Remote Ruby on Rails API Engineer

Ruby Developer; Nederland; Hybrid; EUR 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully remote work

40 days off per year

Mental health support

Wellbeing allowance

Remote culture and async collaboration

Home office stipend

Job summary

Our partner company in the Netherlands is seeking a Software Engineer to design and maintain Ruby on Rails APIs that power internal workflows. You will collaborate with stakeholders, clarify requirements, and own API-driven solutions from design through testing and release.

You will contribute to secure, reliable systems, participate in technical discussions, and help strengthen engineering practices in an asynchronous, distributed team while working fully remotely.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of professional software development experience, with focus on Ruby.
• Proven experience developing and maintaining Ruby on Rails applications and APIs.
• Strong git skills and familiarity with established workflows.
• Ability to translate stakeholder requirements into clearly scoped technical tasks.
• Emphasis on secure coding practices and handling sensitive data responsibly.
• Experience with AI-assisted development tools and independent verification of code/tests.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with stakeholders to understand workflows and identify API-driven improvements.
• Design, develop, test, review, and release production Ruby on Rails APIs.
• Identify dependencies and communicate risks early; seek guidance when needed.
• Apply secure engineering practices for authentication, authorization, and data protection.
• Investigate defects, identify root causes, implement fixes and regression tests.
• Improve reliability and maintainability through code quality enhancements.

Skills

Ruby on Rails API

API development

Git workflows

Secure coding

Team collaboration

Agile

AI-assisted tools

Tools

CI/CD

RSpec

Job description

Our partner company in the Netherlands is seeking a Software Engineer to design and maintain Ruby on Rails APIs that power internal workflows. You will collaborate with stakeholders, clarify requirements, and own API-driven solutions from design through testing and release.

You will contribute to secure, reliable systems, participate in technical discussions, and help strengthen engineering practices in an asynchronous, distributed team while working fully remotely.