Ruby on Rails Engineer (Frontend Focused) (Europe)

This position is posted by Jobgether on behalf of a partner company. We are currently looking for a Ruby on Rails Engineer (Frontend Focused) in Europe.

This role offers the opportunity to contribute to a high-impact SaaS product used by thousands of users worldwide. You will join a fully remote, small senior team, working closely with designers, product managers, and engineers to deliver end-to-end features with a focus on responsive, visually appealing frontends. The environment is fast-paced, collaborative, and mentorship-driven, allowing you to ship features quickly while learning and growing alongside experienced engineers. Your work will directly influence the product experience, performance, and reliability, giving you the chance to make meaningful contributions from day one. This is ideal for someone who enjoys autonomy, continuous learning, and working on modern web technologies with a focus on frontend excellence.

Accountabilities:

• Build and maintain Ruby on Rails features end-to-end, including tests, focusing on clean and responsive frontend development.
• Develop user interfaces using modern HTML, CSS/SCSS, JavaScript, and lightweight JS frameworks such as Alpine.js.
• Integrate third-party APIs including Meta, Google, Stripe, and HubSpot.
• Participate in support rotations to handle production issues and assist customer-facing teams.
• Collaborate with design, product management, and marketing to deliver scoped features and review pull requests for frontend quality.
• Deploy and operate applications on cloud platforms, monitoring performance and implementing improvements.
• Engage in mentor rotations to both receive guidance and provide mentorship to team members.

• 3+ years of professional experience developing production applications with Ruby on Rails, ideally in a SaaS environment.
• Strong frontend skills: HTML, CSS/SCSS, JavaScript, and building responsive user interfaces.
• Experience with lightweight JS frameworks (Alpine.js, HTMX, Stimulus) and RESTful API integrations.
• Proficiency in PostgreSQL, including basic query optimization and maintaining testable, maintainable code.
• Familiarity with deployment platforms (Heroku, Render, or similar) and background job processing (Sidekiq).
• Curious, pragmatic, and autonomous, with excellent communication skills and a thoughtful approach to using AI tools for development.
• Ability to thrive in a remote-first, collaborative environment.