Ruby on Rails Engineer
Model tax workflows and build e-file pipelines for payroll APIs
Own features end-to-end for Tax Rails' payroll tax platform, modeling complex tax workflows and building document generation and e-file pipelines. Work involves creating clean APIs that simplify payroll tax processes like e-filing and election filings. Focus on correctness in tax systems where 'mostly right' isn't acceptable.
Why This Role?
Direct impact on simplifying payroll tax processes through clean API development
Key Responsibilities
- Model complex tax workflows for payroll tax processes
- Build document generation systems for tax filings
- Develop e-file pipelines for payroll tax submissions
- Create and maintain clean APIs for tax processing
- Ensure correctness in tax calculations and filings
- Own features from concept to deployment end-to-end
Requirements
- Ruby on Rails engineering experience
- Experience modeling complex workflows
- Background in building document generation systems
- Experience with e-file pipeline development
- API development and maintenance skills
- Focus on correctness and attention to detail
Required Skills
Indonesia Context
- Working Hours Overlap:
- Partial overlap with Jakarta hours
Keywords
View Original Description from HN Who is Hiring
Original description from HN Who is Hiring
Tax Rails | Ruby on Rails Engineer | Full-Time | REMOTE (UTC−8 to UTC+2) | $85k – $125k + Equity + benefits | https://taxrails.com Tax Rails is building TurboTax for payroll taxes — we simplify the payroll tax processes like e-filing and election filings into clean APIs. We're hiring a senior Rails engineer (4–10 yrs) to own features end-to-end: modeling gnarly tax workflows, document generation, e-file pipelines. Care about correctness — in tax, "mostly right" isn't right. No tax background needed. Email griffin [at] taxrails [dot] com with a short note, resume, and something you've built.
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- Is Ruby on Rails Engineer at Tax Rails a remote job?
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- What is the salary for Ruby on Rails Engineer at Tax Rails?
- The listed pay range for this role is $85k–125k/yr.
- What type of employment is Ruby on Rails Engineer at Tax Rails?
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