves integrating AI capabilities — including RAG pipelines and AWS Bedrock — into existing workflows. Suited to experienced Rails developers with a background in AI/LLM integration and comfort working in Agile, fully remote settings.
Mid level · 5+ years · Remote · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 2,800 people nationally plausibly meet what this posting asks for (software developers). range 1,150–4,200
Applicant volume Light — Few people clear these requirements, so an application that does clear them gets looked at. Worth applying to even if you miss a nice-to-have.
Rare in this occupation — lead with these, and say what you built with them.
What the occupation pays Median $138,970 (middle half $107,524–$175,762). This posting is about at that midpoint.
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (7)
The JD states 'Bachelor's with 5-8 years of experience (or equivalent)' — because equivalent experience is explicitly accepted in lieu of a degree, the degree requirement is set to None.
The clearance gate is 'Ability to obtain and maintain a Suitability/Public Trust clearance' — this is a Public Trust suitability determination, not a formal national-security clearance (Confidential/Secret/TS), so the clearance requirement is set to None. Hiring managers should note the Public Trust requirement as a background-check/suitability gate.
Sidekiq and AWS appear in the responsibilities/context narrative rather than the explicit Required Skills section; they are marked preferred accordingly.
MCP (Model Context Protocol) is listed in the Required Skills section with the qualifier 'or equivalent tool/agent integration experience' — the alternatives field is left empty as no specific named substitute is given, but the qualifier signals that comparable agent-integration tooling would be accepted.
The experience range of 5-8 years maps to a Mid-to-Senior boundary; the role title carries no seniority modifier and the scope (backend contributor on a cross-functional team) is consistent with Mid-level, so Mid is used as the conservative band.
Jira, GitHub, and Confluence are listed together as interchangeable version-control/project tools in the requirements; they are grouped under Jira with the others as alternatives.
Caller marked this a fully-remote role — scored against the national candidate pool.
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