Staff Software Engineer — Ruby on Rails/Unix
This job is with our development group in Ukraine in Kiev and Nikolayev, but we will consider qualified candidates elsewhere.
We are looking for an exceptional software engineer to join our team building hosted web applications using Ruby on Rails. This is a new technology, so we don’t necessarily expect prior experience. We do expect an impressive software development background, strong motivation and the desire to learn. We consider specific prior knowledge and skills secondary to the ability to get things done, intelligence, motivation and experience.
The ideal candidate will be a generalist, with experience developing both large systems (e.g. operating systems, databases, applications servers, compilers, large-scale enterprise software) and application software. Experience with UNIX is a must. Experience with web applications and databases is extremely helpful. Ruby/Rails experience would be great.
This engineer will work with a product manager, designer and other engineers to develop web application using Ruby on Rails. He/she will be an active contributor in RoR and general open source community, and will become an well-known authority on this domain. He will run operations, administering production and development servers.
Qualifications (several are desirable, NOT all are required)
General:
- Exceptional problem solving skills
- Excellent English
- Superb ability to write prose in any language
- Active participation in open-source projects, mailing lists, blogs
Background/Software Engineering:
- Computer Science or related degree
- Expert knowledge and extensive experience with C and C++
- Mastery of some number of interesting languages (e.g. Lisp, Smalltalk, OCaml, Haskell, Perl, Python, Ruby)
- Commitment to creating modular, loosely coupled designs and writing easily understandable, documented, maintainable code
- Affinity for unit testing, test-driven development, refactoring, interest in Agile development methodologies
Domain Knowledge:
- Experience developing web applications and understanding of the underlying technologies (e.g. HTTP, SSL, tcp)
- Experience with web services
- Extensive experience with relational data modeling, SQL, and other database technologies
- Experience with HTML, CSS and JavaScript/AJAX
Tools:
- Extensive experience using UNIX both as advanced user and an administrator.
- Experience administering Debian Linux, web servers, PostgreSQL, Postfix, Subversion, MediaWiki.
- Experience with source control tools (e.g. Subversion, Perforce, ClearCase, CVS) and SCM best practices
- Ability and desire to automate tasks and create tools
- Mastery of an advanced programmer’s editor — Emacs, Eclipse, etc.
Please send your resume and cover letter as plain text, PDF, or MS Word to jobs@pluron.com
Front-End Web Developer — Usability, AJAX, CSS, Web Design, Ruby on Rails
This job is with our development group in Ukraine in Kiev and Nikolayev, but we will consider qualified candidates elsewhere.
We are looking for an exceptional front-end web developer to join our team building hosted web applications using Ruby on Rails. This is a cross-functional role lying between hard-core software development and web design, and we will consider motivated candidates from all parts of this spectrum.
The ideal candidate will have created multiple good-looking and highly usable web sites and applications. He/she will be a master of HTML, CSS, JavaScript/AJAX and will be able to create professional interfaces using this medium. He/she will strive to comply with web standards. He will will be an advocate for the user, understanding user's needs and improving usability. He/she will work with a product manager and other engineers to achieve appropriate compromise between the looks, functionality and code complexity.
Qualifications (several are desirable, NOT all are required)
- Appreciation of usability and functional beauty
- Commitment to comply with web standards where appropriate
- Excellent English
- Superb ability to write prose in any language
- Extensive experience developing web applications
- Extensive experience with HTML, CSS and JavaScript/AJAX
- Experience with prototype.js, script.aculo.us or other JavaScript libraries
- Ability to create designs that are professional, functional and great looking
- Experience designing/developing interactive web applications
- Experience with several programming languages
- Active participation in open-source projects, mailing lists, blogs
- HCI/industrial design/art background
Please send your resume and cover letter as plain text, PDF, or MS Word to jobs@pluron.com. Please include a link to your portfolio, and list several other websites that you admire.