Location: Remote Type: Contract Length: 3-6 month contract (option to extend) Compensation: £4,500 – £5,400 ($5,900 – $7,100) per month, experience based
We are looking for an experienced Ruby Developer to join our existing team. You’ll be joining a team ofengineerssupporting a rapidly expanding, international e-commerce store. This is a contract role, 3-6 months in duration (with an option to extend), and you must have a good overlap with UK 9-5 working hours.
Strong knowledge of Ruby is required. Real world experience building and maintaining Ruby on Rails apps is a must – from UI to APIs. This project will involve being part of a team working on an application used by tens of thousands of customers every day.
Our tech stack is Ruby, Rails, JavaScript, PostgreSQL, Heroku. We prefer engineers who are language agnostic and embrace testing new approaches to solve problems.
Skills & Qualifications
MUST: Be in able to overlap with UK working hours (-/+2 BST)
MUST HAVE: Excellent written and spoken English
MUST HAVE: 5+ years Ruby experience
MUST HAVE: Modern Javascript skills, having worked with modern JS frameworks
MUST HAVE: A strong understanding of HTML5, CSS3
SHOULD HAVE: Experience working with Bootstrap
SHOULD HAVE: Experience required working with APIs, Git, and complex server side design
SHOULD HAVE: Experience working in an agile software team environment
SHOULD BE: Competent using Git
SHOULD HAVE: Experience working with project management tools such as Jira and Trello
Responsibilities
This role is perfect for a candidate that not only enjoys development, but also wants to have input on the best approach and implementation method. On a typical day you will:
Work in an agile team, taking part in standups, and retrospectives (Via video conferencing)
Assist in decision making about application evolution
Use your knowledge of Ruby on Rails to build robust applications
Review commits made by other team members
Benefits
Work remotely
Great pay
Flexible time off
Exceptional support network from your team members
Funding towards open source projects
