Ruby on Rails Developer

We are a small, engaged team who architect enterprise-level software solutions for our partners in the financial services, healthcare, manufacturing, software and retail industries. From research to discovery, through development and design and on to implementation, migration and support, we work to create custom tailored apps and software solutions.

We are looking for smart, creative team members who enjoy working in an innovative, fast-paced, high-growth environment.

This is a remote position with 2-weeks of off-site work per quarter.

Benefits include:
1.5 earned days PTO a month
13th month payment
Continuing education and certification opportunities
Pay: PHP 50,000 + depending on experience and skill level

Job Description

We are looking for a Ruby on Rails developer responsible for managing the interchange of data between the server and the users. Your primary focus will be development of all server-side logic, definition and maintenance of the central database, and ensuring high performance and responsiveness to requests from the front-end. You will also be responsible for supporting the front-end elements built by your co-workers into the application. Therefore, a basic understanding of front-end technologies is necessary as well.

Responsibilities

- Design, build, and maintain efficient, reusable, and reliable Ruby code
- Integration of data storage solutions
- Developing RESTful APIs to be consumed by front-end components
- Identify bottlenecks and bugs, and devise solutions to these problems
- Help maintain code quality, organization and automatization

Skills

- Experience with Ruby on Rails, along with other common libraries such as RSpec and Resque
- Good understanding of the syntax of Ruby and its nuances
- Solid understanding of object-oriented programming
- Good understanding of server-side CSS preprocessors {{such as Sass, based on project requirements}}
- Basic understanding of front-end technologies, such as JavaScript, HTML5, and CSS3
- Familiarity with concepts of MVC, Mocking, ORM, and RESTful
- A knack for writing clean, readable Ruby code
- Ability to integrate multiple data sources and databases into one system
- Understanding of fundamental design principles behind a scalable application
- Able to create database schemas that represent and support business processes
- Able to implement automated testing platforms and unit tests
- Familiar with TDD and BDD
- Proficient understanding of code versioning tools, specifically GIT
- Familiarity with development aiding tools {{such as Bower, Bundler, Rake, etc}}
- Familiarity with continuous integration

To Apply:

Please send a resume and cover letter to: KathleenA@CodeAthena.com
Additionally, please answer the following question:
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