tag:jobs.chicagoruby.org,2005:/?format=atom 2012-05-16T16:26:36Z ChicagoRuby tag:jobs.chicagoruby.org,2005:Job/72 2012-05-16T16:26:36Z 2012-05-16T16:29:01Z Job Description BrokerSavant is changing the game in the commercial real estate brokerage industry. We are looking for a senior engineer to help us further develop our product that is commercially launching 5/18/22. The ideal candidate is someone who could grow into a CTO role. This is a great opportunity to get in on the ground floor of something that is going to disrupt the industry. What you'll be doing: • Creating a scalable and highly available architecture • Turning that architecture into a product • Working with our Research Scientist on cutting edge Artificial Intelligence (Natural Language Processing and Machine Learning) • Working with a great team • Mastering Ruby on Rails (not required, but you will work alongside experienced Rubyists, who will help you) • Be the go to person on all things technical Desired Skills & Experience What you need for this position: • Familiarity with Agile methods including Pair Programming, Test-Driven Development, Refactoring, Simple Design and Continuous Integration • Experience with Linux, Git, etc., essentially the ecosystem of open source development • Mastery of OO design and design patterns • Experience with ec2, heroku and other cloud environment a plus • Experience with the Groovy language • You will thrive in a team environment and be supportive of the give and take needed to work in a highly effective way with others • Self starter who loves solving problems Really nice to have: • Familiarity with Ruby on Rails • Obsession with new technologies and open source tools • Detail-oriented and experimental • Previous startup experience • Experience working in a software company (as opposed to IT) Company Description BrokerSavant is a startup, colocated with other startups and Pathfinder Software in a River North loft. If you are looking for a fun place to really do some great work, this is the job for you. What's in it for you: • Competitive salary • Stock options • Young company, lots of creative freedom and exciting problems • Comfortable, friendly, with zero time-wasting overhead and where everyone makes a difference • Freedom from micro-management and other forms of corporate oppression ChicagoRuby tag:jobs.chicagoruby.org,2005:Job/39 2011-09-16T20:49:02Z 2012-05-04T06:01:07Z Lightbank, (www.lightbank.com) the venture firm behind over 25 tech based companies in the Midwest and beyond, including Groupon, is looking for a Senior Ruby on Rails Developer to join one of its exciting portfolio companies. Why come work with us? Our companies are small, entrepreneurial teams, looking to take their business ideas to the next level. Our companies offer an encouraging, innovative environment, where everyone on the team has an impact in key business decisions. Are you sick of corporate America and looking to take your skills to a more inspiring work environment? Look no further. Do you dream in code and want to invent and build game changing technologies? This opportunity is for you! We are looking for someone who: - is passionate about development and challenging themselves to solve new problems everyday - has the ability to work in a team based setting - thrives in a fast-paced constantly changing environment - is details- orientated and results- driven - is a Rails guru and can provide examples of previous Rails work In addition to Rails, you should have advanced knowledge of MySQL, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. Some mobile development experience in either Objective- C or Java would be a plus, as well as previous start- up experience. ChicagoRuby tag:jobs.chicagoruby.org,2005:Job/54 2011-11-04T18:04:11Z 2012-05-04T05:59:09Z You will be the voice of the Python users for our internal team to ensure that we understand and support those users well. Fun things you get to do Advocate the adoption of MongoDB to the broader Python developer community. Work with exciting companies such as Craigslist and foursquare to help them with their MongoDB implementations. Contribute to and create open source applications and libraries. Evangelize our developer products in person and online by presenting at conferences, blogging, writing technical tutorials, and other similar activities. Requirements Strong experience programming in and a passion for Python Active participant and contributor to open source. Experience blogging and writing technical articles on Python, ideally with an existing follower base. Considerable success as a software developer, architect, technology evangelist, CTO, or consultant working with web or mobile technologies. Strong command of web application or mobile application development landscapes. ChicagoRuby tag:jobs.chicagoruby.org,2005:Job/53 2011-11-04T18:01:31Z 2012-05-04T05:59:32Z You will be the voice of the Python users for our internal team to ensure that we understand and support those users well. Fun things you get to do Advocate the adoption of MongoDB to the broader Python developer community. Work with exciting companies such as Craigslist and foursquare to help them with their MongoDB implementations. Contribute to and create open source applications and libraries. Evangelize our developer products in person and online