Sr ROR Developer

What We're Looking For (Skills & Experience) :

Technical Proficiency :

1. Deep understanding of Ruby's OOPS concepts.
2. Proven experience supporting and coding RESTful APIs (including FHIR and HL7 standards).
3. Strong understanding of object-oriented programming and MVC architecture.
4. Experience with databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL), query optimization, and backend engineering.
5. Hands-on experience with libraries such as RSpec, Resque, Sidekiq, and Redis.
6. Adequate experience integrating and maintaining a payment gateway.
7. Proficient with code versioning tools like Git/BitBucket.
8. Experience with AWS/CloudFront infrastructure is a plus.
9. Experience with front-end technologies like JavaScript, HTML5, CSS3, and modern frameworks (React/Vue) is a plus.
10. AI-Forward Mindset: A genuine passion for AI and its application in software development. Experience or keen interest in using AI code assistants, exploring AI-driven testing, or integrating ML models is a huge plus.
11. Leadership: Strong communication and project management skills with a natural ability to mentor others and lead technical discussions.
12. Problem-Solving: Shows diligence, analytical skill, and a security-first approach in complex healthtech environments.
13. Motivation: Demonstrable hunger to self-develop, progress to future leadership, and contribute proactively-attitude matters as much as skill.

What You'll Be Doing :

1. Design, build, and maintain scalable, robust Ruby on Rails applications in regulated healthcare settings.
2. Lead and mentor both junior and mid-level developers, championing continuous learning and technical excellence.
3. Take ownership of technical design and new feature implementation, always pushing for better code quality, performance, and innovation.
4. Leverage AI-powered tools and methodologies to improve productivity, code assurance, and application intelligence.
5. Resolve performance bottlenecks, complex defects, and systemic issues with diligence and persistence.
6. Influence high-level architecture and help shape our long-term technical vision.
7. Integrate backend data storage (PostgreSQL, MySQL, key-value stores) for reliable and secure healthcare data flows.
8. Apply and elevate standards for code organization, automation, and quality.
9. Collaborate deeply across product, QA, SRE, and front-end teams working on multi-layered infrastructures.
10. Rapidly adapt and contribute to regulated, compliance-driven projects in healthcare and learn UK-specific best practices.