Rails Developer – Manchester

Ruby50 is working with an exciting start-up that has recently completed a successful funding round.

This client is currently working with a number of freelance developers, but now want to take on somebody full-time as the business is moved onto the next level.

Based in central Manchester, you will be reporting directly to the technical director who is an experienced rails developer. Working in fixed sprints, you will be involved in planning and implementing user stories; prior knowledge and experience of agile practices would therefore be a distinct advantage.

Required Skills:

• Ruby, Rails
• BDD (Rspec, Cukes or equivilant)
• JavaScript (JQuery)

Desired Skills:

• CSS
• HTML 5
• Server setup and deployment

Salary: up to £36k

Applicants must have the right to reside and work in the UK.

Please contact jobs@ruby50.com to apply for this position

30 July 2010– darragh.browne
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Experienced Developers – London

Ruby50 is currently working with an innovative organisation to find a number of strong developers to work on exciting new projects.

Due to a high level of growth and having recently acquired a large consumer facing site, the company are currently looking for developers to work on this and other projects.

Ruby is their language of choice, but this company appreciates developers who are adept at more than one language and choose the right tool for the job.

This is an organisation that embraces and goes beyond agile practices by having a “do it now” approach to everything that they do. With this attitude, projects are delivered in a matter of days or weeks, allowing successful ideas to be quickly implemented and fine-tuned.

With a working environment that promoted intrapreneurship, the team are actively encouraged to contribute new business ideas. If the idea is right, the company will provide technical and monetary resources to develop the idea into a functioning business unit.

In the office there is a pool table, Wii, PS3 and draft beer machine to make sure that it’s not all work and no play. There are many other benefits, including casual dress code, flexible working hours, pension, gym membership and childcare support.

If you are a strong developer who wants to work in a fast-past, progressive environment that will give you an opportunity to work on many exciting projects, don’t hesitate to get in touch!

Required Skills:

• Ruby on Rails
• BDD/TDD
• JavaScript
• Strong communication skills

Desired Skills:

• .Net experience
• CSS
• Haml & Sass

Salary: up to £65k

Applicants must have the right to reside and work in the UK.

Please contact jobs@ruby50.com to apply for these positions.

8 July 2010– darragh.browne
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Freelance Developers required for immediate start in London

We are looking for  several freelance Ruby on Rails developers to start immediately at our clients offices in central London.

You need to be able to work on-site. The position will be ongoing until September, and possibly longer.

Please email jobs@ruby50.com for more information or call us on 0208 6866372

16 June 2010– darragh.browne
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£50k Senior Developer – Brighton

Our client is looking for a senior developer, with solid experience to join their established team.

Working in a rising start-up located on the Brighton seafront, you will be joining an entrepreneurial organisation that has big name clients and currently experiencing a high level of growth.

The ideal developer will be self-motivated and able get on with the job, whilst also making valuable contributions to the team. You will work across the development cycle and be involved in functional design and development, right through to long-term business planning and system architecture.

Successful applicants will have good communication skills with excellent written and verbal English. Knowledge of scaling and cloud clustering would be a distinct advantage.

This is a great opportunity to join a fast-paced organisation who embrace new technology to solve complex technical challenges . Brighton is only one hour from London with a thriving tech scene and is a fantastic place to live and work.

Required Skills:

• Ruby on Rails
• Version control (SVN)
• TDD tools (Test::Unit, Shoulda)
• Server setup and deployment (Apache/Passenger/ Capistrano)
• Amazon S3

Desired Skills:

• HTML
• CSS
• Javascript
• Cloud Clustering
• Amazon S3
• Trac

Salary: up to £50k

Please contact jobs@ruby50.com, or reply to this post for further details.

Applicants must have the right to reside and work in the UK

9 June 2010– darragh.browne
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Senior Developer London – £65k

Our client is looking for a very experienced Ruby on Rails developer with knowledge scaling applications to cope with high amounts of data and traffic.

Based in London with an innovative organisation who have achieved numerous tech-business awards, the job will involve working on large consumer facing applications with high traffic. They are looking for somebody who is dedicated to writing dry, tested code.

With an analytical mind and the ability to navigate through large data sets, the ideal developer will also have an entrepreneurial spirit and passion for new business ideas.

Experience of agile practices is a must, and successful applicants will have a track record of delivering projects in a matter of weeks rather than months.

If you are interested in working in an organisation that champions agile methodologies and offers a fantastic working environment, flexible working hours and casual dress, please get in touch.

Required Skills:

• Ruby on Rails
• BDD/TDD experience
• Strong communication skills

Desired Skills:

• MapReduce
• CSS
• JavaScript
• Entrepreneurial spirit

Salary: up to £65k

Please contact jobs@ruby50.com or reply to this post for more details.

Applicants must have the right to reside and work in the UK.
23 April 2010– darragh.browne
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Rails Developers London – up to £55k

Our Client is looking 2 Ruby on Rails developers with solid commercial experience to join their existing team. Based in London, this organisation specialises in SEO keywords, data analysis, mining and interpretation.

