Senior Software Engineer

UK Remote

Bright Purple is working with a growing company in the education space, and we are on a mission to find the newest member of their small but mighty software team. So, if you like to work in a small team where your contribution is visible, read on.

Benefits:

Fully remote with flexible working.
Join a small, close-knit team where your impact is visible.
Lead technical decisions and product development on a modern platform.
Shape the future of the product while growing into long-term technical and product leadership.

What You’ll Do

Take full ownership of our platform, turning ideas and customer feedback into polished, user-facing solutions. Oversee deployments, infrastructure, and performance, while collaborating across the business to deliver value to administrators, learners, and content creators.

Key Responsibilities:

Lead engineering, maintain a stable and performant codebase.
Translate product and UX ideas into tested, elegant solutions.
Ensure operational stability and continuous improvement.
Communicate clearly with technical and non-technical stakeholders.

You’ll Need:

Extensive experience working with Ruby on Rails.
Full-stack development experience, ideally for a SaaS company.
Familiarity with Hotwire (Turbo/Stimulus) and server-rendered architecture.

This role is fully remote, but candidates must be living in the UK with full right to work as there is no sponsorship available for this role. Salary is budgeted up to £70,000 depending on experience.

Apply today for immediate consideration.

Bright Purple are an equal opportunities employer: we are proud to work with clients who share our values of diversity and inclusion in our industry