Lead Software Engineer Ruby

Location: Germany or the Netherlands. Remote work from outside these countries is not possible, except in the context of our workation option.

Your role at Acture

As a Lead Software Engineer you’ll combine hands‑on development with team leadership. You’ll guide a team of 3‑6 engineers while remaining deeply involved in building and improving our platform.

• Lead, mentor, and support engineers through regular 1:1s and feedback sessions, fostering both professional and personal growth
• Drive hiring efforts by conducting technical interviews, making hiring decisions, and onboarding new team members
• Act as a technical sparring partner within the engineering team through code reviews and pair programming
• Contribute to architectural decisions that shape the future of the Acture platform
• Design, build, and ship new features across both backend and frontend
• Collaborate closely with the VP Engineering to define features and enhance user experience
• Ensure high‑quality releases through testing and QA
• Work with a modern tech stack including Ruby on Rails, RSpec, Capybara, PostgreSQL, JavaScript, and Tailwind CSS
• Maintain and improve a clean, efficient, and sustainable codebase

Your profile

• At least 6 years of experience in software engineering, ideally at Staff Engineer level
• Strong full‑stack expertise in Ruby on Rails
• Bachelor‑level thinking and working ability
• Solid understanding of relational databases (preferably PostgreSQL), MVC frameworks, and TDD
• Experience with REST APIs, HTML, CSS, and modern JavaScript
• Familiarity with Agile/Scrum methodologies
• Proven leadership experience—formal or informal (mentoring, onboarding, technical guidance)
• Passion for clean, maintainable code and thorough testing practices
• Strong communication skills and fluency in English (C1+)

Benefits

• Fair compensation and a performance‑based bonus of 8%
• €1,000 annual learning and development budget
• Deutschlandticket company pass with an annual value of around €720
• Corporate fitness membership through Urban Sports Club or Wellpass with an annual value of around €600
• 28 vacation days plus 2 additional days off (Christmas Eve, New Year’s Eve, or Rose Monday)
• Opportunity for a workation, for example by extending travel after vacation days to flexibly combine work and travel
• Possibility to take additional unpaid vacation days

If you’re interested, please reach out to Aleksandra Zielinska (she/her) at