Forum: Ruby on Rails [JOBS] RoR Developer at SF Google-Backed Start Up

The Climate Corporation is a Google Ventures funded big data startup 
with a
mission to help people adapt to climate change. We make sense of huge
amounts of complicated data and run simulations <http://goo.gl/9Fv0J> to
determine the risk of adverse weather, which influences 25% of GDP.
We are looking for a Web Application Developer who are passionate about
innovation and share the value in our mission. You can read more about 
the
position below. If you are interested, either email your resume to
nvisconti@climate.com, or apply online at climate.com/company/careers. *
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*What you will do:*

   - You wont be bored working with just ActiveRecord. Youll get to 
learn
   something new, like: EventMachine, Goliath, etc.
   - You will learn to break up a large monolithic legacy Rails 
application
   into small, testable, and well-designed functional units
   - You will employ test-driven and behavior-driven development
   - You will be working in a service-oriented architectures and learn 
how
   to create/use service APIs
   - Participate in daily stand-ups, sprint planners, reviews,
   retrospectives, and the occasional ping-pong game

*What you bring to the table:*

   - Experience building transactional systems with Rails, Ruby, MySQL
   - Experience with deployment  in distributed environments and are
   familiar with the associated challenges
   - Intuitively understand web technologies and web application
   architectures
   - Familiar with RSpec, Cucumber
   - Are creative, self-motivated and able to prioritize & get things 
done
   - Have contributed to an open source effort
   - Write elegant, maintainable and easy-to-follow code
   - BS, MS or equivalent in Computer Science or related technical field
   - At least one year of experience developing web apps in Ruby, 
Python,
   Java or Clojure
   - Team player who feels at home in an open and flat-structured
   environment, and takes pride in a job well done

*What We Offer:*

Our team is composed of some of the most brilliant interdisciplinary 
minds
in the industry. Climatology Specialists, Big Data Engineers,
Mathematicians, Front end Application Engineers and more work together 
to
create the most forward thinking technology in the industry. The
environment is extremely engaging and fast-paced, with dozens of
specialties coming together to provide the best product possible product
and experience for our customers.  As Mark Twain said, A great deal has
been said about the weather, but very little has been done about it. Our
goal is to change that.

   - Competitive salary, excellent benefits, and some of the best perks 
in
   the industry, including:
   - Generous stock options. Our success is your success.
   - Catered lunch 5 days a week from a varied array of San Francisco
   eateries
   - Endless snacks and company-paid dinner
   - 3-On 1-Off Sprints. That means that 25% of your time is spent
   working on your own innovations for the company.
   - Company sponsored outings, including go-kart races, kayaking, 
holiday
   yacht parties, and sporting events, etc.
   - An always-stocked kegerator
   - Energetic idea-driven work environment with an exciting culture
   - Exciting world-changing opportunity - we are solving problems that
   have a massive impact on the world
   - A driven, talented team that aims to make a large-scale impact 
through
   an innovative technology platform

Hi,

I am really interested in the job description. I have two years 
experience
developing web applications with Ruby on Rails using TDD and BDD with
RSpec, Capybara and Cucumber. Right now I am living in Mexico City, I 
hope
this is not a problem?

I Attached my resume.

Regards,
Josue Figueroa
+52 55 4368 6686

2012/11/21 Nathan Visconti <nvisconti@climate.com>