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