Ruby On Rails Software Engineer with Python (any React a bonus). For the immediate term work is primarily Rails, React and Python, with anticipated increasing exposure to Java and/or Rust.
Deliverables
- Taking a lead role in a small team, channel your inner product owner to meet customer requirements sustainably, meeting time-critical deadlines when required. Ensure outputs are designed to be simple, maintainable, and scalable.
- Drive requirements and display ownership of large, complex projects or systems. Work with stakeholders across multiple projects and communicate consistently and proactively.
- Identify, drive and support broader engineering efforts that improve the codebase to the benefit of multiple teams
- Ownership of code quality and user experience. Drive code quality for projects and guide others in performing code reviews. Ensure code passes standards for cleanliness, reliability, and functionality.
- Produce technical documentation for system architecture, API specifications, support, and deployment procedures.
- Performance monitoring and observability tools for system reliability
Skills Required
Technical Skills:
- Significant professional polyglot experience, including at least two strongly typed languages: eg Java, Rust, C#
- Fearless of technologies, frameworks, and languages; eager to jump into any codebase
- Experience leveraging coding agents to reduce delivery time and maintain output quality
- Significant React frontend development experience
- Significant Ruby on Rails and Python experience
- Significant technical design experience - such as API contracts, messaging choreographies
- Database design and optimization (Postgres, MySQL, Redis)
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Ruby on Rails Software Engineer in London employer: Gravitas Group
As a global leader in risk and reinsurance, our client offers an exceptional work environment that prioritises collaboration, inclusivity, and professional development. The role of International Contracts Leader not only provides the opportunity to shape contract strategy across UK and Europe but also fosters personal growth through exposure to complex contractual issues and stakeholder management. With a commitment to innovation and high-quality standards, employees are empowered to thrive in a hybrid working model while contributing to meaningful solutions for clients.
