Senior Ruby Developer

Contract Lead Ruby Developer– (UK Remote)
📍 100% Remote (EU-Based Candidates Only)
⏳ 12-Month Contract

We are supporting a leading organisation in the insurance sector as they scale and modernise their cloud‑based core platform. They are looking for an experienced Senior Ruby Engineer to join on a 12‑month contract, working fully remotely from anywhere within the UK.

🔧 Role Overview
You’ll be a senior member of an engineering squad building, enhancing, and optimising a modern cloud-native system used across a major insurance operation. This is a hands‑on development role where you’ll contribute to new features, performance improvements, integrations, and architectural evolution within a high‑performing engineering culture.

💡 What You’ll Be Working On

Developing and maintaining backend services using Ruby / Ruby on Rails
Building scalable, maintainable components within a cloud-native architecture
Collaborating with product, cloud, and DevOps teams to deliver high‑impact functionality
Contributing to technical decisions, best practices, and code quality improvements
Integrating third-party services and APIs within a complex insurance environment
Supporting ongoing migration, modernisation, and cloud optimisation initiatives
🎯 What We’re Looking For

Strong commercial experience as a Senior Ruby or Ruby on Rails Engineer
Deep understanding of distributed systems and cloud-based application design
Extensive hands‑on experience with AWS
Solid background in building scalable APIs, microservices, and backend systems
Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, DevOps tooling, and modern cloud workflows
Excellent communication skills and ability to operate within a cross-functional, remote team
Must be based within the UK for compliance and time zone alignment
✨ Nice to Have

Experience in insurance, financial services, or other regulated industries
Exposure to containerisation (Docker/Kubernetes)
Knowledge of security best practices in cloud environments