# Job posting: Ruby / Ruby on Rails developers

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/job-posting-ruby-ruby-on-rails-developers/96705>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [January 24, 2006, 6:23pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/job-posting-ruby-ruby-on-rails-developers/96705 "2006-01-24T18:23:38Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Guy](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Guy](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Guy)\
**Post date:** [January 24, 2006, 6:23pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/job-posting-ruby-ruby-on-rails-developers/96705/1 "2006-01-24T18:23:38Z")

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Greetings,

We are currently hiring experienced Ruby / Rails developers to work  
with our small team at Default / Springbolt. Below is the job  
description as shown on our (holding) website:  
[http://www.springbolt.com/jobs.htm](http://www.springbolt.com/jobs.htm)

Please reply off-list with any interest or questions.

Thanks for your time.

Guy

Below is the job description:

London based company seeks Ruby / Rails developers to join existing  
team in both research and production roles. The role calls for a team  
player with good customer facing and communication skills, a  
willingness to learn new methods and technologies.

You’ll ideally have a consulting / software development background  
and will be able to demonstrate your competencies using a portfolio of  
sites you have been involved in designing and building. You’ll have  
developed content-management systems and designed applications for  
production-strength architectures. You’ll understand how to optimise  
relational databases and write fast queries. You’ll be happy working  
within a small team of capable and enthusiastic developers with  
practical processes and to high standards. You’ll have a keen eye for  
detail and a desire to maintain exemplary output. You’ll be  
experienced in taking ownership and responsibility for functional  
sections from conception through design to implementation and support.  
You will also receive training as necessary to develop your technical  
skills further.

The successful candidate will join a committed and friendly team.

# Essential skill set:

- 1+ years Ruby development experience
- Strong working knowledge of Rails
- Solid understanding of database administration, particularly MySql
- Knowledge of Javascript, CSS and AJAX preferred
- Enterprise level development experience a plus!

# Key Responsibilities:

- Carry out requirements analysis and system design with full  
responsibility or as part of the team
- Manage time and plan work to ensure quality output on time and budget
- Produce code to standards ensuring it is high quality, maintainable  
and fully tested
- Ensure projects are documented in a manner that will ease future  
system and code upgrades

Duration: 3 month trial period with a view for full time employment.  
Location: We are based in Notting Hill, London.  
Salary: £25 - £35K

# Applicants are required to send the following:

1/. A CV  
2/. URLs exemplifying your work.  
3/. Give three web based examples of your favoured web applications.  
(these can be your own work and/or other websites you consider to be of  
merit.

Please send CV and application for the attention of Guy at the  
following address: removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid

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**Author:** ![Guy](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Guy](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Guy)\
**Post date:** [January 24, 2006, 8:25pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/job-posting-ruby-ruby-on-rails-developers/96705/2 "2006-01-24T20:25:24Z")

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On 1/24/06, Guy [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:

> Greetings,
> 
> We are currently hiring experienced Ruby / Rails developers to work  
> with our small team at Default / Springbolt.

There’s actually a city named “Default”? I guess that’s what a city is  
named if nobody specifies a name. 😉