Fullstack Developer - Ruby on Rails - Remote

Overview

At Employment Hero, we’re an ambitious bunch on a mission to make employment easier and more valuable for everyone. Since our inception in 2014 we've had some pretty impressive growth (100% YoY), now serving 300,000 businesses globally, with 2 million+ users on the platform, reaching unicorn status in 2022 - and we have no plans to slow down.

In Short

• End-to-end fullstack development for new and current cloud-based applications
• Working across our Ruby codebase which are run in an AWS cloud environment using EC2 and Kubernetes
• Navigating different parts of a complex SAAS product - picking up new tools, technologies and subject domains quickly
• Work on the technology roadmap with Product Owners, designing solutions with your squad, and new feature development, through to production, improving/optimizing and maintenance
• Debug and perform root cause analysis for application issues
• Perform tests and quality checks on your code - you own the quality and security of the code you create
• Take initiative in recommending improvements to the development process
• Proactively identify application pain points and suggest mitigation strategies
• Perform peer reviews of code changes
• Maintain documentation and help articles for new/updated features
• Work closely with business stakeholders within an agile environment

Requirements

• Has experience with Ruby on Rails and is keen to pick up new languages and frameworks
• Knowledge of correct design patterns for code and how to transform existing code to implement them.
• Experience in developing software, using microservices or SOA architecture for deployment on public clouds - we use AWS
• Experience using Agile methodologies and working with Product teams
• Quality coding practices, including test-driven development, unit testing and secure coding awareness.

Benefits

• A generous budget for your home office.
• Cutting-edge tools and technology.
• Reward and recognition programs - because great work should be recognised and rewarded.
• Learning and development (including an external study policy, live monthly professional development classrooms, and premium online learning content).
• Employee Share Option Program: be an owner of Employment Hero.
• Annual Global Gathering - so far we’ve been to Thailand, Vietnam, Bali and are excited to meet in Dubai in 2025.