Senior Software Engineer

You'll join a small, passionate team of product engineers, taking ownership of complex projects from concept to deployment. Alongside writing maintainable, well-tested code, you'll help define technical direction, guide architectural decisions, and mentor engineers as we scale., * Lead the design and development of complex features from concept to deployment.

• Collaborate with product and stakeholders to define scope, refine requirements, and ensure solutions meet business goals.
• Make sound architectural decisions to keep the Rails app maintainable, performant, and scalable.
• Dedicate time to improving stability, performance, and developer experience.
• Maintain a strong automated test suite so we can confidently deploy to production multiple times per day.
• Proactively monitor, investigate, and resolve production issues, driving preventative improvements.
• Mentor and support engineers through code reviews, pairing, and knowledge sharing.

• Proven track record in designing, building, and scaling production Rails applications.
• Deep understanding of Rails fundamentals
• Experienced in architecting maintainable systems that balance speed and long-term sustainability.
• Full-stack capable, with solid frontend skills (JavaScript, CSS).
• Proficient with LLM-powered tools to accelerate work, paired with strong judgment on when to trust experience over automation.
• Testing-focused, with hands-on experience in Minitest or RSpec. Confident diagnosing and resolving complex production issues.
• Effective mentor and clear communicator, able to support others and explain technical challenges, trade-offs, and decisions.

• Remote working
• Flexible option of a 4-day working week
• Competitive annual salary (pro-rated for 4-day week.)
• Remote Work Option - Can be fully remote within the UK or EU only.
• Health & wellness - Private health insurance for you and your family
• Leave 35 or 28 days paid annual leave, depending on your work week
• Professional growth - L&D support
• Share options

Kura is delighted to be partnering with an exciting SaaS start-up who are pioneering their industry for talented Senior Software Engineers to join their journey. Are you a keen Rubyists? Do you have a Product Engineering mindset being problem lead? Do you want to join an environment where you can make impact? Our client is a true disruptor in their niche industry, offering a one-stop platform that combines website creation, online bookings, payments, reporting, analytics, and much more saving their customers time and money!