Wishpond (https://www.wishpond.com) is the leading local product search engine creating the next chapter in online and social shopping. Wishpond empowers shoppers to find products from nearby retailers, and opens new marketing realms for local and independent retailers.
Why work with us
Wishpond offers a very stable working environment overlooking beautiful Coal Harbour. Hate when specifications change after they’re delivered? So do we. We use a BDD approach – think Cucumber, Rspec, and Selenium – to deliver high-quality results. We deploy to a highly scalable cloud based infrastructure, using a mix of Ruby and Python.
What you’ll be doing
We are currently working on several Big Data problems and we need your help. You will be building features to help Wishpond expand. Other duties include:
Design, implement, test and maintain Wishpond’s software products
Formulate detailed designs and implement solutions from high level requirements
Mentor and guide software engineers to achieve team goals, improve productivity
Triage, debug and diagnose production issues
Skills & Requirements
5+ years programming experience
2+ years with Ruby on Rails
Familiar with UNIX (apache, nginx, Phusion Passenger, DNS, cron, etc)
Knowledge of CSS, JavaScript and some of the current frameworks
Experience with SQL (MySQL preferred)
BS or MS in computer science or equivalent
Disciplined approach to design, development and testing
Passion for quality and continuous improvement
Team player with excellent communication skills
Proven track record of producing high quality software against plans and schedules with minimal supervision
Experience building SaaS applications
Experience with high-traffic website, general optimization and scalability skills
Experience with geographic data
In-depth knowledge of scalability, systems engineering, design patterns, and algorithms
Avid follower of the technology industry and current technology/web-related trends
Great product sense and design sense; excellent technical judgement and architecture experience