by presenting at conferences, blogging, writing technical tutorials, and other similar activities. Requirements Strong experience programming in and a passion for Python Active participant and contributor to open source. Experience blogging and writing technical articles on Python, ideally with an existing follower base. Considerable success as a software developer, architect, technology evangelist, CTO, or consultant working with web or mobile technologies. Strong command of web application or mobile application development landscapes. ChicagoRuby tag:jobs.chicagoruby.org,2005:Job/52 2011-11-04T17:51:29Z 2012-05-04T06:00:08Z We're on a mission to revolutionize the database market. Everything we do relies on our ability to articulate the capabilities, advantages and limitations of MongoDB to developers, administrators and IT managers. We're looking for someone to help us tell the world about MongoDB and what it can do for them. You will be responsible for crafting and delivering this message to the world. Your ability to understand how databases impact a wide variety of people in an organization and empathize with those needs will make you great at this job. Our ideal candidate has a background in software development, but is looking for a more outward facing role where you can use your experience to educate and inform a new generation of developers. Key Responsibilities Create content in the form of articles, blogs, whitepapers, presentations, webinars, and sample applications that helps articulate the value of MongoDB to potential users and customers Talk at conferences, meetups and events about MongoDB, its applications and use cases. Help our sales team by crafting compelling arguments, value propositions, messaging and collateral to support the sales process Requirements 5+ years experience in product marketing, product management or product development Understanding of RDBMS, Big Data, and web development Strong written and verbal communication skills We'd love you to have a blog already, so we can see your writing skills Familiarity with writing code: Bonus points if you have a github repository where we can see code you have been working on ChicagoRuby tag:jobs.chicagoruby.org,2005:Job/48 2011-11-04T15:46:54Z 2012-05-04T06:02:02Z Know somebody who would be a good fit? We'll give you $5,000 for a referred hire.* *Seasoned Developer* Braintree builds software that processes billions of dollars in payments for some of the most interesting technology companies in the world. Our customers include LivingSocial, 37Signals, GitHub, Airbnb, animoto, EngineYard and nearly 2,000 others. For more about us, see our about page. We are growing our development team. Instead of including a list of requirements we want you to understand how we work. If our environment sounds like a place for you, then go to our ‘How to Apply’ section and follow the instructions. *How we work* We pair... We pair program to write all of our software. We work on Mac Pros with two keyboards and two monitors. We work in an open team room; no cubicles or private offices. Communication is key to our process, and we don't want to hinder it with walls. We test... Testing is at the forefront of our development philosophy. We never need to check our code coverage to know that it's at 100%: with disciplined TDD, no line of code will be written without a test. We don't have a QA team. That might be terrifying when you consider the type of software that we're building, but we're confident that our automated testing is thorough and will catch any regression bugs. We use continuous integration to test every version of every client library against our gateway. We are agile... Agile development methodologies mean different things to different people. For us, the most important part of Agile is doing what works best for the team. We have a story card wall and release a few times a week. We keep the team in sync with daily standups and have a retrospective once a month to discuss things that are going well and opportunities for improvements. We’re pragmatic, not dogmatic. Although we have strong opinions, we're never afraid to try to new things to see if they work and reconsider our positions if the situation warrants it. We are polyglots... Although most of our software is written in Ruby, we don’t confine ourselves to a single programming language. We believe in using the best tool for the job while maintaining a slight bias toward the tools the team knows the best. We’ve written infrastructure components in Python, and we build client libraries for integrating with Braintree in Ruby, Python, Node.js, PHP, Java, and .NET. We value our people... We spend a whole day every two weeks working on whatever we’re interested in, regardless of whether it's relevant to the business. Some examples of the things people have chosen to work on include competing against each other to build a mesh chat client in node.js, contributing to open source projects, and discussing strategies for our Google AI challenge submissions. Compensation packages include 401k matching and ample vacation time. We expect a seasoned developer to have 3 years of experience building significant web applications. If you don't have that experience yet, we have other developer positions that might be a good fit for you, with a salary that's also competitive. *Interested?