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# Ruby on Rails Developer

- **Company:** Allen Lane
- **Location:** London, United Kingdom (Remote available)
- **Contract:** Contract
- **Skills:** Amazon Web Services, Automation of Tests, Software Quality, Code Review, Databases, Continuous Integration, Github, Open Web Application Security, Pair Programming, Ruby on Rails, Web Application Security, Software Deployment, Test-Driven Development (TDD), Delivery Pipeline, Backend, Solid Principles, Kubernetes, Web Technologies, Software Version Control, Docker
- **Published:** November 13, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.careerboard.com/gb/en/find-jobs-in-United-Kingdom/-CEF4D2A88911C6559E/

## About the Role

* Strong commercial experience in Back End development using Ruby on Rails, building robust, performant applications and taking responsibility for code quality.
 * Excellent understanding of software design principles, automated testing, TDD, continuous integration, pair programming, code review and version control, with GitHub experience.
 * Experience working in AWS environments and deploying code regularly through automated pipelines, with awareness of cloud web technologies such as HTTP, databases, CDNs, search and containers (Docker or Kubernetes).
 * Ability to understand user need, work through ideas on paper and propose solutions with a multi-disciplinary agile team, rather than waiting for a specification.
 * Understanding of common web security risks (OWASP Top 10) and their mitigations, plus the ability to deliver well-documented changes for hand-over to a permanent team.

## Description

Our client - Central Government - is seeking an experienced Ruby on Rails Developer on an interim basis to support the build and delivery of tooling for a new archiving team within a major government publishing service., This is a 6-month contract, inside IR35, offering predominantly remote working with flexibility to attend the London office for occasional team meetings.