Senior Software Developer (Ruby)

Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced Senior Ruby Developer to design, develop, enhance, and maintain high‑quality web applications and back‑end services using Ruby and Ruby on Rails. The successful candidate will work under general direction with substantial autonomy, contributing to solution design, software development, code quality, and mentoring junior team members in line with SFIA Level 4 responsibilities.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, and maintain scalable Ruby and Ruby on Rails applications.
• Develop RESTful APIs and integrate with internal and third‑party services.
• Write clean, maintainable, secure, and well‑tested code following coding standards and best practices.
• Perform code reviews and provide constructive feedback to improve software quality.
• Troubleshoot, debug, and resolve complex application issues.
• Optimize application performance, scalability, and reliability.
• Collaborate with Product Owners, Business Analysts, QA Engineers, DevOps Engineers, and other developers throughout the software development life cycle.
• Contribute to application architecture, technical design discussions, and technology selection.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies including sprint planning, daily stand‑ups, retrospectives, and backlog refinement.
• Mentor junior developers and share technical knowledge across the team.
• Support CI/CD pipelines and deployment activities.
• Ensure adherence to security, compliance, and software engineering best practices.

Required Skills & Experience

Technical Skills

• 5+ years of software development experience.
• Strong expertise in Ruby and Ruby on Rails.
• Experience with RESTful APIs and microservices architecture.
• Strong understanding of OOP principles and design patterns.
• Experience with PostgreSQL, MySQL, or similar relational databases.
• Knowledge of Redis, Sidekiq, or background job processing.
• Experience with Git and collaborative version control workflows.
• Familiarity with RSpec, Minitest, or other testing frameworks.
• Experience with Docker and containerized development.
• Understanding of CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, Jenkins, GitLab CI, Azure DevOps, etc.).
• Knowledge of cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform.
• Familiarity with Linux environments and application deployment.
• Understanding of secure coding practices and application security.

Desirable Skills

• Experience with GraphQL.
• Knowledge of Kubernetes.
• Experience with event‑driven architecture and message queues (Kafka, RabbitMQ, SQS).
• Exposure to Front End technologies such as JavaScript, React, Vue.js, or Hotwire.
• Experience working in DevOps or Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) environments.

Soft Skills

• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Strong collaboration and teamwork skills.
• Ability to mentor and coach less experienced developers.
• Commitment to continuous learning and process improvement.

Equal Opportunities

Scrumconnect Consulting is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive team and welcome applications from all backgrounds, regardless of age, disability, gender, ethnicity, religion, or sexual orientation.

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