# JOBS: Principal Ruby on Rails Software Developer (Boston - relocation assistance provided) **URL:** \ **Category:** Rails\ **Created:** [May 11, 2010, 9:50pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/jobs-principal-ruby-on-rails-software-developer-boston-relocation-assistance-provided/188431 "2010-05-11T21:50:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![selectiverec1](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/41988e/32.png) [@selectiverec1](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/selectiverec1)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2010, 9:50pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/jobs-principal-ruby-on-rails-software-developer-boston-relocation-assistance-provided/188431/1 "2010-05-11T21:50:09Z")
PLEASE SUBMIT RESUMES TO THE FOLLOWING LINK: [http://hire.jobvite.com/j/?aj=o1HiVfwF&s=googlekeywords](http://hire.jobvite.com/j/?aj=o1HiVfwF&s=googlekeywords) Brief Description Does the idea of working in a start-up environment where you have a significant role in defining and creating the product get you excited? We’ve got some big product ideas that will have an impact on millions of people and are looking for the right people to help us build them. We’re looking for passionate engineers that love solving large, hard scaling problems and appreciate beautiful UIs. Description This position is located in Cambridge, MA and relocation to that area will be necesarry. Relocation assistance is available for those individuals that will require it. Summary - Principal Ruby R. Software Engineer You will be joining a team of technical and business veterans whose collective experience includes writing J2EE servers, launching the Flash platform and growing successful, public companies. We look forward to learning as much from you as you will learn from us. Working for Brightcove will give you a unique opportunity to join a growing, privately held company, and play an integral role building products and online services that promise to transform the media industry and change the way people all over the world watch video. Responsibilities - Principal Ruby R. Software Engineer: Develop subsystems that are scalable, maintainable and debuggable. Participate actively in software design discussions. Participate actively in product definition discussions. Writing code that is both functional and elegant. Design and implement unit tests. Diagnose performance bottlenecks and implement optimizations. Minimum Job Requirements: Excellent knowledge of Ruby, Rails and JRuby In-depth experience building distributed, multithreaded, scalable, fault-tolerant systems Excellent knowledge of Web service technologies (HTTP, AJAX, REST, SOAP) Solid coding practices including design, unit testing, and peer code- reviews 5 to 7+ years of development experience Strong knowledge of Java Excellent technical communication skills in both written and spoken English Why Brightcove? Brightcove is an online video platform that is used by media companies, businesses and organizations worldwide to publish and distribute video on the Web. We’ve worked hard to create a company where talented, passionate people can thrive in a culture that values individual empowerment, excellence and collaboration. Working at Brightcove gives you the chance to reshape how media is published and consumed while you develop your skills, grow your career, and have fun. We look forward to receiving your application! Brightcove is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE).