Ruby Developer

Title: Ruby Developer
Salary: GBP50,000 - GBP55,000 per annum
Location: Hertfordshire

Description:
My client is seeking a Ruby Developer with recognized commercial experience to join a market leading cloud service business. Working as part of a highly successful and technically advanced team you will develop customer facing and internal systems for numerous brands. You will be working with Ruby on Rails in a dynamic and agile environment with continuous exposure to new technologies. The company are rapidly growing so this role offers genuine progression and the opportunity to help shape the business.

What you'll be doing:
*Working on full life cycle of projects from initial requirement gathering and planning, development, internal demonstrations and finally deployment.
*You will focus on creating quality software and delivering breath-taking customer experience.
*You will be immersed in the ever changing web arena and newly emerging technologies.
What we are looking for:


Essential
*Proven track record of delivering web applications
*Proven commercial experience using Ruby on Rails
*Experience of test driven development (eg. rspec)
*Experience of Agile development (XP/Scrum)
*Good understanding of version control tools (eg. Git)
*Working knowledge of OSX/Linux
*Experience of using MySQL/PostgreSQL/Redis
*Strong communication skills with the ability to present your ideas to a team
*Flexibility, commitment and a collaborative approach to working
*The ability to operate under pressure and meet deadlines
*Focus on frequent delivery of working systems


Desirable
*Experience of web services
*Experience of other Scripting languages
*Experience of common web technologies (including Javascript, AJAX, CSS, HTML5)
*Involvement in the Rails community

The company offers genuine career progression and the chance to learn and work with new leading edge technologies. If you are interested in finding out more, please send your CV ASAP