Ruby on Rails Developer

Senior Backend Developer (Ruby on Rails & Elasticsearch) | Remote EuropeWe’re partnering with an innovative European SaaS business that’s scaling rapidly across international markets and looking to hire a Senior Backend Developer with strong Ruby on Rails and Elasticsearch expertise.This is a key engineering hire within a high-performing product team focused on building scalable backend systems, improving platform performance, and enhancing search capabilities across large datasets.The RoleYou’ll be responsible for designing, developing, and optimising backend services in a modern cloud-based SaaS environment. This role is heavily focused on backend architecture, API development, and search performance optimisation.Ruby on Rails and Elasticsearch are both critical for this position.What You’ll Be DoingDesigning and building scalable backend services using Ruby on RailsDeveloping and maintaining RESTful APIsOptimising search functionality and query performance with ElasticsearchImproving backend scalability, reliability, and system performanceWorking closely with Product, Frontend, and DevOps teamsContributing to architecture decisions, testing standards, and CI/CD processesKey RequirementsStrong commercial experience with Ruby on RailsProven experience building scalable backend applicationsDeep hands-on experience with Elasticsearch and search optimisationStrong understanding of REST APIs and backend architectureExperience with relational databases such as MySQLBackground working within SaaS or product-led environmentsNice to HaveExperience with GCP or cloud-native environmentsCI/CD and DevOps exposureExperience with distributed systems and performance optimisationFamiliarity with background job processing frameworksWhat’s On OfferFully remote anywhere in EuropeCompetitive salary not tied to locationHigh-growth product environment with strong technical ownershipCollaborative engineering cultureCareer development and continuous learning supportInternational meetups and team events