Senior Ruby Architect for Scalable E-commerce Backend

Hulcan; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career growth opportunities

Collaborative work environment

Innovative culture

Job summary

Hulcan is seeking a Principal Engineer/Architect to design and implement high-performance backend systems for our e-commerce platform. The ideal candidate will have over 8 years of experience in backend development, with a strong focus on Ruby and cloud infrastructure.

This role involves mentoring junior engineers and collaborating with cross-functional teams to elevate user experience and drive technical excellence.

Join us to shape the future of a luxury tech brand in a dynamic and innovative environment.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience building and scaling backend systems in production environments.
• 4+ years leading Ruby cloud stack teams as a Principal Engineer/Architect.
• Expert skills with Ruby idiomatic patterns and metaprogramming.
• Proficiency in building APIs and distributed services using Ruby.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement scalable backend systems for e-commerce.
• Collaborate with product, design, and data teams.
• Own backend services end-to-end, from design to deployment.
• Mentor junior engineers and foster technical excellence.

Skills

Ruby development

Backend architecture

Performance optimization

API development

PostgreSQL expertise

Cloud infrastructure

System design

Collaboration

Tools

PostgreSQL

Docker

Job description

Hulcan is seeking a Principal Engineer/Architect to design and implement high-performance backend systems for our e-commerce platform. The ideal candidate will have over 8 years of experience in backend development, with a strong focus on Ruby and cloud infrastructure.

This role involves mentoring junior engineers and collaborating with cross-functional teams to elevate user experience and drive technical excellence.

Join us to shape the future of a luxury tech brand in a dynamic and innovative environment.