About the role
Our client is an established FinTech company delivering innovative digital solutions to major global brands. They operate in a fast-paced, collaborative environment with an enduring focus on quality, performance, and modern technology.
They are now seeking to hire a Senior Ruby on Rails Developer to design, develop, enhance, and maintain enterprise-grade FinTech applications. This role is essential for delivering new features, system enhancements, and seamless integrations across an established financial services platform.
Job Responsibilities
Development and Engineering
- Design, develop, enhance, and maintain enterprise-grade applications using Ruby on Rails - Develop and maintain RESTful APIs and integrations with external financial services platforms - Write clean, secure, well-structured, and thoroughly tested code following established best practices - Contribute to the ongoing enhancement, security, and modernisation of the core platform including framework upgrades
Analysis and Problem Solving
- Analyse business and technical requirements to translate them into reliable and scalable software solutions - Investigate and resolve complex technical issues including application performance and production defects - Work independently on complex and business-critical development assignments
Collaboration and Delivery
- Take ownership of assigned tasks to ensure high-quality solutions are delivered within agreed project timelines - Participate in the full software development lifecycle including testing, deployment, and ongoing support - Collaborate closely with Solutions Architects, developers, business analysts, and testers to achieve successful project outcomes
Requirements
- Minimum 5 years of professional software development experience - Substantial hands-on experience developing and maintaining Ruby on Rails applications - Strong backend development expertise including application architecture and database design - Strong experience with PostgreSQL including database queries and performance optimisation - Experience designing, developing, and integrating RESTful APIs and third-party services - Understanding of secure software development practices within regulated environments
Nice-to-Have Skills
- Experience with frontend technologies including React, JavaScript, HTML, and CSS - Familiarity with Git, AWS, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, Yarn, Node.js, Webpack, Vue.js, and Unix shell scripting - Experience working with CI/CD pipelines and modern DevOps practices - Previous experience in FinTech, banking, lending, loan origination, or credit management - Relevant tertiary qualifications in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or Information Technology
Benefits
- Permanent work-from-home set-up - Dayshift (Australian business hours) - Full-time job - HMO - Annual leave - Christmas Bonus equivalent to 1 month's wage (pro-rata)
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