This is an excellent opportunity to join an experienced team who embrace new technologies and agile practices. The team work in fixed two week iterations with morning stand up meetings and strive to keep technical debt to a minimum.

Applicants for the junior role should have at least 1 year’s commercial Rails experience, and senior level developers will be involved in project planning, while also being committed to writing dry, tested code.

Required Skills:

• Ruby on Rails
• Git
• Javascript (jQuery)

Desired Skills:

• Haml
• Sass
• Shoulda
• factory_girl

Salary:
£30k for the junior role
up to £55k for the senior developer position.

Applicants must have the right to reside and work in the UK.

Please contact jobs@ruby50.com or reply to this post for more details.

14 April 2010– darragh.browne
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2x Ruby on Rails Developers – Brighton

Our client is looking for two ruby on rails developers with solid commercial experience to join their existing development team.

Working in a rising start-up located on the Brighton seafront, you will be joining an entrepreneurial organisation that has big name clients and currently experiencing a high level of growth.

The ideal developer will be self-motivated and able get on with the job, whilst also making valuable contributions to the team. You will work across the development cycle and be involved in functional design and development, right through to long-term business planning and system architecture.

Successful applicants will have good communication skills with excellent written and verbal English. Knowledge of scaling and cloud clustering would be a distinct advantage.

This is a great opportunity to join a fast-paced organisation who embrace new technology to solve complex technical challenges . Brighton is only one hour from London with a thriving tech scene and is a fantastic place to live and work.

Required Skills:

• Ruby on Rails
• Version control (SVN)
• TDD tools (Test::Unit, Shoulda)
• Server setup and deployment (Apache/Passenger/ Capistrano)
• Amazon S3

Desired Skills:

• HTML
• CSS
• Javascript
• Cloud Clustering
• Amazon S3
• Trac

Salary: £26k – £40k depending on skills and experience.

Please contact darragh@ruby50.com, or reply to this post for further details.

Applicants must have the right to reside and work in the UK

9 April 2010– darragh.browne
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Ruby on Rails Developer – England

After successfully placing one developer, our client is looking for a second mid to senior level developer with strong front-end skills and at least 2 years commercial experience in Ruby on Rails.

Based in funky offices just outside London, this job is an excellent opportunity for a self-motivated developer to get involved with an agency that works on challenging projects and exciting applications with big name clients.

The right candidate will have a passion for creating accessible web application while keeping the end user in mind at all times.

It is essential that candidates have extensive experience in building dynamic, database driven websites and must also have personal projects that can be showcased to the client. Links to online profiles such as StackOverflow would also be an advantage.

The working environment has a fantastic atmosphere where colleagues work and play together. Their stylish offices have games consoles for heated lunchtime battles, and the surrounding area has lots of nice country pubs for those developer brainstorming sessions!

Required skills:

• Ruby on Rails Experience with OO languages other than Ruby
• Advanced CSS and XHTML knowledge
• Excellent knowledge of Javascript and jQuery
• An understanding of common design patterns
• Github/svn
• Good communication skills

Desired skills:

• SASS and HAML
• Experience working in a Unix environment

Salary: Top market rate plus benefits for the right caliber of developer.

Applicants must have the right to reside and work in the UK.

Please contact darragh@ruby50.com for further details.

13 January 2010– darragh.browne
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Ruby on Rails Developers – Central London

Our client is looking for a number of ruby on rails developers with jobs ranging from graduate to mid-level developers.

These positions are located in modern offices in central London and working for an organisation that embraces agile methodologies to deliver pioneering online systems for business.

The right candidates will be passionate about Ruby on Rails and take pride in writing good, clean code while embracing the use of new technologies.

This is an excellent opportunity to be part of a start-up environment, working in rapid development cycles on a quality codebase. This fast growing company will provide a fantastic career opportunities and you will be expected to progress.

Responsibilities:

• Ruby on Rails development
• Database schema design
• Front-end development.

Required Skills:

• Ruby and Rails
• Rspec
• Git
• HAML
• JavaScript (JQuery/Prototype JS)
• Linux/Unix

Salary: £25k – £35k depending on skills and experience.

11 January 2010– darragh.browne
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Ruby on Rails Developer – London

Our client is looking for a ruby on rails developer with some solid commercial experience.

Based in London, this job is working on a single e-commerce application with a unique philosophy. The site has been up and running for a number of years and the team are now looking to move forward with a new stage of development.

A passion for open source software and communities is a must and the successful applicant will be a quick learner who thrives in an informal, faced-paced environment. The right developer will get pleasure out of writing clean, concise code while having a commitment to delivering an intuitive user experience.

This is an exciting opportunity to work in a friendly organisation that embraces new technology and agile methodologies.

Required Skills:

• Ruby on Rails
• TDD tools (Shoulda, Test Unit)
• Git
• Javascript
• AJAX
• CSS

Desired Skills:

• BDD tools (Rspec, Cucumber)
• Pivitol Tracker
• CSS
• HAML
• Linux Server Administration

Salary: £28k – £40k depending on skills and experience.

Applicants must have the right to reside and work in the UK.

Please contact darragh@ruby50.com for more information.

11 January 2010– darragh.browne
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