# Ruby Skill · Programming Languages Canonical page: https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/ruby Ruby is a dynamic, object-oriented programming language created by Yukihiro "Matz" Matsumoto in the mid-1990s, designed to prioritize programmer happiness and readability. It is best known as the language behind the Ruby on Rails web framework and is used by developers to build web applications, scripting tools, and automation. Ruby's expressive syntax and strong metaprogramming capabilities have made it popular among startups and for rapid application development. ## Ruby in the job market - Open roles: 40 - Employers hiring: 25 - Median stated pay: $190,000 (middle half $168,000 – $205,000), from 31 of 40 open roles — the 78% that publish a range, annualized to USD. Only some employers state pay, and the ones that do skew to California and New York, where the law requires it. - Last checked: September 12, 2026 ## Asked for alongside Ruby Measured from the 40 open roles that name Ruby, not from a curated list. - [Python](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/python) — 38 roles (95.0%) - [Go](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/go) — 25 roles (62.5%) - [Amazon Web Services (AWS)](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/amazon-web-services-aws) — 23 roles (57.5%) - [Kubernetes](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/kubernetes) — 22 roles (55.0%) - [Terraform](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/terraform) — 17 roles (42.5%) - [Docker](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/docker) — 14 roles (35.0%) - [Java](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/java) — 13 roles (32.5%) - [CI/CD](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/ci-cd) — 11 roles (27.5%) ## Seniority of these roles - Entry: 1 (3%) - Mid: 6 (16%) - Senior: 29 (76%) - Lead / Staff / Principal: 2 (5%) From 38 roles whose posting states a level. ## Where Ruby roles are - [Reston, VA](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/in/reston-va) — 8 - [San Francisco, CA](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/in/san-francisco-ca) — 7 - [New York, NY](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/in/new-york-ny) — 3 - [Atlanta, GA](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/in/atlanta-ga) — 1 - [Charlotte, NC](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/in/charlotte-nc) — 1 - [Jessup, MD](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/in/jessup-md) — 1 Among the 25 of 40 open roles we could place on a map. ## Roles that use Ruby - [Software Engineer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/software-engineer) — 16 - [Site Reliability Engineer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/site-reliability-engineer) — 4 - [Cloud Engineer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/cloud-engineer) — 3 - [Solutions Engineer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/solutions-engineer) — 2 - [Systems Engineer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/systems-engineer) — 2 - [DevOps Engineer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/devops-engineer) — 1 ## Employers hiring for Ruby - [Workday](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/workday) — 9 open roles - [F5](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/f5) — 4 open roles - [Intercom](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/intercom) — 2 open roles - [Omada Health](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/omada-health) — 2 open roles - [PlanetScale](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/planetscale) — 2 open roles - [Sentry](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/sentry) — 2 open roles Related skills: [JavaScript](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/javascript), [Ruby on Rails](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/ruby-on-rails), [Python](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/python), [Scripting Languages](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/scripting-languages), [Web Language](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/web-language), [RSpec](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/rspec), [RPG Maker](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/rpg-maker), [CoffeeScript](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/coffeescript), [Sinatra](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/sinatra), [Chef](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/chef), [Elixir](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/elixir), [Smalltalk](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/smalltalk) ## Open roles requiring Ruby (40) - [Global Security Engineer Offensive Operations (Remote or Onsite)](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/f7265a94-6de0-46f3-b26d-5360a508553b/global-security-engineer-offensive-operations-remote-or-onsite-at-crane-co) at [Crane Co.](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/crane-co) — Stamford, CT · Remote - [DevSecOps Engineer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/4db8b06e-dc16-44fd-bf3d-5262053493fa/devsecops-engineer-at-aerovironment) at [AeroVironment](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/aerovironment) — Full-time, Jessup, MD, $162,000 – $200,000 - [Sr. Software Engineer (Firmware)](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/5932670c-07cd-453b-9675-25b3584dc800/sr-software-engineer-firmware-at-adtran) at [Adtran](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/adtran) — Full-time, Atlanta, GA - [Senior Embedded C++ AUTOSAR Developer and Architect](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/bb08af7c-66e9-4a5c-9858-d0283fe896ee/senior-embedded-c-autosar-developer-and-architect-at-accenture) at [Accenture](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/accenture) - [Senior Cybersecurity Engineer (US Federal)](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/dad3e609-d096-4cf4-ba73-dd4231a3978e/senior-cybersecurity-engineer-us-federal-at-workday) at [Workday](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/workday) — Reston, VA, $159,600 – $239,400 - [Staff Engineer, GPU Front-End Infrastructure/ Methodology](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/e1632093-ade0-4b9a-9970-cf6fe2924c6f/staff-engineer-gpu-front-end-infrastructure-methodology-at-samsung-semiconductor) at [Samsung Semiconductor](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/samsung-semiconductor) — Full-time, $151,000 – $226,600 - [Site Reliability Engineer II](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/ae6462ee-8a80-4ed5-b6e3-afbf93f57796/site-reliability-engineer-ii-at-mastercard) at [Mastercard](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/mastercard) — Full-time, O Fallon, MO, $76,000 – $127,000 - [Senior Solutions Engineer - F5 Distributed Cloud](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/8661d27c-d9d6-4044-a3a8-d0f85375eedf/senior-solutions-engineer-f5-distributed-cloud-at-f5) at [F5](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/f5) - [Senior Software Engineer, Platform](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/c25b2854-30dc-42fc-b5f7-9756e499fa47/senior-software-engineer-platform-at-wp-engine) at [WP Engine](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/wp-engine) — PLN 244,000 – PLN 335,500 - [Senior Software Developer (Java, network programming)](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/63f4e063-8417-43d9-ab4f-5ed0f7ba8506/senior-software-developer-java-network-programming-at-lseg) at [LSEG](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/lseg) All 40 open roles: https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs?skills=afa21157-219e-458a-b2ea-7095c141a78b