Ruby on Rails Programmer

Job listing posted by: heathers (Newbie) on August 19th, 2008 07:07 PM

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 RailsConf 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 entrepreneur 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
To apply for this position, please send your resume to 50601@americanworkforce.jobs. No phone calls, please. Please include the job title “Ruby On Rails” in the subject line of your email. Qualified Applicants will be responded to as quickly as possible. Local Austin candidates will be considered first.