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Senior Ruby on Rails Engineer Remote £60,000 - £80,000 + Private Healthcare & Benefits This is an excellent opportunity for a Mid-to-Senior Ruby on Rails Engineer to join a start-up in a role where you will play a major part in future developments. This company is a Series A startup, breaking down barriers and making the world more accessible for everyone. Originally founded within the UK transport sector, they have developed award-winning, innovative solutions that prioritise dignity, safety, and inclusion for millions of users. In this varied role, you will move beyond feature development to focus on the stability, performance, and observability of the core Rails ecosystem. You will act as a trusted backend partner for Product and Platform teams, stabilising third-party integrations, improving background job efficiency, and utilising architectural documentation like C4 models to ensure long-term scalability. The ideal candidate will be a seasoned Ruby on Rails developer with deep expertise in PostgreSQL and background processing via Sidekiq and Redis. You should be highly proficient in building RESTful APIs, managing JSON serialisation, and implementing secure authentication methods like JWT or SSO. Beyond coding, you will possess knowledge of Docker and AWS, alongside the communication skills required to translate complex technical risks into clear operational priorities. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a purpose-led business during a period of international scaling. You will have the autonomy to own multiple backend systems, reduce operational risk across global integrations, and play a pivotal role in shaping the architectural future of a platform recognised for its excellence in accessibility and safety. The Role: Lead the evolution of core Ruby on Rails operational platforms. Optimise PostgreSQL performance and Sidekiq background job efficiency. Manage secure third-party integrations and RESTful API design. Partner with Platform teams on AWS and CI/CD reliability. The Person: Deep experience with Ruby on Rails and OOP. Expert in PostgreSQL tuning and complex query optimisation. Proficient with Docker, AWS, and containerised deployment workflows. Strong communicator, capable of leading production incident responses. Reference Number: BBBH270458 Rise Technical Recruitment Ltd acts an employment agency for permanent roles and an employment business for temporary roles. The salary advertised is the bracket available for this position. The actual salary paid will be dependent on your level of experience, qualifications and skill set and will be decided by our client, the employer. Rise are not responsible or liable for any hiring decisions made by the end client. We are an equal opportunities company and welcome applications from all suitable candidates.

QA Engineer (Manual Testing) Remote £55,000 - £70,000 DOE + Private Healthcare & Benefits This is an excellent opportunity for a QA Engineer to take ownership of the manual testing lifecycle for a B2B SaaS platform. If you thrive in environments where your work has a direct impact on accessibility and social mobility, this role offers the chance to lead release confidence across global web and mobile applications. This company is a Series A startup, breaking down barriers and making the world more accessible for everyone. Originally founded within the UK transport sector, they have developed award-winning, innovative solutions that prioritise dignity, safety, and inclusion for millions of users. In this varied role, you will move between established legacy projects and fast-moving greenfield expansions, ensuring that the data syncs perfectly between a Ruby on Rails backend and native iOS/Android client devices. You will embed yourself in the design phase to strengthen acceptance criteria before code is even written. The ideal candidate will be a process-driven QA professional with a deep understanding of web and mobile, such as offline modes and location services. You should be comfortable navigating a technical stack (Vue.js, Ruby, Swift, Kotlin) and have a proven track record of using tools like TestRail or Jira to bring clarity and structure to regression testing. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a purpose-led business during a period of international scaling. You will have the autonomy to decide what requires a manual pass and what should be handed to SDETs for automation, ultimately serving as the final gatekeeper for releases that millions will rely on. The Role: Lead the end-to-end testing lifecycle for web and mobile applications. Act as the final partner for Engineering, conducting rigorous smoke tests and regression passes to ensure high reliability. Maintain and expand the TestRail repository. Participate in design sessions to clarify acceptance criteria before a single line of code is written. The Person: Strong experience in manual QA for web and mobile, with the ability to navigate Ruby on Rails and Vue.js. Deep proficiency in native iOS (Swift) and Android (Kotlin) testing, including location services and offline mode constraints. A proven track record of improving QA workflows and using tools like TestRail and Jira for release. Experience testing SaaS platforms with complex user permissions, ideally within the Transport, Logistics, or Government sectors. Reference Number: BBBH270420 Rise Technical Recruitment Ltd acts an employment agency for permanent roles and an employment business for temporary roles. The salary advertised is the bracket available for this position. The actual salary paid will be dependent on your level of experience, qualifications and skill set and will be decided by our client, the employer. Rise are not responsible or liable for any hiring decisions made by the end client. We are an equal opportunities company and welcome applications from all suitable candidates.