[JOBS] Contract Rails developer (remote) - SendOwl

[Andrew Donaldson]

Hey folks,

I shared this with SCOTRUG but didn't hear anything so I thought I'd share it with you lovely people.

I've been lurking on this list for a while (I think I joined up after I moved to West Cumbria nearly 15~ years ago). It turns out Cumbria to Manchester is a bit of a trip, so I never actually made it down to a meet. Now that I'm back in Scotland, I feel a bit rude posting this here, but here goes.

SendOwl helps creators and businesses sell and securely deliver digital products. We’re hiring a contract Rails dev to support our primary engineer (me!) on a large, “railsy” production app.

You’ll: own end-to-end features, improve reliability, review PRs/pair, and spot smart product/system wins across a small, collaborative org.

Must-haves: 3–4+ yrs Ruby on Rails (prod), RSpec (tests must pass to merge), Git, solid HTML/CSS/JS. Comfortable working without a designer when needed. Strong written & verbal English.

Nice: React (working knowledge+), AWS/Cloudflare, e-commerce or “sold your own thing” experience, pragmatic use of AI without trading quality.

Contract: Full time hours (remote), Time-zone overlap with GMT/ET.

Apply: ap...@sendowl.com with your GitHub/LinkedIn and 2–3 shipped Rails features you’re proud of and of course, your rates. 

We don’t need help from recruiters, thanks.

If you’ve any general questions about working at SendOwl I can answer them here, or if you want the Good gossip you can drop me an email directly (the one I'm posting with, not the apply@ address above).

Thanks!

Andrew