Lead Software Engineer, Ruby on Rails (Remote)
32-40 hours | 30 vacation days | 8% bonus | Netherlands (Remote)
As a Lead Software Engineer at Acture, you combine technical leadership with hands‑on impact. You guide a team of 3-6 Engineers, drive architectural decisions, and help shape our platform end‑to‑end. From coaching and hiring to coding, reviewing, and building new features, you play a key role in the quality and direction of our technology. Want to lead, build, and influence at scale? Then choose a career at Acture!
What you’ll do
As a Lead Software Engineer.
As a Lead Software Engineer at Acture, you will be the Team Lead for 36 Software Engineers while continuing to contribute directly to our Acture platform. You will:
- Hold 1on1s and feedback meetings, and push the professional and personal growth of our Software Engineers;
- Conduct technical interviews with job applicants, make hiring decisions and onboard new Engineers to the Acture team;
- Be the technical sparring partner in the Engineering team, review code and do pair programming sessions;
- Participate in making architectural decisions for the Acture platform;
- Develop new features for the Acture platform, both for the back-end and the front-end;
- Work directly with our VP Engineering to discuss new features and actively shape the user experience;
- Test and QA features before deployment;
- Work with our tech stack: Ruby on Rails, RSpec, Capybara, PostgreSQL, JavaScript and Tailwind CSS;
- Fix bugs and maintain an efficient and sustainable codebase
Why us?
We believe in mutual rewards.
As a Lead Software Engineer at Acture, you’ll significantly contribute to shaping our platform and have a direct impact on the experience of our users. Working at Acture, you will benefit from:
- An excellent salary. We offer a competitive gross monthly salary with a maximum of €7,208 based on full-time employment, depending on your knowledge and experience. At Acture, there are also various opportunities for career progression, both vertically and horizontally.
- Bonus scheme. Strong performance doesn’t go unnoticed. Acture rewards solid financial results with an annual bonus of up to 8% of your gross base salary. Depending on the overall group performance, this bonus is paid out partially or in full at the end of the year.
- 30 vacation days. Because time for yourself is just as important.
- Professional education, training and coaching. Our continuous learning and improvement program offers on-the-job training and a wide range of courses that colleagues have unlimited access to via our online training library – the Acture Academy.
- Good pension scheme. Arranged via MijnDoenpensioen from asr.
- Collective health insurance. At Zilveren Kruis you will receive a collective discount of 5% on the premium of the supplementary insurance. In addition, you will be eligible for additional reimbursements.
- (Mental) health offers. In addition to a healthy lunch and sports opportunities, we offer Evermood, a platform specially developed to receive extra support as an employee. You have the opportunity to receive personal guidance from a coach, but also articles, videos and events on all kinds of subjects in life to ensure that you feel good about yourself and stay that way.
- Active staff association. The place for fun, togetherness and the best activities with your colleagues.
- Flexibility. It is possible to work remotely from anywhere in Germany or the Netherlands.
Your experience
In addition to a personal match.
- Youʼve worked as a software engineer for at least 6 years, ideally with experience on the Staff Engineer level, and have in-depth knowledge of (full-stack) Ruby on Rails.
- You have a Bachelor-level working and thinking ability;
- You have a strong knowledge of relational databases (preferably PostgreSQL, MVC frameworks and TDD.
- You have worked with REST APIs, CSS, HTML and modern JavaScript, as well as experience with Scrum.
- You have some leadership experience, either in a leadership role or as part of your regular responsibilities (e.g., you were a sparring parter for other engineers, involved in onboardings, or similar).
- You strive for clean code and knowledge of how to test thoroughly.
- You have good communication skills and are fluent in English (C1+).
About Acture
Building a healthy workforce.
Working at Acture means contributing to a healthy and resilient workplace for everyone. We help employers move forward with concrete solutions in the areas of wellbeing, absenteeism, and insurance. We have combined data-driven insights, tried-and-tested methods and practical expertise to create our Employee Welfare Program (EWP). This is where you make real impact: you help organizations gain control and keep employees engaged and resilient across three domains:
- Wellbeing. A healthy workplace is built on energy, resilience and perspective. That’s why the EWP combines self-care, interaction and intervention to help employees stay well, feel supported and recover when needed. Through digital tools, courses and live events, people learn to take care of their own wellbeing. Interaction fosters connection and growth, from coaching and leadership development to team challenges and health days. When professional help is needed, short-term counselling and reintegration support are available. Together, these elements create a workplace where people feel activated, valued and supported; a place where they can thrive.
- Absence management. When an employee is absent, we support them in returning to work in a sustainable and purposeful way. Our focus is on possibilities, not limitations. We identify early signs, act quickly, and maintain regular contact. This involves making concrete agreements and ensuring accountability.
- Insurance. We help employers to focus on their business without having to worry constantly about downtime and the financial impact of absence. Our trusted partners work actively to reduce costs and risks.
Applying at Acture
Quick and clear – just how we like it.
Excited about joining Acture as a Lead Software Engineer? Apply now by sending your application to Aleksandra.
Questions about this vacancy? Feel free to contact Aleksandra.
Aleksandra Zielinska
Recruiter
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