Senior Ruby on Rails Engineer

We’re partnering with a growing Australian technology business to find a Senior Ruby on Rails Engineer to join a high-performing engineering team. This is a great prospect to work on a large-scale digital platform with real-world impact, helping design, build and scale core systems while influencing technical direction and engineering best practice.

What you’ll be doing
Designing and building scalable applications using Ruby on Rails
Contributing to architecture and technical strategy
Improving platform performance, reliability and security
Working closely with Product, Engineering and Data teams
Supporting data integrations and evolving data capabilities
Leading code reviews and championing engineering best practice
Mentoring engineers and helping lift capability across the team
Taking ownership of complex technical problems and outcomes

What we’re looking for
Strong commercial Ruby and Ruby on Rails experience
Experience working with complex, production-scale applications




Understanding of domain-driven design (DDD)
Exposure to modular monolith or engines-based architectures
Experience working alongside Data teams and modern data platforms
Robust problem-solving and communication skills
Ability to work autonomously and take ownership

Nice to have
Docker and Kubernetes experience
Exposure to Snowflake or similar data platforms
Frontend experience with Hotwire, Stimulus or ViewComponents

Why join?

You’ll join a growing technology setting working on products used at scale across Australia. There’s plenty of opportunity to influence architecture, engineering standards and technical direction while working alongside experienced Product, Engineering and Data teams.

If you’re a Senior Ruby Engineer looking for a role where you can have genuine technical influence, we’d love to hear from you.
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