Senior Software Engineer – Ruby

Job Title:	Senior Software Engineer – Ruby
Job ID:	58194368
Job published:	Wednesday October 15, 2025
Job Type:	Permanent
Employment type:	Full-time
Industry:	IT
Expertise:	Software Development
Salary Type:	annual
Location:	Ireland

Job Description

GemPool is an award winning Software Development recruitment agency. Our client is looking to hire multiple Senior Software Engineers with strong Ruby on Rails experience to work on a web-based application. You will join a small development team (5 members) using Agile methodologies, working on a business-critical application.

Role: Permanent Full Time
Location: Remote within Ireland

Requirements:

• At least 5 years’ experience in web development using Ruby on Rails
• Experience working and supporting a large-scale production application
• Strong REST API and integrations experience
• Experience with relational databases + SQL
• Experience working in an Agile environment and with continuous deployment methodologies
• Very strong problem-solving and communication skills
• Degree in Computer Science or similar
• Some experience with Docker & Terraform

Nice to Have:

• Postgres experience
• Practical AI experience
• End-to-end web development
• UI development skills (HTML, CSS, JavaScript, TypeScript, Vuejs)
• Track record in the design and build of web apps through to delivery and implementation
• Experience using Git
• Experience working on business-critical applications
• Actively contributing to an open source project

To find out more about this role or IT contracting, contact Cathal at cathal.mcaliskey@gempool.ie