# JOBS - RoR Web Developer - San Francisco

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/jobs-ror-web-developer-san-francisco/152185>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [October 30, 2008, 10:55pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/jobs-ror-web-developer-san-francisco/152185 "2008-10-30T22:55:23Z")\
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**Author:** ![bkunkel](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/9e8a1a/32.png) [@bkunkel](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/bkunkel)\
**Post date:** [October 30, 2008, 10:55pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/jobs-ror-web-developer-san-francisco/152185/1 "2008-10-30T22:55:23Z")

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Senior Web D. (RoR)

We’ve been retained by a well positioned and managed San Francisco  
based  
(SOMA) startup to find an exceptional Ruby on Rails (RoR) business  
applications developer. Be a key part of a brilliant team making great  
SaaS  
products for a huge Small Business market space. We’re looking for the  
developer who wants to work with some of the brightest minds on Ruby,  
JavaScript, CSS/HTML and MySQL. Design products and develop code in a  
dynamic Agile environment. Our client offers an A-list of team  
members in a great start-up environment; above-market comp package  
includes benefits and stock.

Position Description:

· Write bullet proof code that is highly scalable.  
· Design and implement software for SaaS business management  
applications and supporting middleware.  
· Write unit tests and coordinate your development with the CTO and  
the development team.  
· Deploy applications.  
· Perform version control with SVN and participate in release  
management.  
· This position requires technical leadership qualities exercised in a  
hands-on, non-bureaucratic style and a willingness to mentor and  
review other team member’s work product as required to strengthen the  
team and to improve the product.

Requirements:

· Undergraduate degree in Computer Science or Computer Engineering  
degree or equivalent.  
· Strong knowledge of building secure and scalable web applications  
· Business or financial systems experience a big plus.  
· Strong knowledge of HTML, JavaScript, Ruby, Rails, Linux, MySQL and  
Apache.  
· REST or other services oriented design experience.  
· Experience with JSON and XML, including parsing, schema, and  
transformations.  
· Strong grasp of network protocols, caching, synchronization,  
pooling, threads, concurrency, distributed computing, transactions,  
and optimization.  
· Disciplined approach to software development, with mindset of test-  
driven coding and agile project management.  
Strong teamwork skills, practical business sense and a passion for  
delivering cool and innovative products.

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**Author:** ![bkunkel](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/9e8a1a/32.png) [@bkunkel](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/bkunkel)\
**Post date:** [January 23, 2009, 7:02am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/jobs-ror-web-developer-san-francisco/152185/2 "2009-01-23T07:02:57Z")

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Rails was created in 2003 by David Heinemeier H.and has since  
been extended by the Rails core team, more than 1,400 contributors,  
and supported by avibrant ecosystem.

should probably read:

Rails was created in 2003 by David Heinemeier H.and has since  
been extended by the Rails core team, more than 1,400 contributors,  
and is supported by avibrant ecosystem.

Julian.