Hybrid Mid-Senior Ruby on Rails Engineer

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About the role

  • Mid-Senior Ruby on Rails Engineer at Transreport enhancing backend systems for operational reliability and collaboration in B2B SaaS landscape.

Responsibilities

  • Own and evolve backend systems: Maintain and improve our Ruby on Rails applications supporting operational workflows.
  • Technical Quality: Write clean, well-tested code and uphold strong security and data integrity standards.
  • Integrations: Manage third-party integrations, ensuring reliable and secure data exchange.
  • Infrastructure Collaboration: Work with the Platform team on AWS-based deployments and CI/CD processes.
  • Performance & Reliability: Optimise background processing and database performance to maintain system stability.
  • Incident Response: Support investigation and resolution of production issues.
  • Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with Frontend and Mobile engineers to deliver robust, scalable APIs.
  • Continuous Improvement: Contribute to improving deployment practices, monitoring, and long-term maintainability.
  • Operational Accountability: Act as the technical owner of production systems that directly impact live rail operations, ensuring high availability and rapid incident resolution.

Requirements

  • 4+ years of professional experience with Ruby on Rails.
  • Strong understanding of object-oriented programming and Rails architecture
  • Extensive experience with PostgreSQL, including performance tuning and complex queries.
  • Experience with background job processing using Sidekiq and Redis.
  • Solid understanding of RESTful API design, JSON serialization, and authentication (e.g., JWT, SSO).
  • Hands-on experience with AWS services and containerised deployments (Docker).
  • Experience troubleshooting and supporting production systems.
  • Comfortable working within and improving existing codebases.
  • Ability to prioritise effectively and manage multiple initiatives.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills in English.
  • Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments with Git/GitHub.

Benefits

  • Private healthcare after your probation (including children)
  • Hybrid working model
  • 25 days holiday
  • Volunteering Leave
  • Free flu jab for you and your family

Job title

Mid-Senior Ruby on Rails Engineer

Job type

Experience level

Senior

Salary

£75,000 - £90,000 per year

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

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