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
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
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
Applicants must have the right to reside and work in the UK.
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
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.
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.
Our client is looking for a Ruby on Rails Team Leader to work in their growing and geographically diverse multi-language web development team, developing a large network of local community websites for the UK.
The job will entail solution design, project scoping and planning, agile development methodologies (SCRUM) and architecture development both for new sites and to extend the functionality of the existing websites, and working together with the rest of the development team in code level programming to deploy complete, performance optimized and reliable working solutions.
On top of his/her technical skills, the candidate will lead and mentor other team members, whilst acting as SCRUM Master.
The candidate will be expected to stay up-to-date on current developments in Web, search and Internet oriented software, software development technology and development methodologies. Successful applicants should be very familiar with open source development and open source tools and resources available on the Internet.
Based in central London, the environment is relaxed, open to new ideas and driven to make a difference. Current technologies include Ruby on Rails, XHTML, AJAX, Sphinx, Sorl/Lucene, Memcache, MySQL and Linux.
Must have:
• Excellent academic qualifications
• 3+ years experience in Ruby on Rails development
• 7+ years experience in Web development
• Excellent understanding of the web
• XHTML
• CSS
• AJAX
• MySQL
• DB design skills
• Linux
Nice to have:
• Experience with search engine
• Sphinx or Solr/Lucene
Our client is looking for a developer with at least 18 months commercial Ruby on Rails experience.
Working in a friendly team, 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 ideally have a degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or equivalent.
Required skills:
*Ruby on Rails
*Google Maps and Geocoding
*Agile development experience (XP / Scrum)
Desired skills:
*CSS
*Ajax
Salary: Up to 40k for the right developer.
This position is full-time and on-site. Applicants must have the right to reside and work in the UK.
Please contact darragh@ruby50.com for more info 
Our Client is looking for a mid to senior level Rails developer, with strong front-end development skills and at least 2 years commercial Ruby on Rails experience.
Based in funky offices just outside London, this 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: up to £36k+ for the right developer.
Applicants must have the right to reside and work in the UK.
Please contact darragh.browne@ruby50.com for further details.
Our client is looking for both a CTO and Senior developer to lead 5+ developers and manage growth of the application.
Working at an exciting social start-up based in London, successful applicants must have at least 2 years of commercial Rails experience and be well versed in BDD. It is also vital for applicants to have a good understanding of Agile/Scrum/XP methodologies and have extensive experience implementing such methods.
Development of the site is coming to a close and it will be handed over to a new team who will enable the application to evolve and grow.
This will be technically challenging but a fantastic working environment for the right individuals to get on board at the early stage of a project that will be massive
Required Skills:
- Ruby on Rails
- Cucumber/Rspec
- Agile development experience (XP/Scrum)
- Team management experience
Desired Skills:
Salary:
£100k+ for CTO
£60k – £80k for Senior Developer
Applicants must have the right to reside and wok in the UK.
Please contact darragh.browne@ruby50.com for further details.