* We're looking for people who are interested in getting in on the ground floor of an incredible opportunity to build amazing software and transform the payments industry. Take a look at some of our blog posts to see some of the problems we face: * [How We Built the Software that Processes Billions in Payments](http://www.braintreepayments.com/inside-braintree/how-we-built-the-software-that-processes-billions-in-payments) * [Client-Side Encryption](http://www.braintreepayments.com/devblog/client-side-encryption) * [Our code on GitHub](https://github.com/braintree) Think you’ve got something to contribute to our exceptional team? We’d like to hear from you! *NOTE:* The referrer will receive this bonus only after the candidate is employed at Braintree for at least 60 days after his or her start date. The referrer must also complete and return a w-9 in order to receive the bonus. The referrer is responsible for paying taxes on the referral bonus. Also, to qualify for the referral bonus, the hired candidate must have accepted our offer of employment within two months of your referral. ChicagoRuby tag:jobs.chicagoruby.org,2005:Job/33 2011-09-14T21:36:47Z 2012-05-04T05:57:08Z The discipline of software testing began in the early sixties when eager QA testers would inject faults by plunging an ice pick through stacks of punch cards. Today's Groupon QA team members use more modern tools and they still get great fulfillment from breaking things. Responsibilities: * Build and maintain automated tests that cover end-to-end scenarios using technologies such as RSpec, Selenium, BrowserMob, SauceLabs, JMeter, and curl. * Continually refine your tests because you're never satisfied that you've covered enough. * Ensure new engineering projects are testable by working closely with the developers. * Develop reporting tools and test metrics. * Triage defects and determine root cause analysis for severe issues. * Address multiple testing concerns such as functionality, performance, security, accessibility, and localization. Requirements: * BS degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience. * Excellent coding skills in scripting languages such as Ruby, Python, or Perl. * Deep knowledge of web technologies such as HTTP, HTML, CSS, and Javascript. * Excellent written and oral communication skills. * Successful as a member of a dynamic development team. ChicagoRuby tag:jobs.chicagoruby.org,2005:Job/6 2011-08-25T21:44:39Z 2012-05-04T05:52:10Z Groupon’s pioneering social commerce platform is one of the largest Rails applications in the world. We have openings for expert, energetic Ruby/Rails pros to join Groupon’s Silicon Valley or downtown Chicago R&D centers. We have a proven commitment to the fastest possible turnaround for our customers, believe in short iterations and having direct involvement with the business. We also believe in well-thought, high-scale architectures. We aim to achieve both rocket science and rocket speed. Aided by our customized, agile development process, we’ve become the fastest-growing internet business in history. Successful candidates will have: * B.S. or higher degree in Computer Science, or equivalent * Solid understanding of Computer Science and Web foundations * Four years experience developing web applications (in any language) * At least one year experience in Ruby/Rails web development * Solid understanding of SQL database programming and performance implications * Positive communication skills (making good design decisions and helping spread great ideas) * Strong *NIX development skills * Profiling and tuning experience desired * Previous startup experience desired ChicagoRuby tag:jobs.chicagoruby.org,2005:Job/51 2011-11-04T17:40:56Z 2012-05-04T06:00:27Z You will be the voice of the Node.js users for our internal team to ensure that we understand and support those users well. Fun things you get to do Advocate the adoption of MongoDB to the broader Node.js developer community. Work with exciting companies such as Craigslist and foursquare to help them with their MongoDB implementations. Contribute to and create open source applications and libraries. Evangelize our developer products in person and online by presenting at conferences, blogging, writing technical tutorials, and other similar activities. Requirements Strong experience programming in and a passion for Node.js Active participant and contributor to open source. Experience blogging and writing technical articles on Node.js, ideally with an existing follower base. Considerable success as a software developer, architect, technology evangelist, CTO, or consultant working with web or mobile technologies. Strong command of web application or mobile application development landscapes. ChicagoRuby tag:jobs.chicagoruby.org,2005:Job/38 2011-09-16T19:17:23Z 2012-05-04T06:05:42Z We are growing our development team. Instead of including a list of requirements we want you to understand how we work. If our environment sounds like a place for you, then go to our ‘How to Apply’ section and follow the instructions. We pair We pair program to write all of our software. We work on Mac Pros with two keyboards and two monitors. We work in an open team room; no cubicles or private offices. Communication is key to our process, and we don't want to hinder it