Junior Ruby Engineer
About us
We are champions of rail, inspired to build a greener, more sustainable future of travel. Trainline enables millions of travellers to find and book the best value tickets across carriers, fares, and journey options through our highly rated mobile app, website, and B2B partner channels.
Great journeys start with Trainline 🚄
Now Europe’s number 1 downloaded rail app, with over 125 million monthly visits and £5.9 billion in annual ticket sales, we collaborate with 270+ rail and coach companies in over 40 countries. We want to create a world where travel is as simple, seamless, eco-friendly and affordable as it should be.
Today, we're a FTSE 250 company driven by our incredible team of over 1,000 Trainliners from 50+ nationalities, based across London, Paris, Barcelona, Milan, Edinburgh and Madrid. With our focus on growth in the UK and Europe, now is the perfect time to join us on this high-speed journey.
Join Trainline’s Backend Engineering Team 👋
At Trainline, we’re building Europe’s leading travel platform - helping millions of people move seamlessly across borders every day. Our Backend teams are at the heart of this, powering journey search, fares, bookings, payments, and real-time travel updates for customers across 45 countries.
We believe in collaboration, learning, and growth. Whether you’re early in your career or looking to take your next step as a developer, you’ll be joining a supportive environment where your ideas are valued and your skills can flourish.
As a Junior Ruby Engineer, you will... 🚄
Contribute to features that impact millions of travellers 🌍
Write clean, reliable, and well-tested code with the support of experienced mentors
Learn modern backend practices - from code reviews to continuous delivery
Collaborate closely with product and design to put customers first
Be encouraged to ask questions, explore new tools, and grow at your own pace
What You’ll Work With 🔑
Our stack includes Ruby (with opportunities to explore .NET too), PostgreSQL, AWS, Redis, and Docker. Don’t worry if you don’t know them all - what matters most is your curiosity and eagerness to learn.
We’d Love to Hear From You If You... 🔍
Are excited to grow as a software engineer
Enjoy solving problems and learning new technologies
Value working in a diverse, inclusive, and collaborative environment
Speak French & English - please apply with your CV in English
Have some hands-on coding experience - and have a degree in computer science
Why You’ll Love Working Here 💜
Mentorship from experienced engineers who care about your growth
A culture that celebrates diverse perspectives and teamwork
Flexible hybrid working and supportive policies for work-life balance
More information:
Enjoy fantastic perks like private healthcare & dental insurance, a generous work from abroad policy, 2-for-1 share purchase plans, an EV Scheme to further reduce carbon emissions, extra festive time off, and excellent family-friendly benefits.
We prioritise career growth with clear career paths, transparent pay bands, personal learning budgets, and regular learning days. Jump on board and supercharge your career from day one!
We're operate a hybrid model to work and ask that Trainliners work from the office a minimum of 60% of their time over a 12-week period. We also have a 28-day Work from Abroad policy.
Our values represent the things that matter most to us and what we live and breathe everyday, in everything we do:
💭 Think Big - We're building the future of rail
✔️ Own It - We focus on every customer, partner and journey
🤝 Travel Together - We're one team
♻️ Do Good - We make a positive impact
We know that having a diverse team makes us better and helps us succeed. And we mean all forms of diversity - gender, ethnicity, sexuality, disability, nationality and diversity of thought. That's why we're committed to creating inclusive places to work, where everyone belongs and differences are valued and celebrated.
Interested in finding out more about what it's like to work at Trainline? Why not check us out on LinkedIn, Instagram and Glassdoor!