# (JOBS) Ruby on Rails Developer Wanted in Lake Mary, FL

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/jobs-ruby-on-rails-developer-wanted-in-lake-mary-fl/188250>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [May 8, 2010, 11:20am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/jobs-ruby-on-rails-developer-wanted-in-lake-mary-fl/188250 "2010-05-08T11:20:27Z")\
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**Author:** ![Leah\_Carden](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/a88e4f/32.png) [@Leah\_Carden](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Leah_Carden)\
**Post date:** [May 8, 2010, 11:20am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/jobs-ruby-on-rails-developer-wanted-in-lake-mary-fl/188250/1 "2010-05-08T11:20:27Z")

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Company Background:

Avatar International (Lake Mary, FL), a research and consulting  
services company, is the innovative leader in measurement and  
continuous quality improvement in healthcare. As the fastest growing  
healthcare survey firm in the country, Avatar strives to be the best  
in integrated services, user-centered designs, actionable data and  
reporting for the best outcomes.

Description:

As a Web software developer at Avatar, you will play an integral role  
in developing flexible and scalable web applications and mobile  
solutions serving organizations, professionals and patients in the  
healthcare space. You will have the opportunity to architect and  
develop mission critical new systems, as well as improve existing  
systems.

Major responsibility will include, but not limited to,

• Solve problems and create solutions by producing great architecture,  
design, application and user experience, with scalable high  
performance and easy to maintain codes

• Full life cycle software development, both new products, enhancement  
and maintenance of existing products

• Collaborate with IT staffs to ensure best practices in design,  
development, quality assurance, documentation and deployment

• Scoping, estimation, planning and execution of plans to ensure  
deliverables meeting the expectations and requirements of internal and  
external customers; Establishes and maintains effective relationships  
with customers and gains their trust/respect; Self-motivated and  
accountable

• Immediate responsibilities are to be in charge of the continuing  
development and maintenance of multiple web applications based on Ruby  
and MySQL

Qualifying Skills:

- Advanced web development with Ruby, Ruby on Rails and PHP and  
capable of handling the entire development project alone or in a small  
team environment

- Advanced database design, implementation and programming with MySQL,  
general SQL language and Active Records

- Advanced JavaScript, JQuery, Prototype, Spry and other JavaScript/  
Ajax frameworks; HTML/CSS developments for multiple browser supports

- iPhone web development with Ruby and jQTouch

- Capable of deploying and managing Rails or PHP web applications with  
FreeBSD/Apache/MySQL server environment

- GIT source code version controls

- Mac, Windows XP, Linux/FreeBSD, Windows Server 2003/2008

- MS Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook)

- Multitasking; Proactive approach to problem resolution; Willingness  
and ability to immediately adapt to changes in business requirements;  
Results driven

- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Bonus Skills:

- Webkit, Firebug or similar developer tools

- HAML and SASS

- Photoshop

- XML skills and web services development

- Microsoft SQL Server