Developer (Ruby on Rails)

Summer-Browning Associates; City Of London; Remote; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Summer-Browning Associates seeks a Ruby on Rails Developer for an initial contract ending March 2027. Hybrid/remote UK-based work with options across London, Bristol or Manchester.

Ideal candidate has strong back-end Rails experience, cloud platform familiarity (AWS/Azure/GCP) and modern development practices, including TDD and CI. BPSS and SC eligibility required.

Qualifications

• Experience in back-end development using Ruby on Rails.
• Awareness of cloud technologies for web apps (HTTP, DBs, backups, CDNs).
• Familiarity with automated testing, TDD, CI, pair programming, code reviews and VCS.
• Understanding of OWASP Top 10 security risks and mitigations.
• Experience working in collaborative, agile, multi-disciplinary teams.
• Desire to work on important services used by millions.

Skills

Ruby on Rails

Back-end development

Cloud computing

CI/CD

TDD

Agile

Code review

Version control

OWASP Top 10

Research & learning

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

Azure

Google Cloud Platform

Job description

SBA are currently supporting our Central Government client who are seeking a Ruby on Rails Developer on an initial contract end March 2027

Location: London, Bristol OR Manchester (Mainly remote based)

• Experience in back-end development, with knowledge of Ruby on Rails programming language used for back-end web development
• An awareness of technologies used for cloud-based web applications, such as HTTP, databases, backups, CDNs, search, containers (e.g. docker or kubernetes) and cloud computing (e.g. AWS, Google Cloud Platform or Azure)
• Understanding of software design principles, and an ability to apply them
• Familiarity with modern software development approaches such as automated testing, test driven development (TDD), continuous integration, pair programming, code review and version control
• Understanding of common web security risks such as OWASP Top 10, and the corresponding mitigations
• Enjoy researching and learning new programming tools and techniques and sharing their skills with others
• Have experience working in a collaborative environment, and an understanding of the benefits of agile and multi-disciplinary approaches
• A desire to use their skills and experience to make a genuine difference, and to work on important services that are used by millions of people

NB: BPSS to start and successful applicant must be SC eligible