We’re a fun and exciting provider of Internet-based, spatial analytics
information. We are profitable and have market-accepted products with
quickly expanding demand. We are looking to hire a Senior Rails Engineer
with outstanding Ruby on Rails experience who loves Big Data. This is an
exceptional opportunity for a great developer to become the senior
engineer
of a small and growing, profitable, venture-backed company.
*This position is located in our Worcester, MA, offices. (Read further
about our location, below!) Relocation assistance will be offered for
the
right out-of-area candidate. *
What You’ll Be Doing:
- Serving as a Sr. engineer on the technology team developing
map-based
information products - Solving challenging problems working with massive datasets that
include crime statistics, schools, lifestyles, neighborhoods and more - Working in an Agile, TDD environment, writing code you can be proud
of - Keeping existing products up-to-date and developing new products
with
the latest technologies, architectures, and standards - Working alongside a nimble engineering team, being team oriented
- Collaborating with PhD Geographers and Statisticians to create new,
disruptive products
What’s In it For You?
• Major opportunity to be part of a small, growing, profitable
company
• Casual fun working environment, solving some of the most
exhilarating Big Data problems in the industry, alongside a team that’s
as
passionate as you are about this stuff!
• Competitive salary, stock options, and great benefits (401(k),
100% medical coverage, 11 paid holidays)
• Long-term stability with a venture backed start up that is
already
profitable and growing
• Investors include the Founders of MapQuest and CoreLogic
Desired Skills & Experience:
-
A BS in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or similar; MS
preferred -
5+ years designing and implementing complex, data-heavy e-commerce
systems -
Self-directed time management, documentation and communication
skills -
Proven Effective ability to work with others
-
To be passionate about your craft
-
Extensive RoR app dev experience with merchant processing
capabilities -
An ideal candidate would also possess:
- Familiarity with GIS-related software, incl. spatial databases
such
as PostGIS and the Google Maps Javascript APIs - Experience with all aspects/tiers of web and mobile web app
development - Strong Unix skills including API/data mining experience
- Scaling and performance tuning of high-traffic, data-heavy sites
- Familiarity with GIS-related software, incl. spatial databases
Our Environment
· Hand coded Rails 3, Ruby 1.9, HTML5/CSS3, JavaScript/JQuery
· OpenStreetMap, Google Maps API, Engine Y., Amazon AWS,
PostgreSQL/PostGIS
· We use all of your favorite tools: GitHub, Basecamp, Pivotal,
etc.
Our Location
· Headquartered in Worcester, Massachusetts, New England’s
second
largest city, recently featured in The New York Times: Long a College
Town
Worcester Now Looks the Part
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/07/realestate/commercial/long-a-college-town-worcester-now-looks-the-part.html?_r=0
· In a walkable neighborhood, yards away from commuter rail hub,
highway, pubs, restaurants and coffee shops.
· 5 miles in any direction and you are in quaint New England
towns
with nationally-ranked schools, historic charm, and great housing
options
(and we would know, we’re the experts!).
Interested?
Tell us about yourself and why you would like to work with us! Email
[email protected] and include a link to your website / portfolio /
GitHub / LinkedIn.
Company Description
My client is a small, high-end geospatial analysis Company born of
university research, specializing in location-based decision-making
tools:
analytics, information and data. We license geospatial risk analytics
and
SaaS products for a host of business to business applications, and run
NeighborhoodScout.com, the largest neighborhood search engine in the
world,
and “the most trusted source for choosing a neighborhood,” according
to
Money® Magazine.