Ruby / Ruby on Rails Developer - Atlanta/Norcross Area
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Required Skills: • Ruby on Rails development experience o RubyGems, packages, plugins o Experience with editors such as TextMate or RadRails could be useful • Other web development experience o Web application development, open source software, open source web framework/platform, database interfaces, web and application servers, or scripting experience... anything including HTML/DHTML, XHTML, CSS, AJAX (Asynchronous JavaScript and XML), LAMP (Linux [shell scripting (bash, zsh)], Apache, MySQL, and PHP • Experience with the Agile development process and methodologies, the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC), User interface design, usability engineering and SEO (Search Engine Optimization) knowledge would probably help elevate your candidacy • Candidate should have superior "soft skills," too... The desire, determination and follow-through would make the candidate more qualified. The ability to relate to both a technical audience and a business audience is preferred. • In a fast-paced environment, the ability to manage multiple priorities, exercise strong organizational skills and utilize analytical and creative problem solving skills.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Develop and Implement Ruby and Ruby on Rails Software applications • Assemble and lead a small development team of both internal and external resources • Identify risks and dependencies within the schedule and cross-group feature areas • Help define and lead group coding standards • Use Test Driven Development and write appropriate automated test cases. • Design and code a robust and scalable Web based toolset for back office management • Utilize pair programming paradigm when deemed appropriate. • Drive code reviews to surface design and implementation issues • Make appropriate design and implementation trade-offs • Research new tools and technology improvements and implement them into the code base • Debug existing code and find the root causes of bugs and fix them • Take responsibility for the performance and serviceability of products • Proactively identify and resolve customer/partner and quality issues • Deliver quality product on time • Participate in and lead SCRUM meetings.
QUALIFICATIONS:
• Demonstrated ability to work well independently, identify and manage dependencies, resolve issues, and ship product on time is required • Strong understanding of and experience with the Scrum software development methodology is required • Demonstrated history of working effectively within a team and cross- group environment is required • Excellent communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills are required
Nice to Have:
• Adobe Flash ActionScript experience is preferred • Experience with TDD preferred • Prior experience in startup environments is preferred • Linux / Windows Server • Bachelor's degree in computer science or related technical discipline is preferred • 2-3 years experience Ruby / Ruby on Rails • 2-3 years experience Apache • 2-3 years experience Scrum • 2-3 years experience Ajax • 2-3 years experience OOP • 2-3 years experience Perl