Ruby on Rails Developer

develop; Brighton; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

4‑day week

Hybrid work in Brighton

Salary up to £100k DOE

30 days annual leave

Health cash plan

Dedicated training budget

MacBook provided

Learning & development support

Job summary

develop is looking for a Ruby on Rails Developer (mid–senior) to build customer‑facing features, improve existing functionality and help drive the platform forward. The role is remote with a weekly in‑person day in Brighton and a four‑day working week.

You’ll join a small, collaborative team where ownership matters, quality is valued and learning is encouraged. Senior candidates may mentor others and shape technical direction while enjoying a supportive, profitable SaaS business with strong

Qualifications

• Commercial Ruby on Rails experience.
• Experience working on SaaS or product-based applications.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.
• Product-focused mindset.
• Comfortable working within a small, agile team.
• Passion for building quality software.
• Interest in learning and continuous improvement.
• Experience mentoring engineers and influencing technical decisions (senior).

Responsibilities

• Deliver customer-facing features and improve existing functionality.
• Contribute to the ongoing evolution of the platform.
• Mentor other engineers and help shape technical direction.

Skills

Ruby

Ruby on Rails

RSpec

Turbo

Tailwind CSS

AWS

Heroku

Tools

RSpec

Turbo

Tailwind CSS

AWS

Heroku

Job description

Ruby on Rails Developer (Mid-Senior Opportunities) | Remote (once a week in Brighton) | 4 day working week | Up to £100k + package

We're working with an established and profitable SaaS company that has been building market-leading software for over a decade. With thousands of customers worldwide and a strong reputation in its sector, the business has grown sustainably without external investment, creating a stable and supportive environment for engineers who want to focus on building great products rather than chasing aggressive growth targets.

This is an opportunity to join a small, highly collaborative engineering team where your ideas will be heard, your work will have a direct impact, and you'll be trusted to take ownership of meaningful projects.

The Opportunity

The business is looking to hire both a Ruby on Rails Developer and a Senior Ruby on Rails Developer to help deliver customer-facing features, improve existing functionality and contribute to the ongoing evolution of the platform.

Engineers work closely with Product, collaborate regularly with teammates and are encouraged to take an active role in shaping solutions. The team values quality, pragmatism and continuous improvement over unnecessary process or rigid ways of working.

For senior candidates, there will also be opportunities to mentor other engineers, influence technical direction and help drive engineering best practices across the team.

• Ruby
• Ruby on Rails
• RSpec
• Turbo
• Tailwind CSS
• AWS
• Heroku

The team works across the full stack and is looking for engineers who enjoy contributing throughout the development lifecycle.

What They're Looking For

• Commercial Ruby on Rails experience
• Experience working on SaaS or product-based applications
• Strong communication and collaboration skills
• Product-focused mindset
• Comfortable working within a small, agile team
• Passion for building quality software
• Interest in learning and continuous improvement

For senior candidates, experience mentoring engineers and influencing technical decisions would be highly beneficial.

Why Join?

• Full salary for a 4-day working week
• Hybrid working with two days per week in Brighton
• Profitable and financially stable business
• Small engineering team with genuine influence
• Product-led environment focused on solving real customer problems
• Dedicated learning and development time (20%)
• Strong engineering culture with excellent staff retention
• Opportunity to work alongside experienced engineers in a collaborative environment
• Exposure to AI tooling and emerging technologies
• High trust, low bureaucracy and genuine autonomy
• Up to £100k DOE
• 4-day working week with no reduction in salary
• 30 days annual leave
• Health Cash Plan
• Dedicated training budget
• High-quality equipment
• MacBook provided
• Ongoing learning and development support

If you're looking for a long-term opportunity within a stable, product-focused SaaS business where engineering quality is genuinely valued, we'd love to hear from you.