Agile Ruby Developer in Portland

Sun, 16 Jun 2013 15:51:03 GMT

Top 10 Rails site (Alexa Top 1000) seeking talent to join our Portland, Oregon based development team. AboutUs.org is a structured wiki of all websites. We run much of our site on AWS and are experimenting with other technologies that scale to support hundreds of thousands of users working together on millions of pages. We're venture-backed with a history of leading startups to successful acquisition.

We are looking for team-focused, talented programmers. Demonstrated proficiency in Ruby/Rails is a must. The successful candidate will be punctual, self-motivated, an excellent verbal and written communicator, and comfortable in our fast-paced, highly energetic environment. Can you raise our game? Apply now!

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Agile Ruby Developer in Portland

Sun, 16 Jun 2013 13:10:56 GMT

Top 10 Rails site (Alexa Top 1500 and improving daily) seeking talent for our small Portland, Oregon based development team. AboutUs.org is a structured wiki providing information about all websites on the internet. We support hundreds of thousands of users working together on millions of pages. We're venture-backed with a history of leading startups to successful acquisition.

We are looking for team-focused, talented programmers. Demonstrated proficiency in Ruby/Rails is a plus. The successful candidate will be punctual, self-motivated, an excellent verbal and written communicator, and comfortable in our fast-paced, highly energetic environment.

= Where We Work =
*Portland, Oregon (no telecommuting)
*Overlooking the Willamette River and Downtown
*Huge open-plan office

= How We Work =
* MacBook Pros (your choice of OS X or Linux) & 30" displays
* Desks with wheels!

= Benefits =
* AboutUs provides the following benefits:
** Medical
** Dental
** Vision
** Life Insurance
** Short/Long Term Disability Insurance
** Stock Options

= Specialties =
Each of us on the AboutUs Dev team bring unique skills and experience to the team. Here are some areas where we'd like to develop more expertise. If you have demonstrated skill and experience in any of these areas you will definitely stand out:

* UX: Are you obsessed with the usability of the software you create?
* Network programming: Have you implemented IP protocols in C?
* Data processing: Have you done batch processing of millions of records on a modern system?

= When you Apply =

We're hiring you for your mind. Please showcase it by answering some of the following questions in your cover letter:

* What is a recent programming insight you discovered and what was intriguing about it?
* Why do you want to work with us? (please be specific)
* What Open Source communities/projects are you a part of and why do you like them?
* Tell us about a time you brought initiative to your team and made a positive change.
* What modern programmer do you admire and why?
* How do you learn and keep up with the field of computing?

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Agile Ruby Developer in Portland

Agile Ruby Developer in Portland