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Salary: £55,000 - 65,000 per year

• 5+ years professional software engineering experience
• 3+ years Ruby on Rails experience (Rails 7-8 preferred)
• Strong PostgreSQL experience
• Geospatial data experience (PostGIS, RGeo, or similar libraries)
• Multi-tenancy architecture and database sharding
• Background job processing (Sidekiq, Resque, or similar)
• RESTful API design and development
• Payment gateway integration (Stripe, Adyen, or similar)
• Git version control and GitHub workflows
• Automated testing experience (Minitest, RSpec, or similar)
• Experience with WebSockets and real-time features (ActionCable or similar)
• Laravel/PHP experience (for cross-team support) (highly desirable)
• React or JavaScript experience (for full-stack work) (highly desirable)
• Rails 8 specific features (Solid Cache, Solid Queue, etc.) (highly desirable)
• Cloud services such as S3, SES, EC2, RDS etc. (highly desirable)
• Twilio or other SMS/communication APIs (highly desirable)
• Experience taking over codebases from external teams (highly desirable)
• Previous experience in transport/logistics/dispatch systems (highly desirable)

• Act as a product expert for ongoing team projects
• Provide technical guidance and mentoring to mid-level engineers
• Review code and provide constructive feedback
• Make architectural decisions for the Ruby backend
• Establish coding standards and best practices for the team
• Take ownership of an existing system from an external vendor during a handover period
• Develop new features for the system
• Maintain and improve existing functionality
• Optimise geospatial algorithms and database queries
• Integrate third-party APIs (payment providers, SMS, etc.)
• Write comprehensive automated tests (unit, feature)
• Participate in 24/7 on-call rotation for system downtime events
• Investigate and resolve production issues
• Monitor system performance and implement improvements
• Collaborate with DevOps on deployment and infrastructure
• Work directly with stakeholders to understand requirements
• Coordinate with frontend team on API contracts
• Provide input to project planning and estimation
• Support other teams when cross-functional needs arise
• Build comprehensive understanding of existing system during handover
• Document complex systems and architectural decisions
• Share knowledge with mid-level team members
• Prepare the team to mentor junior engineers in the future

• API
• Backend
• Cloud
• DevOps
• EC2
• Frontend
• Git
• GitHub
• Support
• JavaScript
• Laravel
• PHP
• PostgreSQL
• RSpec
• Rails
• React
• Ruby

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At Addooco, we are a managed IT, cloud, and communications solutions provider established in 2008. We specialize in enterprise-grade services for businesses of all sizes, operating across the United Kingdom and beyond. We focus on proactive management and innovative, in-house developed solutions delivered through our own datacenter infrastructure. We offer a comprehensive benefits package that includes additional leave, company events, a company pension, a cycle to work scheme, free parking, a referral programme, and the flexibility to work from home. Join our dynamic team and contribute to our mission to deliver top-tier IT services from a remote location.

last updated 50 week of 2025