Ruby Developer

Salary: £55,000 - 95,000 per year

Requirements:

• Strong commercial experience with Ruby and Ruby on Rails.
• Mandatory professional experience with other backend technologies such as Node.js, Python, Java, or .NET.
• Strong experience with PostgreSQL/MySQL and database optimisation.
• Experience with REST APIs, microservices, and distributed systems.
• Experience with Redis, Kafka, RabbitMQ, or similar backend technologies.
• Experience with Docker, CI/CD, and at least one cloud platform (AWS, Azure, or GCP).
• Strong testing experience with RSpec, Minitest, or equivalent.
• Good understanding of Git, software architecture, security, and performance optimisation.

Responsibilities:

• Build and regularly ship software as part of our professional software engineering team.
• Develop and maintain backend applications using Ruby and Ruby on Rails.
• Design and develop RESTful APIs and backend services.
• Work with databases, background jobs, caching, and third-party integrations.
• Write clean, testable, and maintainable code.
• Troubleshoot performance and production issues.
• Collaborate with frontend, QA, DevOps, and product teams.
• Participate in system design and code reviews.

Technologies:

• AWS
• Azure
• Backend
• CI/CD
• Cloud
• DevOps
• Docker
• Frontend
• GCP
• Git
• Java
• Kafka
• MySQL
• PostgreSQL
• Python
• REST
• RSpec
• RabbitMQ
• Rails
• Redis
• Ruby
• Security
• microservices
• ASP.NET
• NodeJS
• AI
• Support

More:

We are Solirius Reply, part of the Reply Group, a technology consultancy and digital transformation partner that helps organisations solve complex challenges through strategy, design, engineering, and delivery. We work closely with our clients to deliver secure, accessible, user-focused services that evolve with their needs. Our consultants partner directly with client teams across public and private sectors, and our past and present clients include the Ministry of Justice, Department for Education, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, UEFA, International Olympic Committee, and Mercedes-Benz. We operate as a collaborative and inclusive organisation that empowers our people to take ownership, innovate, and develop their expertise. We offer a competitive salary, bonus scheme, private healthcare insurance, 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, up to 10 days allocated for development training per year, enhanced parental leave, paid fertility leave, pension, EAP with Help@Hand, gym membership benefits, cycle to work and electric vehicle schemes, flexible working, and annual away days/company socials. We are committed to equality, diversity, social mobility, mental health, wellbeing, and accessible recruitment.

last updated 35 week of 2026