Ruby on Rails Developer

Signify Technology; Remote; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading tech firm is seeking a Senior Ruby on Rails Engineer for a fully remote 12-month contract. This role is pivotal in designing and maintaining reliable continuous integration and deployment pipelines across various platforms. Candidates should have over 4 years of experience in Ruby, 1 year in Ruby on Rails, and have expertise in CI/CD solutions like GitHub Actions. The position involves collaborating closely with other engineers and tackling complex challenges in a fast-paced, quality-focused environment.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of professional experience developing software with Ruby.
• At least 1 year of hands-on experience with Ruby on Rails.
• 1+ year working directly with GitHub Actions or a similar CI/CD solution.
• Strong expertise in writing, testing, and debugging Ruby scripts.
• Advanced proficiency with bash scripting.
• Experience building and working with Docker containers.
• Solid background managing and supporting Linux environments.
• Experience working with AWS services.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with other engineers to solve complex build and release challenges.
• Own features end-to-end by creating and maintaining build pipelines.
• Integrate with existing platforms and services including AWS, JIRA, and GitHub.

Skills

Ruby

Ruby on Rails

GitHub Actions

Bash scripting

Docker

Linux

AWS

Job description

Senior Ruby on Rails Engineer - Fully Remote - 12 Month Contract - Outside IR35

We’re looking for a creative, driven engineer to help design, build, and maintain reliable continuous integration and deployment pipelines across multiple platforms, including Web, iOS, Android, connected TV, and more. As part of the Build & Release Engineering group, you’ll play a key role in enabling product teams to deliver new features to a large, engaged audience. You’ll tackle challenging technical problems in a fast-moving, collaborative environment where quality and craftsmanship matter. This role is well suited for an experienced engineer who wants to grow deeper expertise in modern tooling, automation, and delivery practices.

What you’ll be doing

You’ll work closely with other engineers to solve complex build and release challenges in a highly collaborative setting. The team operates in a modern development ecosystem, leveraging technologies such as Ruby on Rails, GitHub Actions, Ansible, and a range of supporting tools and languages. From initial design through production rollout, you’ll own features end-to-end by creating and maintaining build pipelines, developing microservices, and integrating with existing platforms and services including AWS, JIRA, and GitHub.

What you’ll bring

• 4+ years of professional experience developing software with Ruby
• At least 1 year of hands‑on experience with Ruby on Rails
• 1+ year working directly with GitHub Actions or a similar CI/CD solution
• Strong expertise in writing, testing, and debugging Ruby scripts
• Advanced proficiency with bash scripting
• Experience building and working with Docker containers
• Solid background managing and supporting Linux environments
• Experience working with AWS services

Nice to have

• Experience managing and configuring macOS systems
• Familiarity with macOS virtualization
• Hands‑on experience with Ansible
• Experience with Apple and/or Android application signing
• Experience deploying Apple and/or Android applications
• Familiarity with Gradle
• Previous experience supporting and enabling other developers