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Contract Ruby on Rails Developer

Job description

For: Contract Ruby on Rails Developer

Term: 3 months

Location: Fully Remote

Rate: Negotiable

IR35: Outside IR35

Job Description

Contract Ruby on Rails engineer needed to join a growing team to develop an exciting new private social network. The team work in an agile workflow with a focus on efficient development and short cycle times. Targeting pilot launch in just a few months' time, it's a great time to be working on this project!



Responsibilities

  • Developing the APIs and backend program for new features
  • Writing Postgres database migrations
  • Writing tests to ensure stability
  • Reporting progress in daily standups
  • Code review

Project tech stack

  • Ruby on Rails (JSON API backend)
  • PostgreSQL Database
  • js + vuex
  • Heroku deployment
  • AWS, Mailchimp, Stripe
  • iOS (Swift) and Android (Java) apps


Experience Required

  • Strong software engineering background.
  • Mid-senior level experience with Ruby on Rails and some variant of SQL.
  • Experience with lean approach (small release cycles, agile workflows, CI/CD).
  • Team player who is flexible, enthusiastic and has an energetic personality.
  • Development leadership experience preferred.

If suitable please apply or contact Natasha on natashascarth@spectrumit.co.uk for more information