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