Ruby on Rails Developer | Outside IR35 | Remote

We’re working on a large Gov project and on the lookout for a Ruby on Rails Developer to support and enhance a live GOV.UK service. This is a hands-on opportunity for a collaborative engineer who enjoys working across the stack, contributing to architectural decisions, and delivering meaningful user impact within an agile environment.

The Role

You’ll join an autonomous, multidisciplinary team responsible for refining and improving a live digital service. Working across Ruby on Rails and Java (Spring Boot), you’ll help deliver scalable, secure solutions in AWS, ensuring changes are robust, well-tested, and user-focused.

Key Responsibilities

• Collaborate with technical and non-technical stakeholders to enhance a live GOV.UK service

• Build and maintain backend services using Java (Spring Boot) and PostgreSQL

• Develop and improve frontend features using Ruby on Rails and GOV.UK Frontend

• Contribute to architectural discussions and technical direction

• Write clean, maintainable, well-tested code

• Participate in agile ceremonies, code reviews, and continuous improvement

Essential

• Strong hands-on experience with Ruby on Rails and Java (Spring Boot)

• Solid AWS experience including serverless (Lambda/Fargate) and Terraform

• Experience working with PostgreSQL

• Familiarity with Git, CI/CD pipelines, and cloud-based environments

• Experience working on live services within agile teams

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

Desirable

• GDS development experience, including GOV.UK Frontend implementation

• Experience working closely with user-centred designers

• Mentoring or supporting junior developers

• Comfortable presenting technical updates to non-technical stakeholders

The Details

Contract role
IR35 status – Outside IR35
Rate – £350-£375p/d
Location remote

If you’re a mid-level developer looking for that next step, please apply for immediate consideration.