with walls. We test Testing is at the forefront of our development philosophy. We never need to check our code coverage to know that it's at 100%: with disciplined TDD, no line of code will be written without a test. We don't have a QA team. That might be terrifying when you consider the type of software that we're building, but we're confident that our automated testing is thorough and will catch any regression bugs. We use continuous integration to test every version of every client library against our gateway. We are agile Agile development methodologies mean different things to different people. For us, the most important part of Agile is doing what works best for the team. We have a story card wall and release a few times a week. We keep the team in sync with daily standups and have a retrospective once a month to discuss things that are going well and opportunities for improvements. We’re pragmatic, not dogmatic. Although we have strong opinions, we're never afraid to try to new things to see if they work and reconsider our positions if the situation warrants it. We are polyglots Although most of our software is written in Ruby, we don’t confine ourselves to a single programming language. We believe in using the best tool for the job while maintaining a slight bias toward the tools the team knows the best. We’ve written infrastructure components in Python, and we build client libraries for integrating with Braintree in Ruby, Python, Node.js, PHP, Java, and .NET. We value our people We spend a whole day every two weeks working on whatever we’re interested in, regardless of whether it's relevant to the business. Some examples of the things people have chosen to work on include competing against each other to build a mesh chat client in node.js, contributing to open source projects, and discussing strategies for our Google AI challenge submissions. Salaries are generous and compensation packages include stock options, 401k contributions, and ample vacation time. Interested? We're looking for people who are interested in getting in on the ground floor of an incredible opportunity to build amazing software and transform the payments industry. Take a look at some of our blog posts to see some of the problems we face: http://www.braintreepayments.com/inside-braintree/how-we-built-the-software-that-processes-billions-in-payments http://www.braintreepayments.com/devblog/end-to-end-encryption Take a look at some of the code we have on github: https://github.com/braintree Think you’ve got something to contribute to our exceptional team? We’d like to hear from you! ChicagoRuby tag:jobs.chicagoruby.org,2005:Job/64 2011-12-12T21:10:28Z 2012-05-04T05:57:49Z TRIBUNE is one of the country’s leading multimedia companies, operating businesses in publishing, digital and broadcasting. In publishing, Tribune’s leading daily newspapers include the Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, The Baltimore Sun, Sun Sentinel (South Florida), Orlando Sentinel, Hartford Courant, The Morning Call and Daily Press. The company’s broadcasting group operates 23 television stations, WGN America on national cable and Chicago’s WGN-AM. Popular news and information websites complement Tribune’s print and broadcast properties and extend the company’s nationwide audience. Responsibilities Tribune Technology is seeking a highly-motivated Sr. Ruby on Rails (RoR) Developer to join the Tribune Technology team in Chicago. Work with seasoned web professionals to develop high-traffic, dynamic, multi-media web sites, as well as mobile products. Requirements • Experience building n-tiered, high-volume, consumer-facing internet applications using the Ruby on Rails framework • Thorough knowledge of relational databases (Oracle, MySQL, PostgreSQL), schema design, implementation and SQL • Deep understanding of Object to Relational Mapping techniques • Experience with XML, JavaScript, HTTP, HTML, and Web Services • Strong experience with working in UNIX environments (Solaris, RHEL, CentOS) • Must be able to work both independently and in a team environment • Must have excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills, as there is a high degree of user interaction • Strong knowledge of software development methodologies, practices, and procedures, with an emphasis on Agile methodologies (XP or Scrum) and Test-Driven Development. • Strong problem solving skills • Must be able to participate in occasional travel to Tribune business units, vendors, or client sites Other Preferred Skills • JavaScript libraries including jQuery and Prototype • MVC Frameworks • Bachelor degree in Computer Science or equivalent work experience • The ideal profile includes 5+ years of object-oriented development • 4+ years of Ruby on Rails experience is a strong plus ChicagoRuby tag:jobs.chicagoruby.org,2005:Job/56 2011-11-09T22:59:46Z 2012-05-04T05:56:10Z BenchPrep has been developing award winning education technology since 2008. We're focused on the development of cross-platform software designed to help students absorb and obtain information and knowledge using innovative user experiences, algorithms and technology. We work out of Ligthbank at 600 W. Chicago Ave. Looking for full-time employees interested in being part of our amazing culture. 