Job Description :
We are looking for Senior Ruby on Rails Developer in Charlottesville, VA for Fulltime position.
Job Description:
Position: Senior Ruby on Rails Developer
Location: Charlottesville, VA
Duration: Fulltime
Client: Direct Client
CANDIDATE REQUIREMENTS
Minimum 5 years experience with Ruby on Rails
BS in computer science or equivalent experience
Has lead development of systems architecture
Minimum 10 years of demonstrated progressive experience
Extensive relational database programming experience (Oracle, Postgres, MySQL) and Extensive experience with full stack (Linux, Apache, Passenger, RoR, RDBMS)
NICE-TO-HAVES
Experience with ElasticSearch, AWS, SOAP, REST
Mentoring teammates
ROLE DESCRIPTION
DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES
You are a senior Ruby on Rails developer who loves nothing better than to roll up your sleeves and get your hands dirty. You also have broad knowledge and experience so as to define and refine architecture. You will quickly grok the current state, help define the future state, and then guide and make major contributions to the development of the future state. We have systems in Rails 2, 3, 4, and 5. All the legacy systems need to be modernized. We have an in-progress project that needs attention, a migration of all systems out of the data center and into AWS, and a ton of modernization and feature work defined for 2018 and beyond. We are an agile shop, with daily check-ins, bi-weekly demos, bi-weekly maintenance releases, and quarterly feature releases. We are a Linux shop, running on Oracle, Postgres, and MySQL.
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Job Responsibilities:
Provide technical leadership and direction
Contribute in a major way to implementation
Balance short- and long-term priorities
Lead development of systems architecture
Mentor teammates
Collaborate closely with business stakeholders
Improve processes and productivity
Solve problems, show initiative, don''t sit around waiting for someone else
EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, AND SKILL REQUIREMENTS
BS or MS in computer science or equivalent education + experience
Minimum of ten years of demonstrated progressive experience
Minimum of five years with Ruby on Rails
Advanced knowledge and practical experience with application design patterns
Fluent with version control using git
Experience with ElasticSearch, AWS, SOAP, REST
Strong analytical skills and attention to details
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Experience with current JavaScript frameworks, particularly Angular, and how to communicate with such a framework via APIs
Extensive experience with full stack (Linux, Apache, Passenger, RoR, RDBMS)
Extensive relational database programming experience (Oracle, Postgres, MySQL)
Excellent skills troubleshooting production issues
Quick learner