At ruby50 we interview and vet a large number of candidates for different roles, from interns, to freelancers to CTO’s. Are you finding difficulty in getting the jobs you are looking for? It could be down to your CV. Here are some tips to creating the ultimate application:
1. CV layout:
- Try to keep your CV under two pages long.
- Include experience relevant to the job you are applying for. This is especially relevant to developers with little or no commercial Rails experience. For example, if you have worked on a pet project, created a plugin, written a gem or contributed to an open source project, include this as this counts for relevant experience and shows your interest is not just work related.
- If you have a higher education qualification at degree level or other, there is no need to include GCSE results.
2. Cover letter / email
Make sure you include a CV or cover letter that is relevant to the job you are applying for. Include details such as:
- Your github url (follow projects you are interested in and use this to showcase your work). If you are still using SVN, start using git!
- Your experience with BDD and RSpec, machinist, Cucumber etc… If you have no experience in BDD, start reading up on it.
- List your total years commercial experience with rails.
- If the position involves pair programming, mention your experience with this (if any).
Another thing worth mentioning is to provide your CV in pdf format for an application as this is the most universally favoured option and you know exactly how it is going to look for the company. If you are using a recruiter, it may be worth also sending it over in rtf or doc format as they sometimes put the CV into their standard CV format.
Our client is looking for a Ruby on Rails developer with some commercial Rails experience and good communication skills.
The job is working in a highly profitable and fast expanding organisation operating within the social networking arena. You will be working in fun, friendly offices in the lovely town of Windsor, only a short commute from central London.
The successful applicant will be working in an agile team that use Scrum and Kanban to improve as a collective. Working on new and existing Rails projects, the successful applicant will also be encouraged to contribute with their own ideas.
Since the client is a contributor to the Rails community, it is important that applicants are passionate about the technology and willing to learn.
This employer will look after you with perks such as; company pension, life insurance, Bupa health insurance, discounted Gym membership and a nicely kitted out games room; complete with table football and lots of games consoles! You will also be given fancy equipment to carry out your work.
This is an excellent opportunity to work on exciting projects, learn and grow in a fantastic working environment.
Required Skills:
- Ruby on Rails
- MySQL (or equivalent RDBMS)
- Javascript (Prototype/Scriptaculous)
- HTML and CSS
- Linux/Unix
Desired Skills:
- TDD and BDD (Rspec, Shoulda)
- Links to projects or blogs you’ve written on
- Agile experience (Scrum, Kanban)
- Previous experience with social networking projects
- Attribute-based searching with Sphinx
- ColdFusion, Perl
Salary: up to £40,000
Applicants must have the right to reside and work in the UK
Please contact darragh.browne(at)ruby50.com to find out more and apply for this role.
Our sister company, Dynamic50 (Ruby on Rails Design & Development) is looking for a business development manager to increase sales and eventually be responsible for some project management.
The perfect candidate will come from a computing background with an understanding of Ruby on Rails and experience of sales/business development. Great communication skills are also important.
You will be very self motivated and able to manage your time efficiently, have good presentation and pitching skills and a good understanding of the agile development (SCRUM) software life-cycle and processes involved.
For this position we are not necessarily looking for someone with years of sales experience or a pushy attitude, but someone who is a good fit and highly motivated with a willingness to learn and a get up and go attitude.
This is a great opportunity for someone looking to join a company which is established and looking to grow significantly in the coming years.
Salary is based on experience + commission.
Please contact hello@ruby50.com for further details.
Our client is looking for an experienced senior developer with at least 2 years of commercial Ruby on Rails experience.
Working in a friendly team operating in the property sector, this is an excellent opportunity for a creative individual who will take initiative and contribute ideas that will help evolve the business.
The job is based in central London with a technology dependent start-up that has been in successful operation for the last 2 years. The successful applicant will be a very intelligent software developer who will work on internal systems, analytical technology and the company’s website.
Applicants must be able to take ownership of new projects from conception through to completion, maintain existing standards of the analytical system and advance them where possible. You will also play a key role in the advancement of the website and integration with back-end systems.
The right candidate will have excellent communication skills and an outstanding academic record with 1st class honours, masters or a PhD in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or equivalent.
Required skills:
- Ruby on Rails
- Linux
- Google Maps and Geocoding
- Excellent software architecture and design skills, OOP/OOAD
- Agile development experience (XP / Scrum)
- Enterprise Application Integration (EAI) experience
Desired Skills:
Salary: Up to 50k for the right candidate.
Applicants must have the right to reside and work in the UK.
Please contact Darragh at Ruby50 for further details.
E-mail: darragh.browne(at)ruby50.com
Our client is looking for a junior developer with at least 18 months of commercial Ruby on Rails experience.
Working in a friendly team operating in the property sector, this is an excellent opportunity for a creative individual who will take initiative and contribute ideas that will help evolve the business.
The job is based in central London with a technology dependent start-up that has been in successful operation for the last 2 years. The successful applicant will will be an intelligent software developer who will work on internal systems, analytical technology and the company’s website.
Applicants will take ownership of projects from conception through to completion, maintaining existing standards and forming an integral part of the agile team.
The right candidate will have excellent communication skills and an outstanding academic record with 1st class honours, masters or a PhD in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or equivalent.
Required skills:
- Ruby on Rails
- Linux
- Google Maps and Geocoding
- Agile development experience (XP / Scrum)
Desired Skills:
Salary: Up to 40k for the right candidate.
Applicants must have the right to reside and work in the UK.
Please contact Darragh at Ruby50 for further details.
E-mail: darragh.browne(at)ruby50.com
Our client is looking for an experienced Ruby on Rails developer with at least 2 years of commercial experience.
The job is working in beautiful surroundings full-time and on-site in Maidstone, Kent; within easy commuting distance of London. The successful applicant will be responsible for new feature development and maintenance of the current codebase, along with basic server maintenance.
The right candidate will be a skilled problem solver who is able to see things through the eyes of a potential user. The role also involves gathering user requirements and an element of project management. As sole developer the applicant will be responsible for translating business needs into successful software requirements.
The client currently has access to a designer, so CSS and creation of wireframes / psds are not a necessity, however experience of payment gateways is essential.
Working in a small and friendly team operating in the social networking arena, this is a great opportunity for a committed individual who will be leading internal development.
Desirable Skills:
2 years + commercial experience with Ruby on Rails
JQuery
Rspec
Shoulda
Sagepay/Protx
Friendly Team Player
Good Communicator
All round IT skills / Server Management Experience
Passion for the web and web usability
Salary: Between 30k and 40k depending on experience.
Applicants must have the right to reside and work in the UK.
Please contact Darragh at Ruby50 for further details.
E-mail: darragh.browne@ruby50.com, Tel: 07788 872465
