Job Description
As a Ruby on Rails developer, you’ll be responsible for managing the interchange of data between the server and the users. Your primary focus will be development of all server-side logic, definition and maintenance of the central database, and ensuring high performance and responsiveness to requests from the front-end. You will also be responsible for integrating the front-end elements built by your co-workers into the application. Therefore, a basic understanding of front-end technologies is necessary as well.
Responsibilities
Design, build, and maintain efficient, reusable, and reliable Ruby code.
Build reusable code and libraries for future use
Integration of data storage solutions.
Integration of user-facing elements developed by front-end developers with server side logic.
Identify bottlenecks and bugs, and devise solutions to these problems.
Help maintain code quality, organization and automatization.
To show and integrate continuous innovation into your work.
Skills
Experience with Ruby on Rails, along with testing frameworks such as minitest.
Good understanding of the syntax of Ruby and its nuances.
Solid understanding of object-oriented programming.
An understanding of how APIs work and how they’re consumed.
Basic understanding of front-end technologies, such as JavaScript, HTML5, and CSS3
Familiarity with concepts of MVC, Mocking, ORM, and RESTful.
A knack for writing clean, readable Ruby code.
Ability to integrate multiple data sources and databases into one system.
Understanding of fundamental design principles behind a scalable application.
Able to create database schemas that represent and support business processes.
Able to implement automated testing platforms and unit tests.
Proficient understanding of code versioning tools.
Familiarity with continuous integration.
Additional Skills
Able to communicate, collaborate and contribute.
Able to leave meetings with clear objectives and tasks
Capable of hitting daily deadlines
Good analytical skills
Keen ability to multi-task; self-starter
Capable planner
A strong vocabulary
Teachable spirit
Sense of humor
