Ruby on Rails Developer

Do you believe that great code can change the world? We do.

SmartHippo is empowering consumers to take control of their financial lives. We currently have an opening for an experienced Ruby on Rails developer.

Responsibilities:  

• Use Rails 2.1 to design, develop, unit test, deploy, and document an engine that will collect and interpret financial rate data from external web sites.
• Provide support and perform system maintenance/upgrades.  

Required Skills:

• Bachelor's degree and/or 3-5 years experience developing, testing, deploying and maintaining web applications using open source technologies (i.e. LAMP, Java, Rails).
• Prior experience developing Ruby on Rails applications is a must
• Minimum of 3 years experience with SQL-based database development (in particular MySQL).
• Experience with OO design patterns and agile engineering practices (test-driven development, object-oriented design, refactoring)
• Deep understanding of common web concepts and technologies, such as: HTTP, Javascript (AJAX), HTML, CSS, XML & XPath, REGEXP and other related technologies
• Experience in building of the lexical/semantic parsers using Hpricot or REXML is a strong plus
• Experience with concurrency (i.e. use of DRb) is an asset
• You work well as part of a team, but you’re a self starter who doesn’t need to have their hand held. You excel at converting needs into solutions even in the absence of detailed specs and requirements documentation.

For the right candidate, we offer a competitive salary and benefits package and participation in the company’s stock option plan. All candidates considered for the position will be expected to complete a project which demonstrates your Rails proficiency.