Senior Ruby Engineer

About us

As a leading group of companies, the ECA international Group stands as a global frontrunner in simplifying international mobility and sister company, Tracker Software Technologies (TST), offer a SaaS platform to safeguard business travel. Our collective vision is to make a positive impact by delivering exceptional products and services to our prestigious list of large enterprise clients.

Our global presence across the UK, EU, Hong Kong, Australia, and the US offers our team a world of opportunities, and our commitment to innovation ensures that you will be at the leading edge of your field.

We love to invest in our people’s success and development pathways, creating a diverse and inclusive community where your unique talents shine. Your work here has a global impact, and we prioritise work-life balance, offering flexibility to enable you to perform your best. Join us to experience a rewarding career where your potential it’s celebrated, and your journey to excellence begins.

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced Senior Ruby Engineer to join our Software Development team at the ECA International Group. This role will involve close collaboration with our development team, project managers, and other stakeholders to design, build, and maintain state-of-the-art web applications that align with our business objectives.

The successful candidate’s primary focus will be development of all server-side logic, definition and maintenance of databases, and ensuring high performance and responsiveness to requests from the front-end. You will also be responsible for developing and integrating the front-end into the application. Therefore, a solid understanding of front-end technologies is also necessary. In addition to development skills, we are looking for someone with management experience in a previous role.

Requirements

• 7+ years of Ruby development experience in the startup space, supporting clients of various sizes, across multiple industries.

• Strong understanding of Ruby syntax and object-oriented programming principles.
• Knowledge of the Ruby on Rails framework and experience in building applications with RoR.
• Familiarity with technologies such as HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
• Proficiency in using version control systems, e.g. Git.
• Knowledge of automated testing platforms like RSpec.
• Proficiency in working with relational databases such as PostgreSQL or MySQL.
• Understanding of fundamental design principles behind a scalable application
• API Integration and Development: Skills in developing and integrating RESTful APIs and an understanding of JSON and XML formats for web services.

• Web Security: Knowledge of web security best practices and common vulnerabilities in web applications (such as SQL injection, XSS, CSRF).
• Cloud: Ability to manage and optimise cloud infrastructure, especially AWS, and knowledge of how to implement automated solutions to improve development and deployment processes.
• Experience in an Agile/Scrum environment. Ability to run agile ceremonies and manage the development process.
• Leadership: You have led a development team in a previous role and have led and coached other developers.

Desirable:

• Knowledge of other development methodologies or practices, such as Kanban or Test-Driven Development (TDD).

Skills:

• Strong problem-solving skills, with an ability to diagnose and resolve complex software problems.
• Ability to work seamlessly with UX/UI designers, backend developers, and other non-technical stakeholders to foster efficiency and innovation.
• Ability to switch between technical and non-technical language, ensuring alignment between technical and business perspectives.
• Participation in team discussions, contributing to a dynamic and interactive development environment.

Benefits

What’s in it for you.

• Enhanced Stakeholder Pension Contribution
• 25 days annual leave
• Health & Life Insurance
• Annual Bonus Scheme
• Long Service Awards
• ClassPass Membership
• Holiday Buy or Sell Scheme
• Flexible Bank Holiday Scheme
• Enhanced Family Leave
• Up to £1,000 per year for personal development & training
• Season Ticket Loan
• Flexible Work Environment
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Free Eye Test

Our Team and Culture

We are a super friendly team that thrives on collaboration and supporting each other. We cultivate an environment where everyone feels valued and empowered to contribute their best work, helping us to realise our ambitious growth goals and mission.

Our hybrid working structure, includes spending two days a week at our Head Office in Holborn, London, in a great space filled with creative and colourful artwork.

Need a change of scenery? Our breakout areas have comfortable seating and cool décor where you can work in your own space, and not to mention, being in the hub of the West End, we’re surrounded by many cafes and restaurants and are just a hop, skip and a jump from the tube.