Ruby on Rails Programmer needed in Austin, TX

Job listing posted by: americanworkforce (Newbie) on July 25th, 2008 11:07 AM

About the Ruby on Rails Programmer Position

OtherInbox is looking to hire an experienced Ruby On Rails programmer to join our team. We are looking for a highly motivated, goal-oriented individual who will be responsible for designing, building and maintaining sections of the product. The successful candidate should be a flexible, highly independent worker as well as an excellent team player, and able to work efficiently under tight deadlines. All ROR programmers get paid to attend the Lone Star Ruby Conference in Austin and the O'Reilly Rails Conf in Portland. We’re committed to being the best place for Ruby on Rails Programmers to work in Austin.

Responsibilities
• Design, build and maintain Ruby On Rails code for a consumer web service
• Deploy on Amazon Web Services including EC2, S3, SQS
• Implementation of upgrades, patches, code releases, and database changes
• Produce high quality, well-documented code
• Be part of a team and create a culture that attracts the best of the best
• Use the product yourself and help make it better

Requirements
• BS or equivalent experience
• At least one year Ruby On Rails experience
• Ability to work in an Agile, Scrum, XP environment
• Good understanding of HTML, CSS and AJAX
• Good understanding of Internet protocols such as TCP/IP, DNS, SMTP, HTTP, POP, IMAP, MIME
• Good understanding of Web-based technology as it relates to the web-hosted model of software delivery
• Hands-on experience working with a MySQL or SQL Server database, SQL programming
• Excellent organization and communication skills

About OtherInbox

Based in Austin, TX, OtherInbox is the latest startup by serial entrepreneurs Joshua Baer. The company is still in stealth mode and has not launched publicly. To learn more, please visit http://www.otherinbox.com/jobs.html

If you are interested in this position, please email your resume in PDF or Word format to otherinbox@americanworkforce.com. Please include your salary requirement.