Senior Ruby on Rails Developer

JR United Kingdom; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the UK is seeking a Senior Ruby on Rails Developer to join their remote team. This role involves developing a large-scale eCommerce platform and requires experience in Ruby on Rails, Agile methodologies, and cloud technologies. The ideal candidate will be a team player with a passion for innovation and a solid understanding of database design. Opportunities for career advancement are available within a growing team of nearly 400 professionals.

Qualifications

• Experience with Ruby on Rails, ideally v5+.
• Experience working in an Agile team using Scrum/Kanban.
• Solid understanding of database design and software methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Develop large-scale eCommerce platform and single-page applications.
• Work in a multi-disciplinary, high-performing engineering team.
• Introduce technical change and improve coding practices.

Skills

Ruby on Rails

Agile

DevOps

Team Collaboration

Database Design

Code Review

Tools

Git

Job description

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Senior Ruby on Rails Developer, United Kingdom

Client: Delaney & Bourton

Location: United Kingdom

Job Category: Other

EU work permit required: Yes

Job Views: 5

Posted: 12.05.2025

Expiry Date: 26.06.2025

Job Description:

Senior Ruby on Rails (Remote / Home Based) Developer

Can be based anywhere within the UK

Opportunity –

The role will play a crucial part in developing a well-loved large-scale eCommerce platform as well as a number of other single-page applications that generate £billions in revenue globally.

You will be working as part of a multi-disciplinary, high-performing engineering team with an ever-changing technical landscape.

What we are looking for –

Ideally someone with demonstrable experience with Ruby on Rails. We have no preference on versions, but working up to v5+ would be advantageous.

A real team player; the technology team has now grown to almost 400 superstars, so there will be lots of progression opportunities for those interested in career advancement.

Someone passionate about pushing boundaries and exploring new ways of working. Besides cloud technologies, our team also works in DevOps and Agile delivery methods (mainly Scrum and Kanban) with automated testing at scale.

The ideal experience would include –

• Solid understanding of database design, software methodologies, and patterns.
• Good knowledge of Ruby on Rails.
• Previous experience of introducing technical change and improving coding practices.
• Experience working within an Agile team using Scrum / Kanban.
• Good understanding of code versioning tools, such as Git.
• Proven experience reviewing code and providing constructive feedback.

This role is fully remote and can be performed anywhere in the UK. It is likely to suit experienced back-end web developers with commercial experience in Ruby on Rails development.