Senior RoR Developer for Build-Out

We are a young web company, which to an incoming tech guy means you'll have your hands full in a wide variety of technologies. You will be responsible for helping to build out and maintain our web infrastructure but your duties will not be limited to web programming. Because we are a web service with heavy integration into other online services, you will need to fully understand the world of web services and all its concomitant protocols/technologies. Most important, however, is clean code, an organized mind, web programming chops, an eye for well-designed architecture (as we prepare for growth), a rapacious wit, and self-motivation.

Technologies:

• Ruby on Rails
• Ruby (listed separately because we have a number of backend libraries that are totally Rails independent, so understanding these will require a solid knowledge of Ruby) 
• Basic web languages: HTML/DHTML/CSS/Javascript 
• Cross-browser 
• Rails-brand Ajax (assuming comfort with Prototype/Scriptaculous) 
• Good understanding of HTTP (requests and headers, statuses, HTTPS, etc) 
• Experience with web/app/db server setups (Apache/Mongrel a bonus) 
• ORM with ActiveRecord and SQL (specifically MySQL, but that is less important) 
• Development concepts: REST, MVC, SCM (SVN) 
• Experience with API-based web services (data feed services, such as GData, a bonus) 
• Online checkout/financial processing (e.g. Google Checkout, PayPal) 
• A big plus: experience with AWS (we heavily use S3, EC2, and SQS)

Experience:
Demonstrably impressive experience is a must. We're ready to drop you in, so, besides the understandable integration/ramp-up period, we need you to be prepared for productive work out the gate. Involvement in and contributions to the Rails community would be highly regarded; references and coding samples are necessary.

It is an exciting time for us as the buzz continues to grow, and we want that spark of excitement to inspire you, too. The lackluster need not apply! We're very much looking forward to meeting you.

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
888.313.2007 x702 AIM:  brianm1724 gTalk: Chat with Brian Mariani