[JOBS] Contract Rails developer (remote) - SendOwl

[Andrew Donaldson]

Hey folks,

Long time lurker! Ive spent a good chunk of the last decade down in Cumbria (co-running Code Cumbria for a bit) and moved back to Scotland a few years ago.

I’ve been working at SendOwl remotely for ten years or so and I’m looking for a contractor to lend a hand.

I’m about to put a proper ad out, but thought I’d drop this in here first in case there was someone local-ish. *clears throat*

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.

I’m kinda gutted I missed the meet, but dragging my aging husk from the West coast is getting harder by the day. Maybe next time.

Cheers,

Andrew