Software Developer (Ruby on Rails)

Ruby on Rails Developer | Remote, Portugal

We're partnering with an education organisation that is rethinking how learning is delivered, with a focus on flexibility for the student. They need a developer to join their technology team and improve the platforms that students, partners and staff rely on every day.

Location: Candidates must live in Portugal and have the right to work here without sponsorship.

The role

You'll be responsible for building and improving internal and learner-facing web applications. Day to day, you will:

- Build and maintain Rails applications, with interactive front-end features in Stimulus.js

- Create and support REST APIs and integrations between systems

- Manage and extend the organisation's Moodle LMS

- Connect internal tools with Microsoft 365, including Teams

- Work in a Docker, PostgreSQL and GitHub environment with CI/CD pipelines

- Spot weaknesses in existing systems and propose practical, scalable fixes

- Collaborate with non-technical colleagues to turn their needs into working solutions

What you bring

- Resident in Portugal with full work authorisation

- 2+ years building web applications professionally, including hands-on Rails

- Front-end experience with Stimulus.js or a comparable JS framework

- A track record with REST APIs and system integrations

- Comfort with Git/GitHub and team-based development

- Some exposure to Docker or similar containerised setups

- Sound knowledge of testing, debugging, architecture and good engineering practice

- Analytical, self-directed, and able to juggle priorities

- Fluent professional English, written and spoken

Nice to have

- Moodle administration, customisation or development

- Microsoft 365 / Teams integration experience

- CI/CD and deployment know-how

- Background in EdTech, learning platforms or SaaS

- Experience improving long-running systems as well as building new features

You don't need to tick every box. Strong fundamentals, curiosity and problem-solving matter more than a perfect stack match.

- Remote-first setup, with the occasional visit to the office

- Real ownership of projects with visible impact

- A supportive, people-oriented team

- Varied work across apps, integrations and learning technology

- Room to grow your skills and share your ideas

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