Ruby on Rails Developer | Outside IR35 | Remote | Mid-level
Posted 1 day ago by 1772592898
£370 Per day
Outside
Remote
London
Summary: The Ruby on Rails Developer role involves supporting and enhancing a live GOV.UK service within a collaborative, agile environment. The position requires hands-on experience with Ruby on Rails and Java, focusing on delivering scalable solutions in AWS. The developer will work with a multidisciplinary team to refine digital services and contribute to architectural decisions. This is a remote contract position classified as outside IR35.
Key Responsibilities:
- Collaborate with technical and non-technical stakeholders to enhance a live GOV.UK service
- Build and maintain Back End services using Java (Spring Boot) and PostgreSQL
- Develop and improve Front End 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
Key Skills:
- 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
Salary (Rate): £375 per day
City: London
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: remote
IR35 Status: outside IR35
Seniority Level: Mid-Level
Industry: IT
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 Back End services using Java (Spring Boot) and PostgreSQL
Develop and improve Front End 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.