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Job Listing: Ruby on Rails Developer at SmartHippo

By Heri Jun 12th 2008 in Jobs

Company: SmartHippo

Position: Ruby on Rails Developer

Responsibilites and Tasks:
• Use Rails 2.1 to design, develop, unit test, deploy, and document an engine that will collect and interpret financial rate data from external web sites.

• Provide support and perform system maintenance/upgrades.

Required Knoweledge:
• Bachelor’s degree and/or 3-5 years experience developing, testing, deploying and maintaining web applications using open source technologies (i.e. LAMP, Java, Rails).

• Prior experience developing Ruby on Rails applications is a must

• Minimum of 3 years experience with SQL-based database development (in particular MySQL).

• Experience with OO design patterns and agile engineering practices (test-driven development, object-oriented design, refactoring)

• Deep understanding of common web concepts and technologies, such as: HTTP, Javascript (AJAX), HTML, CSS, XML & XPath, REGEXP and other related technologies

• Experience in building of the lexical/semantic parsers using Hpricot or REXML is a strong plus

• Experience with concurrency (i.e. use of DRb) is an asset

• You work well as part of a team, but you’re a self starter who doesn’t need to have their hand held. You excel at converting needs into solutions even in the absence of detailed specs and requirements documentation.

Compensation:
For the right candidate, we offer a competitive salary and benefits package and participation in the company’s stock option plan.

Additional info:
All candidates considered for the position will be expected to complete a project which demonstrates their Rails proficiency.

How to apply:
Apply online at http://jobs.smarthippo.com

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