12-20 employees, laid back, relaxed environment, working out of the same offices that gave birth to Groupon. Be a part of tech talks every Tuesday at Groupon, weekly team lunches, monthly dinners, speed talks and mentoring programs. We're looking for computer science grads, hackers with no degrees, javascript lovers, ruby experts, dev ops people, front-end developers, engineers, scientists, geeks, frogs, leopards, we welcome all. Compensation is negotiable and may range from 65k to 150k, depending on experience. We welcome all levels of talent, including CS grads, Java or PHP programmers with comparable experience. Also, if education isn't your thing, talk to me, Lightbank.com has several amazing portfolio companies looking to hire. ChicagoRuby tag:jobs.chicagoruby.org,2005:Job/45 2011-10-31T18:34:17Z 2012-05-04T06:08:40Z The development team at Local Offer Network is committed to delivering high-performance technology solutions to our clients using a combination of proprietary and open source technologies. We incorporate best practices from Agile methodologies including test-driven development, pair programming, and intensive collaboration with business stakeholders. The environment rewards technical innovation and encourages taking personal responsibility for seeing projects through from start to finish. Join us as we continue to evolve our industry-leading B2B and B2C web and mobile applications and architect our next-generation technology platform. We're looking for a strong, creative Ruby on Rails developer with the experience, drive, and passion to make a difference. Contact us if you have: - 2-3 years of web development experience with Ruby on Rails - Proficiency with at least one other programming language and web application framework outside of Ruby and Rails - A true passion for technology, demonstrated by work on independent and open source projects - Direct experience with the development and maintenance of large-scale, mission-critical web applications - A solid understanding of database technologies, including experience with MongoDB and MySQL - Comfort with the demands and rewards of working in a startup environment - Experience with TDD, BDD, and other Agile methodologies - A creative, problem-solving mindset that includes an instinct for detecting edge cases and the ability to think like an end user This is an excellent opportunity for a creative, well-rounded individual to get in early at a startup with an exceptional culture and a promising future. ChicagoRuby tag:jobs.chicagoruby.org,2005:Job/42 2011-09-19T17:15:04Z 2012-05-04T06:07:17Z Vail Systems is a leading voice-enabled application solutions company which was founded in 1991. Vail’s focus is to develop and service voice applications based on a proprietary VoIP platform developed by a team with decades of experience in IP & Telephony. Our products range from hosted solutions for Fortune 500 companies to consumer telephony software. We are currently looking for Ruby on Rails developers to join our web team in Deerfield, IL. At Vail, you will build applications that enhance the value of our VoIP products and services, working with very large sets of user data and building interfaces that make complex VoIP applications natural to use. You will wear many hats including architect, front-end and server-side developer. Our culture is about empowering people to build world-class software. Our office attire is casual, our business hours are flexible, and we work remotely on Tuesdays and Fridays. We’re encouraged to explore and experiment with unconventional ideas. Management’s door is always open and ideas are judged on their merit, not on your position in the organization. Responsibilities: • Coordinate with product teams to design application features • Build Rails application that interface with proprietary voice applications • Work in small teams using test-driven and agile practices Required Skills: • Strong background in software development using Object Oriented programming techniques • Drive for continuous learning • Excellent communication skills • Thrives in a team environment Ideal Qualifications: • Web development experience using MVC frameworks • Prior experience with Ruby on Rails • Experience with Agile development practices • Experience with RSpec & Cucumber, or Unit-Test/BDD frameworks • Familiarity with UNIX/Linus/OSX • Experience with git Past work Experience or Equivalent Education • 0-2 years experience in software development • Computer Science / Engineering degree or equivalent experience The company headquarters are located in Deerfield, IL. Vail’s focus is to develop and service voice applications in the area of telecommunications, the internet, and their convergence. Additional company information is available at http://www.vailsys.com. ChicagoRuby tag:jobs.chicagoruby.org,2005:Job/35 2011-09-15T14:36:06Z 2012-05-04T06:03:16Z oBaz is looking to hire UI/UX experts and Designers who are creative, motivated, and ready to turn our website into an energetic haggling haven. oBaz (http://www.obaz.com/), short of online bazaar, is pioneering the next big thing in social commerce through what we like to call, "social 4.0". We're kick ass hagglers, but need some great design talent to communicate to users what we do, and how skilled we do it. Preferred Skills: - Photoshop/Illustrator - HAML/SCSS - HTML/CSS3 - Ability to beat Daniel in