Pittsburgh Cultural Trust · 18 hours ago
Full Stack Ruby on Rails Developer
The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust is seeking a Full Stack Ruby on Rails Developer responsible for the development, support, and maintenance of customer websites and internal web applications. This role focuses on back-end development, collaborating with designers and front-end developers to enhance the Trust's technology infrastructure and ensure optimal performance and security of web applications.
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Responsibilities
Collaborate with designers, front-end developers, and business owners to identify business needs and implement Trust and partner websites
Oversee maintenance, bug fixes, and enhancement of four customer-facing applications (CulturalDistrict.org, Festival websites, ParkPgh.org, and internal tools) – responding to tickets for system bugs and requests for new features
Provide maintenance and enhancement of integrations with our CRM software system through RESTful APIs
Determine appropriate architecture and other technical solutions, develop documentation, and make relevant recommendations to users
Design, test, and implement new web-based technologies and larger ISTS projects
Assist other developers in coding and troubleshooting
Support internal users with content management issues
Ensure that applications adhere to industry standards for performance and security
Strategize and manage back-end issues for all major onsale efforts
Demonstrate a commitment to diversity, equity, accessibility, and inclusion through continuous development, modeling inclusive behaviors, and proactively managing bias
Perform other responsibilities as assigned
Qualification
Required
Associate degree or bachelor's degree in web design, computer science, or digital media preferred
Minimum of 2 years' experience with building and deploying code, eCommerce, and implementing feedback received from various stakeholders
Experience with MVC web frameworks, preferably Ruby on Rails
Experience with JavaScript, jQuery, JSON, CSS, HTML, and related technologies
Demonstrated knowledge of WCAG accessibility best practices
Experience implementing third-party APIs, such as REST services
Strong experience writing automated tests and feature/spec testing
Problem-solving, collaborative, inquisitive, and creative
Attention to detail and documentation with strong task-orientation
Strong communicator with the ability to explain concepts in a technical and non-technical manner
Self-motivated and independent thinker
Excellent analytical and troubleshooting skills
Preferred
Bachelor's degree in web design, computer science, or digital media
Bootcamp or similar schooling
Certifications (AWS)
Experience with front-end technologies
Experience with issue and project tracking software
Source control
Content management systems
AWS technologies (Lambda, CodePipeline, ECS)
Testing frameworks
Caching strategies (Redis)
Background queuing systems (Ssidekiq)
Relational database concepts
Agile software development methodologies
C# experience
Tessitura CRM experience
Experience using AI coding assistants such as GitHub Copilot, ChatGPT, or similar tools
Experience with debugging Docker containers
Familiarity with observability tools like Datadog and Honeybadger
Company
Pittsburgh Cultural Trust
The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust has helped to transform a downtrodden section of Downtown into a world-class Cultural District.
H1B Sponsorship
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2022 (1)
2020 (2)
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$10MKey Investors
Richard King Mellon Foundation
2025-06-02Grant· $10M
Leadership Team
Recent News
Pittsburgh Business Times
2025-03-12
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