Ruby Backend Engineer - Flexible Working

Solirius LTD; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Salary

Bonus Scheme

Private Healthcare Insurance

25 Days Annual Leave + Bank Holidays

Development Training Days

Enhanced Parental Leave

Paid Fertility Leave

Statutory & Contributory Pension

EAP with Help@Hand

Gym Membership

Cycle to Work & EV schemes

Flexible Working

Annual Away Days/Company Socials

Job summary

Solirius Reply, part of the Reply Group, is seeking an experienced Ruby Backend Developer to build scalable, secure backend systems. You will work in an agile team, delivering high-performance services and RESTful APIs.

Responsibilities include designing APIs, collaborating across engineering, QA, and DevOps, and ensuring robust, testable code with a focus on security and performance.

Qualifications

• Strong Ruby on Rails experience with building backend systems.
• Professional experience with other backend technologies (Node.js, Python, Java, or .NET).
• Strong PostgreSQL/MySQL experience and database optimisation.
• Experience with REST APIs, microservices, and distributed systems.
• Experience with Redis, Kafka, RabbitMQ, or similar backend tech.
• Experience with Docker, CI/CD, and at least one cloud platform (AWS/Azure/GCP).
• Strong testing experience with RSpec, Minitest, or equivalent.
• Good understanding of Git, software architecture, security, and performance optimisation.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain backend applications using Ruby and Rails.
• Design and develop RESTful APIs and backend services.
• Work with databases, background jobs, caching, and third-party integrations.
• Write clean, testable, and maintainable code.
• Troubleshoot performance and production issues.
• Collaborate with frontend, QA, DevOps, and product teams.
• Participate in system design and code reviews.

Skills

Ruby

Ruby on Rails

REST APIs

PostgreSQL

Redis

Kafka

RabbitMQ

Docker

CI/CD

Cloud platforms

Testing (RSpec/Minitest)

Git

Tools

AWS

Azure

GCP

Job description

Solirius Reply, part of the Reply Group, is seeking an experienced Ruby Backend Developer to build scalable, secure backend systems. You will work in an agile team, delivering high-performance services and RESTful APIs.

Responsibilities include designing APIs, collaborating across engineering, QA, and DevOps, and ensuring robust, testable code with a focus on security and performance.