Dr. Pepper chugging contest (record: 9.7 seconds) Oh, and a link to your portfolio of course! Perks include working with a bad ass, energetic team who enjoy trying the various food trucks throughout Chicago and partaking in competitive airplane throwing contests once a week. We work hard, play hard and love what we do, and are looking for a knowledgeable, easy-going team player to hop on board and show us what you’ve got. At oBaz, users tell us what they want to buy, build groups around it, and we haggle them deals by leveraging the size of the group. We're backed by the VC firm, Lightbank, and are only eight weeks young. Currently a small team of seven, we’re looking for that lead designer to tear it up with our two existing developers. We work at 600 W Chicago Ave in an extremely fun and energetic work environment. There's a ton of exciting stuff in the pipeline right now and a huge amount of opportunity for growth. ChicagoRuby tag:jobs.chicagoruby.org,2005:Job/62 2011-11-23T21:28:42Z 2012-05-04T05:58:25Z Ruby is optimized for programmer happiness. ThoughtWorks approves. ThoughtWorks has early and extensive Ruby experience, with 41 projects since 2006 and 2008, and is going strong with countless more. ThoughtWorks is home to Ola Bini, co-author of JRuby and currently working on loke addition to ThoughtWorks client-facing projects. We are pioneers in Agile and techniques such as Inversion of Control and Dependency Injection. We proudly host the meetup group ChicagoRuby monthly. We’re becoming famous for the work we’re doing with alternative .NET languages like IronRuby, Iron Python, and F#. ThoughtWorks is proud of its projects like CruiseControl, XStream and Selenium, and ThoughtWorkers also contribute to many smaller open-source projects; a partial listing can be found here. As a TW Ruby developer, You’ll get to: * Work alongside incredibly talented developers * Design and build critical and complex custom-designed, multi-tier, business applications that use a wide range of the very latest technologies * Mentor and evangelize Agile, Lean, and Continuous Development best practices * Work in an informal, collaborative, transparent, non-hierarchal, and ego-free culture where your talent is valued over a role title * Develop your career outside of the confines of a traditional career path by focusing on what your passionate about rather than a predetermined one-size-fits-all plan * Have a real impact outside of your work on projects by leading and/or contributing to communities within ThoughtWorks * Freely voice your ideas and views as part of continuous open and passionate debate on every topic from the merits of Ruby vs. Java to global human rights issues * Be a part of an organization that is as committed to social responsibility as it is to technology and innovation You’ll bring: * 3+ years commercial experience of working with Ruby frameworks (Rails, Sinatra, Rack) and either Java/J2EE or .NET * Analysis, design, coding and implementation of large-scale custom-built Object Oriented (OO) applications * Knowledge of software best practices like test-driven development (TDD), behavioral-driven development (BDD) and continuous integration * A disruptive attitude towards technology innovation * Collaborative and un-hierarchical work style. (Not sure if that’s you? Ask yourself how easy do people find it to work with you.) * A willingness to do what it takes to get the job done. Whether that means going back to the drawing board with a problem or simply taking on different roles and responsibilities for a period of time you thrive at adapting to changing environments. * Desire to travel up to 80% across the US and Canada for work with ThoughWorks teams on client sites * Computer Science Degree or Technical equivalent, MS a plus ChicagoRuby tag:jobs.chicagoruby.org,2005:Job/63 2011-12-06T22:05:33Z 2012-05-04T06:09:24Z At TMX Credit, we know that the best engineers are 10 times as productive, much happier, and much more fun to work with. We're looking for a great Senior Software Engineer, well-versed in The Rails Way, to help us design, build, launch, and maintain our new online lending platform. You'll be working with a small team of engineers and domain experts in an Agile setting, participating in key architectural decisions, implementing and integrating major subsystems, devising simple solutions to complex problems, and providing technical expertise across a range of applications, systems and technologies. Each engineer will write and maintain proper test coverage, including unit tests, functional tests, and benchmark tests. Minimum Position Requirements: * Thorough experience building and maintaining Ruby on Rails applications - working independently and as a team contributor * Ability to recognize Rails anti-patterns and to offer canonical alternatives * Good understanding of release management and change management processes for changes to business applications * Track record of working on complex online B2C transactional systems * Proven ability to lead technology projects involving cross-functional teams * Willingness to work independently and be responsible for delivery of significant parts of the system * Excellent interpersonal and communications skills are required Education: * Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science or