Social Health Care on RAILS

We are looking for an experienced Senior Web Application Developer who wants to work for a company that will make a difference. We are an exciting, well-funded startup in online health care that is already helping patients help each other. We need an engineer who is motivated to not only build solid technology, but also to help design our product and build our company.

You should have at least 7 years' web application development experience. We use Ruby on Rails, so you should have some understanding of Rails and a desire to develop with it. However, if you have a background in any other object-oriented web application framework like J2EE, .NET or Django, etc., that is fine, too. You should also know your way around databases, from designing schemas to writing and optimizing SQL. You should have some experience beyond straight coding--leading teams and working with internal or external customers.

Specifically, in this position you will be expected to:

• Participate in all of the various stages of feature development from design brainstorms through coding and bug fixing
• Produce clear designs, excellent implementation, tight code, and improved processes 
• Care about details, take pride in your work, and have a good sense for product requirements

Preferred experience:

• 7+ years developing web applications
• Experience with object-oriented application frameworks (Java, C++, .NET, Python, Ruby on Rails) 
• Experience designing database schemas as well as writing and tuning database queries (PostgreSQL a plus but not necessary; stored procedure development a bonus but not necessary)

Bonuses:

• Skills with UI or graphic design
• Background in healthcare, patient services, or biostatistics 
• Experience building web communities

Hi, I’m Brian

I work at mirRoR, where we connect agile Rails developers and employers.

We started as Rails programmers ourselves (and are currently working on a few social, facebook, and iPhone apps). This background and network help us identify quality opportunities in the industry.

That’s especially important today. While many venture-backed web 2.0 startups are cutting costs amidst this economic climate, we are working with a number of companies that are self-sufficient, cash-positive, and well capitalized for the long-term.

I’d be eager to briefly discuss where you are in the process and see if there is a potential fit, either for the opportunities listed here, or those posted elsewhere.

Let’s chat!

Brian Mariani
brian@mirrorplacement.com
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