Ruby Developer

Nedap Beveiligingstechniek B.V.; Groenlo; Hybrid; EUR 45,000 - 57,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Thirteenth month

Pension plan

Profit sharing

Hybrid work

Job summary

Nedap Beveiligingstechniek B.V. in Groenlo is seeking a Ruby Developer to strengthen the Tech/Infra team within Healthcare. You’ll work on the Ruby on Rails backend, optimize performance, CI/CD pipelines, and container orchestration to support scalable, reliable software for healthcare customers.

This hybrid role offers 32–38 hours per week, with a one-day-a-week presence on campus in Groenlo. The package includes a 13th month, pension, profit sharing, flexible hours, onboarding, and strong

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in back-end or full-stack software development.
• 3+ years of experience with Ruby and Ruby on Rails.
• DevOps mindset with infrastructure experience.
• Experience with Docker and CI/CD tooling for containerization and deployment.
• Nomad experience is a plus.
• Experience with monitoring, logging and performance optimization.
• Familiarity with agile software development (TDD, BDD, continuous delivery).
• Clear vision on building structured, scalable and maintainable systems.
• Ability to coach colleagues and actively share knowledge.
• Excellent spoken and written English; Dutch is a plus.
• Willingness to participate in an on-call rotation during office hours.

Responsibilities

• develop, refactor and maintain Ruby on Rails applications with a strong focus on scalability and performance.
• improve the technical architecture and contribute to strategic technical decisions.
• maintain and improve CI/CD pipelines and work on containerization and orchestration.
• monitor applications and improve logging, metrics and tracing.
• increase the stability, security and reliability of our applications.
• promote test automation, code quality and engineering best practices.
• actively contribute to knowledge sharing and coach colleagues in Ruby and DevOps.
• continuously improve the developer experience and deployment processes.

Skills

Ruby on Rails

DevOps mindset

Containerization

CI/CD tooling

Observability

Agile development

System architecture

Coaching & knowledge sharing

On-call availability

English proficiency

Tools

Docker

Nomad

CI/CD tooling

Job description

Groenlo, Netherlands

32 - 38 hrs

€ 4.000 - € 5.100

Hybrid

What are you going to do?

As a Ruby Developer in the Tech/Infra team within Nedap in Healthcare, you work on the technical backbone of our logistics solutions. Within this environment, we build applications that help healthcare organizations deliver the right care at the right time. Together with multiple product teams, you ensure that our software is not only functionally strong, but also scalable, reliable and future-proof.

Our solutions support healthcare organizations in solving complex planning and logistical challenges. Behind these solutions runs a robust technical infrastructure. In this team, you focus on improving our Ruby on Rails architecture, CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure and overall developer experience.

You combine software development with DevOps practices. You optimize performance, improve reliability and automate wherever possible. In doing so, you enable our teams to deliver value faster and more safely to healthcare professionals.

Your responsibilities

• develop, refactor and maintain Ruby on Rails applications with a strong focus on scalability and performance.
• improve the technical architecture and contribute to strategic technical decisions.
• maintain and improve CI/CD pipelines and work on containerization and orchestration.
• monitor applications and improve logging, metrics and tracing.
• increase the stability, security and reliability of our applications.
• promote test automation, code quality and engineering best practices.
• actively contribute to knowledge sharing and coach colleagues in Ruby and DevOps.
• continuously improve the developer experience and deployment processes.

Your team

The Tech/Infra team works closely with our product teams. While product teams focus on delivering functionality and customer value, the Tech/Infra team provides a stable, secure and scalable technical foundation.

As a Ruby Developer you will collaborate with experienced developers and engineers working on areas such as our Ruby on Rails backend, Kotlin microservices, cloud and container infrastructure, and CI/CD and deployment automation.

Our offer

What's in it for you?

As a Ruby Developer at Nedap, you’ll make a valuable contribution to our mission: making people happier and more successful in their professional lives. The salary range for this role is between € 4.000 and € 5.100 gross per month based on full-time employment (38 hours) and depends on relevant knowledge and experience. In addition to your salary, you’ll receive a thirteenth month, a solid pension plan, and a profit-sharing scheme with the possibility to become a Nedap shareholder. Everything here revolves around trust and autonomy. That’s why, along with your colleagues, you decide on your own working hours and vacation days to maintain a healthy work-life balance. We also highly value personal and professional growth. You’ll receive a thorough onboarding, and we encourage you to keep developing yourself. A half-day trial (morning or afternoon) is part of the selection process.

Curious about all our terms of employment? Read more here.

Required Skills

As a Ruby Developer you are comfortable working with a high degree of autonomy and enjoy continuously developing your skills. You work carefully, are involved in your work and enjoy innovating together with colleagues to find the best solutions. We work in a hybrid setup: typically we meet at the office one day a week, while the remaining days you can work from home or from the office. The team combines strong technical expertise with humor, autonomy and a passion for solving complex technical challenges.

You Also Bring

• Software development: 5+ years of experience in back-end or full-stack software development.
• Ruby expertise: At least 3+ years of experience with Ruby and Ruby on Rails.
• DevOps mindset: Experience with DevOps principles and infrastructure.
• Containerization & CI/CD: Experience with Docker and CI/CD tooling.
• Nomad experience: Experience with Nomad is a plus.
• Observability: Experience with monitoring, logging and performance optimization.
• Agile development: Familiarity with agile software development (TDD, BDD, continuous delivery).
• System architecture: A clear vision on building structured, scalable and maintainable systems.
• Coaching and knowledge sharing: The ability to coach colleagues and actively share knowledge.
• English proficiency: Excellent spoken and written English; Dutch is a plus.
• On-call availability: Willingness to participate in an on-call rotation during office hours.

Good to know

You are available for 32–38 hours per week. Hybrid (remote) working is common within Nedap, and together with your team you coordinate your working hours to ensure a healthy work–life balance. You are present at least once a week on our campus in Groenlo.

About Nedap

Nedap is a global leader in Digital Twin Technology, bridging the physical and digital worlds in Retail, Healthcare, Livestock, and Security. Guided by our Technology for Life philosophy, we create smart, sustainable solutions that help people and organizations thrive in a rapidly changing world. With over 1,000 colleagues, we shape the future with meaningful innovations.