Ruby on Rails Backend Engineer — Flexible Working

Hackajob Ltd; Leeds; On-site; GBP 61,000 - 101,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Bonus scheme

Private healthcare

25 days annual leave

Training days up to 10 per year

Enhanced parental leave

Paid fertility leave

Pension

EAP with Help@Hand

Gym membership

Cycle to work

Flexible working

Annual away days

Job summary

Solirius Reply, part of the Reply Group, is seeking a backend engineer to build and maintain scalable Ruby on Rails applications. You will design RESTful APIs, work with databases and message queues, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to ship high-quality software.

Strong experience in Ruby on Rails and SQL databases, plus familiarity with cloud platforms and CI/CD, is essential. The role offers a competitive salary and benefits within the UK market.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain scalable, secure, and high-performance backend systems.
• Help build and regularly ship software as part of a professional software engineering team.
• Develop and maintain backend applications using Ruby and Ruby on 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 on Rails

Backend development

REST APIs

Testing (RSpec)

Git

Security & performance

Tools

PostgreSQL/MySQL

Docker

CI/CD

AWS

Azure

GCP

Redis

Kafka

RabbitMQ

Job description

Solirius Reply, part of the Reply Group, is seeking a backend engineer to build and maintain scalable Ruby on Rails applications. You will design RESTful APIs, work with databases and message queues, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to ship high-quality software.

Strong experience in Ruby on Rails and SQL databases, plus familiarity with cloud platforms and CI/CD, is essential. The role offers a competitive salary and benefits within the UK market.