Software Engineering
Ruby Labs
Ruby Labs is a consumer tech company that builds and scales direct-to-consumer subscription products across health, education and entertainment. It is hiring a Middle Next.js Developer to build features across a TypeScript monorepo with a Next.js App Router frontend and a Fastify plus Payload CMS backend on PostgreSQL and Cloudflare Workers. The role is fully remote and unusually open on location: the listing states that Ruby Labs operates within the CET (Central European Time) zone, and applicants from any country are welcome to apply for the position as long as they are located within approximately plus or minus 4 hours of CET. That window covers all of Europe, the UK, Turkey, the Caucasus, the Middle East, most of Africa and parts of Central Asia, making it a strong fit for travelers and nomads moving around the region. Engagement is on a flexible independent contractor agreement with unlimited paid time off, paid national holidays and a company MacBook. Compensation is not disclosed in the listing. Freshness: the employer's Ashby posting shows publishedAt 2026-09-21.
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Develop features end to end across the Next.js frontend and the Fastify and Payload CMS backend inside a TypeScript monorepo. Write code that follows Feature-Sliced Design conventions with strict import rules. Ship features with unit, integration and end-to-end tests plus observability. Integrate third-party providers through REST APIs and webhooks. Own code quality through self-review and peer review. Optimize performance across rendering, caching, database queries and bundle size.
2 or more years of commercial React experience and at least 1 year with Next.js (App Router, Server Components, route handlers). Node.js backend experience with a typed framework such as Fastify, Nest or Express, plus PostgreSQL. Proficiency with TanStack Query, Zustand, React Hook Form, Zod, Tailwind CSS and component libraries. Experience with a code-first headless CMS such as Payload, Strapi or Directus. Testing discipline with Cypress or Playwright and Vitest or Jest, and solid Git flow. Daily use of AI coding tools such as Claude Code while taking full ownership of code quality. English at B1 level or above. Must be located within roughly 4 hours of CET.
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EUR 109K - 137K/yr
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This job title typically pays $105,210 to $171,980 a year (median $135,980) for similar roles in the US.
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