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Senior Software Engineer, Ruby

Web Development Full–time
ID: #4983
Posted: 2026-03-02
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Senior Software Engineer Hayes, London Hybrid We are looking for a Senior Web Application Developer with 5+ years of experience in building and maintaining scalable, high-quality applications to join our growing tech team. As a senior member, you’ll play a key role in driving technical decisions, mentoring teammates, and ensuring best practices across the development lifecycle. As the UK’s only B Corp Certified salary sacrifice provider, we’re transforming the future of electric vehicle adoption in the UK through salary sacrifice. Building on that success, we’ve launched The Charge Scheme – an innovative benefit allowing employees to save 20–50% on EV charging via salary sacrifice. Voted 4.9 on Glassdoor and certified by Welcome To The Jungle, it’s never been a more exciting time to join! Key Responsibilities: • Develop, evolve, and maintain our core web application using Ruby, Rails, React, and TypeScript. • Collaborate closely with product managers and other stakeholders to deeply understand business needs and translate them into technical solutions. • Contribute actively to our technology roadmap and priorities, working alongside your team members, key stakeholders, and leadership. • Build a highly automated and reliable platform that serves both our external customers and internal teams. • Take on ambiguous or loosely defined problems, analysing them, and proposing effective technical approaches and solutions. • Have the opportunity to mentor more junior members as our team grows, sharing your knowledge and fostering a collaborative environment. • Drive technical discussions and decisions within the team, ensuring solutions are scalable, maintainable, and align with long-term strategic goals. • Champion best practices in areas like system design, performance, security, and operational excellence. About you: • 5+ years of professional experience building web applications using Ruby, Rails, React, and TypeScript. • Strong backend development skills with a willingness to contribute across the full stack • Proactive and self-driven, able to take ownership of tasks from conception to deployment. • Excellent communication skills, capable of translating complex technical concepts into clear, understandable language for non-technical colleagues. • Experience with various testing methodologies (e.g., unit, integration, end-to-end) and a commitment to writing well-tested code. • A commitment to robust and reliable software delivery, including familiarity with practices like no-downtime deployments, proactive monitoring, and identifying potential risks. • Proven ability to lead technical initiatives from concept to completion, often involving multiple team members or complex integrations. • Well versed in production operations, incident response, and performance optimisation. You proactively identify and mitigate risks to ensure system stability and scalability. Benefits: • Hybrid working: Split your week between home and the office, with set in-office days on Mondays and Wednesdays • 25 days holiday plus bank holidays • Add 1 day holiday per year service + buy / sell up to 5 days each year • Flexible work policy with options to take into account family care • Best in class Family Friendly Leave and Pay • Use our own scheme to lease a vehicle through salary sacrifice and save 40-70% to drive a brand new electric car • £500 pa. personal development budget • £100 home office budget • Bupa healthcare • Equity options - own a part of the business

Hard Skills 3
Skill Source Confidence
React llm_hard
100%
Ruby llm_hard
100%
Ruby on Rails (Ruby) llm_hard
100%
Soft Skills 20
Skill Source Confidence
Tech Savviness llm_soft
100%
Written Communication llm_soft
100%
Stakeholder Communication llm_soft
100%
Collaboration llm_soft
100%
Problem-Solving llm_soft
100%
Analytical Thinking llm_soft
100%
Self-Motivation llm_soft
100%
Initiative llm_soft
100%
Taking Ownership llm_soft
100%
Digital Literacy llm_soft
100%
Verbal Communication llm_soft
100%
Mentoring llm_soft
100%
Technical Writing llm_soft
80%
Leadership llm_soft
80%
Team Leadership llm_soft
80%
Continuous Improvement llm_soft
80%
Coaching llm_soft
80%
Decision-Making llm_soft
80%
Adaptability llm_soft
80%
Learning Agility llm_soft
80%
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