Information Systems Technologies we use: * Ruby, Rails 3, Sinatra, PostgreSQL, git, jQuery, JSON, HTML5, C, Bash, Linux, Mac OS X, Redis, MongoDB, Engine Yard Managed Platform, EC2, S3, RSpec Work Experience: * 3 years of hands-on professional experience desired * major plus: several completed technical projects in a lead role ChicagoRuby tag:jobs.chicagoruby.org,2005:Job/61 2011-11-16T20:41:30Z 2012-05-04T06:03:45Z We are a venture-backed startup in Chicago, and we are looking for smart engineers to join our team. This is an early stage opportunity with a healthy amount of equity and the chance to have a significant impact on technical process and company culture. We're looking for well-rounded engineers who are comfortable working throughout our entire stack. In particular, this position offers the chance to tackle complex analytical problems across a large data set in a tech-centric company. *Responsibilities* This position is an opportunity for an engineer to take ownership of significant technical areas in a small, growing company. We will match the responsibilities to the candidate, but opportunities include: * In-browser charts and graphs * Hazard modeling * Building a large noSQL environment * Working on application features guaranteed to see the light of production *Compensation* * Cash compensation: “Almost competitive” for a seed-stage start-up * Benefits: “More than competitive” for any startup * $2501 spend-how-you-like budget for initial IT hardware setup * Equity compensation: “More than competitive” for a seed-stage start-up * Our goal is to make it tough to join our company, but once you do, you’re family. We are dead serious about our mission, and we only bring people in * who want to play a pivotal role in its success. *Qualifications* Most of these items are negotiable depending on the candidate, but to give you an idea of what we’re looking for: * Experience working in small teams with a great deal of autonomy * An understanding of the pace of a start-up (and the excitement to jump into it) * Experience with some or all of our existing stack: Ruby on Rails, JQuery, MySQL, Mongo, Redis, Resque and git * Significant experience with dynamic languages, agile methodologies, predictive analytics, front-end web programming, test-driven development, and distributed workers * Experience with, or interest in building reliable applications on cloud and service-based architectures * You "get" UNIX. No n00bs here. * Humility - No egos Experience communicating with customers in the lifecycle of a technology product or project. This could be direct project ownership at your full-time job, but it could also be something more modest, such as an open-source library you released on Github and got five other people to use, or a small web application you built in a weekend hackathon. In fact if you have any open source or web apps, show em to us, they speak louder than resumes. Interested in joining us? Hit us up on email with your CV, a list of git repos or anything else you feel is relevant. ChicagoRuby tag:jobs.chicagoruby.org,2005:Job/8 2011-08-25T22:28:53Z 2012-05-04T06:10:43Z The Groupon product designer collaborates with other dedicated product designers, product managers, and engineers to develop innovative products for innovation-loving users. The position is responsible for user-experience design, visual design, and HTML and CSS for both new web products and feature enhancements of existing products. A Groupon product designer has clear product vision and is constantly innovating in the space. Responsibilities: * Quickly assess and execute creative solutions to challenging design problems * Develop, maintain, and implement new features from end-to-end * Incorporate research findings into your designs * Contribute ideas to improve existing products, both in and outside personal expertise * Collaborate with fellow designers and work remotely with offsite team members * Work closely with product managers and engineers to complete projects Requirements: First and foremost, applicants should be awesome, user-centered design thinkers who can design and deliver an end-to-end experience, from vision to production. Groupon is seeking generalists who are smart, flexible, and can move between different design projects with a minimum of fuss. * Strong portfolio featuring examples of product, interaction, and visual design work * Ability to think about high-level product vision and contribute a vision of a fantastic user experience * A strong, clean visual design sense, valuing usability, simplicity, and consistency (cats optional) * Great design communication skills; able to tell the story of a design from end to end * Solid grounding in fundamentals of HCI, human cognition, and user-centered design principles and practices * Proficiency in HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and the technologies that you’re designing for * Ability to follow interface guidelines, style guides, and best practices when designing for new platforms, and an ability to intelligently challenge and improve them when necessary * Proven experience designing for the modern, highly interactive web * Past experience working on grids, both designing and implementing * Comfort working in fast-moving, agile development environments * A link to personal website or web