Lead Ruby on Rails Developer

Lead Ruby on Rails Developer Location: Hybrid/Work from home / Farringdon EC1N 8JS Salary: £93,912 Our mission MTVH is one of the UK?s largest housing associations. Our vision is that everyone should have a home and the chance to live well. We are people powered with a social purpose, and we're using technology to challenge and innovate how the housing sector delivers the right outcomes for the communities we serve. Our customers and colleagues have high expectations. We want to use technology as an enabler for change, where everyone has the right tools, capabilities and services to deliver outcomes that reflect our values and exceed expectations. The Digital team has important role to play in achieving that. We are developing great customer-focused digital products that engage customers and their communities, inspire colleagues and drive business efficiency. About the role This is a technical leadership role. As a senior member of the Digital team. you'll be responsible for leading and carrying out the technical development of our online customer services platform. Using Ruby on Rails and associated technologies, you'll lead the development of our online customer services platform. You'll be responsible for the technical design of new features the team work on, considering the existing system architecture as well as the planned and potential changes to it. You'll lead, manage and mentor a team of Ruby on Rails developers. Implement process improvements to support your team with writing high quality software and delivering consistently excellent work. You?ll be a lead voice for the team, helping the wider organisation understand how digital work fits in with the MTVH?s strategic goals. What you'll need to succeed You ? You are confident providing technical leadership, management and mentorship Technically competent as a Ruby on Rails Developer with a minimum of 4+ years? experience Experienced with multiple technology stacks, including at least two programming languages You are effective and comfortable creating and owning technical designs and software architecture You can drive continuous change and improvement within your discipline and following best practice standards for development, security and accessibility You can communicate effectively to audiences with technical and non-technical backgrounds and expertise What you need to do now If you're interested in this role, please take a look at the attached Job Description for more details. If it?s the ideal job for you, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, with a covering letter of why you think you?re a good match for this role. Interview date: TBC Our promise All employment decisions at MTVH are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to age, disability, gender reassignment, marital status, pregnancy or maternity, race or religion, sex or sexual orientation. "We are proud to have been recognised by Disability Confident for our commitment to disabled people and those with long term health conditions by providing fair and equal opportunities for all applicants enabling them to fulfil their potential and realise their aspirations." Please note :- we do not currently offer visa sponsorship. What?s in it for you? Our benefits include:- 28 days annual leave plus 8 bank holidays (pro rata for part time) per year 2 volunteering days per year for things like helping out in local communities An additional ?Beliefs day? once a year to have an extra a day off Supported family friendly approach with extended parental leave Enhanced pension with matched contributions of up to 9% Option to buy or sell up to 5 days annual leave per year Life assurance cover 3 x your salary Cycle2work scheme Hybrid Working - Dependent on job role and department Health cash plan scheme for your everyday healthcare needs which you can add your family members too Tenancy deposit ? interest free loan to help with rental deposits and season Ticket loan Access to extensive learning and training opportunities with Wisebox platform Colleague virtual social platform with our workplace pages where you can keep up to date with the organisational activity and link in with colleagues Career progression across the organisation with our mentoring/coaching programmes, apprenticeships and career planning support Employee Assistance Programme- We are committed to the wellbeing of our colleagues and support this as an organisation About us We are committed to developing and implementing or maintaining sustainability initiatives to reduce environmental impact and promote sustainable practices within MTVH. Learn more about our benefits and organisation by viewing our attached document Our promise Here at Metropolitan Thames Valley Housing (MTVH) we want to capture the value that difference brings and are committed to promoting equality, diversity and inclusion. We work collaboratively ?Serving people better every day? to educate, support and develop all of our diverse employees and the communities that we serve. We are also part of the disability confident employer scheme. We want every employee and every customer to feel comfortable enough to be their true self and are working tirelessly in the background to create an environment that encourages our employees to challenge non-inclusive behaviours and to be mindful of their own and other?s wellbeing. We provide a platform of Network groups for employees to share views, tell us what we?re doing well and recommend improvements. We want to create a real sense of community and a workforce who feel that their opinions are valued. Our Networks groups are:- Gender Ethnicity LGBTQ+ Disability Our core values of Dare, Care and Collaborate demonstrate that we are a people focused business, solving social issues by working together! We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if a suitable candidate is found so we do encourage you to complete the application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment