Full Stack Ruby On Rails Software Developer in Farnborough

About The Role

At iRock School of Music, we’re on a mission to transform the way children experience music education. Through high‑energy, band‑based sessions in primary schools across the UK, we give thousands of children each week the chance to play, perform, and feel part of something bigger. The role offers a dynamic, purpose‑driven environment where your skills in clean, scalable code and excellent user experience will have a direct impact on a platform used by thousands of users.

Location: Farnborough (Hybrid)

Salary: Competitive

Contract: Full‑time, Permanent (35 hours per week)

Holiday: 27 days plus bank holidays

Start Date: As soon as possible

What You’ll Be Doing:

• Develop, test, and maintain scalable, secure, and reliable Ruby on Rails applications
• Write clean, maintainable, well‑documented code and automated tests
• Contribute across the full development lifecycle, from concept to deployment
• Build and deliver features end‑to‑end across backend and frontend
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams to define and develop new functionality
• Optimise application performance and resolve technical issues
• Contribute to improving code quality, structure, and development practices

Technology Environment:

• Ruby on Rails backend with PostgreSQL
• GraphQL API powering web and mobile applications
• React‑based web platform
• React Native mobile application
• Cloud‑based infrastructure with a focus on reliability and continuous delivery
• Background processing, testing and monitoring built into the platform

What We Offer:

• Competitive Salary
• Hybrid working for a healthy work‑life balance
• Medicash cash plan to support your health and well‑being
• 27 days holiday plus bank holidays
• A chance to work on meaningful software that supports music education and creativity

What We’re Looking For:

Essential:

• Solid commercial experience with Ruby on Rails
• Experience working across the full stack (backend and frontend)
• Strong understanding of scalable application design
• Experience working with APIs (GraphQL or REST)
• Good understanding of relational databases such as PostgreSQL
• Experience using Git in a collaborative development environment
• Ability to deliver features end‑to‑end with attention to detail
• Strong problem‑solving skills and clear communication

Desirable:

• Experience with React and/or React Native
• Familiarity with background processing and asynchronous systems
• Experience working in a scaling or product‑led environment
• Interest in improving performance, testing, and code quality
• Interest in education, music, or purpose‑led organisations

Sound Like You? This is more than just a coding role. It’s an opportunity to contribute to a platform that supports music education and has a real impact on children’s lives. If you’re looking to grow your skills in a collaborative and purpose‑led environment, we’d love to hear from you.

Recruitment Statement: This role requires the applicant to be a UK national or be resident in the UK with a right to work visa already in place. iRock embraces diversity and equal opportunity. This advert is not intended to discriminate on the grounds of a person’s gender, marital status, race, religion, age, disability, or sexual orientation. We are committed to fair treatment; therefore, every candidate will be assessed only in accordance with their merits, qualifications, and ability to perform the duties of the job. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. Due to the nature of the position, any offer of employment for this role will be subject to a satisfactory Enhanced DBS and other vetting checks and is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. It is an offence to apply for this role if you are barred from working in a regulated activity. Ex‑offenders with spent conviction will be considered on an individual basis and the nature of their offence will be taken into account in the recruitment decision. Throughout the recruitment process, iRock collects and processes a range of personal data relating to job applicants. We are transparent about how this data is collected, used, and stored and are committed to compliance with data protection obligations. For more details on our recruitment policies, visit iRock Recruitment Policy.