portfolio. Applicants without a web presence will not be considered. Not kidding. Preferred, but not required: * Startup experience * Experience with e-commerce and local business * Experience working with Ruby on Rails and jQuery * Familiarity with both qualitative and quantitative testing methodologies: contextual inquiries, usability studies, eyetracking, A/B testing, log analysis, and other forms of data-driven design * Experience working with international design departments and integrating design guidelines across international platforms * Experience with versioning, SVN, or Git (preferably Git) * Healthy sense of humor ChicagoRuby tag:jobs.chicagoruby.org,2005:Job/68 2012-02-14T22:24:19Z 2012-05-04T05:54:40Z Our client is looking for (2) Ruby Developers immediately. Agency experience is NOT requrired. Developers will be developing a social interactive site and will build a custom 20 site CMS. You will also be responsible for updating the content for all 20 sites with one interface. It is preferred to have security or private data experience. Requirements: - Proficient Ruby Developers - CMS experience - Must be ok with dogs being in the office - Ok with a collaborative, casual office environment Start: Immediate for right candidates, or as late as February 20th End: Mid to end April 3 month assignment 40 hours per week ChicagoRuby tag:jobs.chicagoruby.org,2005:Job/70 2012-04-04T17:55:15Z 2012-04-04T17:58:27Z Title: Lead Ruby on Rails Developer Reports to: Manager of Software Engineering About Us: Enova Financial is a web-based consumer lending company located in downtown Chicago. The company was founded in 2004 and currently operates in more than 30 states. We launched operations in the United Kingdom in 2007, in Australia in 2009, and in Canada in 2009. Why work for Enova? Here at Enova Financial, we’re anything but conventional. We have fun meeting our customers' individualized needs not only through our extensive marketing relationships, but also our state-of-the-art technology. Our flexible hours, stocked break rooms and freedom to wear jeans, in addition to the foosball and ping-pong tables, are just a few of the many perks that help promote our expressive culture. Want to institute a new idea? Speak up! Want to take on a new challenge? Tackle it! Our open door policy ensures that anybody can become a leader as long as they’re willing to put in the work. Enova Financial is currently searching for bright, energetic, and talented individuals to join our team; problem solvers and action-oriented thinkers are required. Candidates will be expected to hit the ground running learning the technologies, strategies, and analytical techniques that will enable them to contribute to the continued success of the company. Successful candidates will be highly motivated, analytical, and able to work effectively in a dynamic, entrepreneurial environment. Responsibilities: • Lead a team of 2-3 software engineers • Drive software development of assigned projects • Work closely with QA and Database engineers • Design and implement solutions to problems • Basic project planning for team (e.g. provide estimates and status updates to PM’s) • Other duties as assigned Qualifications: • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering or equivalent • 5+ years as a software programmer • 1+ years of experience leading a team • Experience in the development of web applications; from database schema to front end JavaScript. • Knowledge of relational databases • Experience with Linux Distinguishing characteristics include: • Knowledge of Ruby or Ruby on Rails • Experience working in the financial services industry Enova 200 W. Jackson Blvd. Chicago, IL ChicagoRuby tag:jobs.chicagoruby.org,2005:Job/69 2012-03-27T20:49:00Z 2012-03-27T20:54:11Z Overview: BayRu (www.bay.ru) is a rapidly growing ecommerce startup in Chicago. Backed by top-tier angel investors, we’ve quadrupled our revenue in the past year. We are actively looking for more amazing people to join our team. At BayRu, we know that the best engineers are 10 times as productive as average engineers. We are seeking highly talented and highly motivated individuals who can be part of a small rock-star team. BayRu has developed a leadership position in Russia’s niche e-commerce marketplace through development of cutting-edge customer service, logistics and technology platforms. By offering Russian consumers high-quality American goods, we have built a passionate customer base that loves our service. Interested in getting involved? Responsibilities: - Design, develop, and troubleshoot Ruby-on-Rails applications - Provide guidance on the conceptual design of proposed projects - Suggest projects, processes, and practices to help us optimize our business operations and to delight our customers - Build custom integrations between our systems and other web services Required qualifications: - Expert-level experience with Ruby on Rails - Extensive experience developing web applications Preferred qualifications: - Contributions to open-source projects - Ability to read, type, and/or speak Russian - Experience with PostgreSQL - Knowledge of data relationships and data normalization - Experience developing high-performance relational databases to store user information, order information, site content, and accounting data ChicagoRuby