Rails Job

Senior Engineer

Posted about 1 month ago at 13 January 2012

Description:

A Bit About Us

The mission of our dev team is to elevate the current state of education, and using cutting-edge web technology, enable real-time collaborative learning. We have created a social learning network that helps students gain an academic edge through online gaming and social interaction. Our platform offers students a fun and engaging way to master academic skills and to prepare for standardized tests.

Some of the Things We Offer

-Competitive salaries and stock options (measured by % of FDOT)
-A full range of medical, dental, vision, 401(k) and other benefits
-Four weeks of paid time off plus company paid holidays
-Catered hot lunches every day
-Self-serve espresso, organic tea, assorted breakfast items (including eggs and bagels), a range of healthy and not so healthy snacks and cold beverages, including beer

Required skills:

A Bit About the Role

As a Grockit Engineer you will work with like-minded innovators to design, build and maintain applications using Rails, Node.js and other cool technologies.

Some of the Things We’re Looking For

-Mastery of Ruby on Rails
-Mastery of Javascript, both in the browser and server-side in Node.js
-Expertise in object-oriented design, design patterns and how they apply to Ruby and Javascript
-Solid data modeling techniques (using MySQL, MongoDB and Redis)
-Experience with performance and scalability issues
-Experience with or eagerness to learn agile, iterative, and test-driven development methods
-Experience with automated testing and continuous integration (we use TeamCity)
-Ability to work in a fast-paced (but low stress), collaborative environment

Desired skills:

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