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**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/jobs/173804>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [August 15, 2009, 9:55am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/jobs/173804 "2009-08-15T09:55:38Z")\
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**Author:** ![Robert\_Vreeman](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/a8b319/32.png) [@Robert\_Vreeman](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Robert_Vreeman)\
**Post date:** [August 15, 2009, 9:55am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/jobs/173804/1 "2009-08-15T09:55:38Z")

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Lead developer for startup company

Job Description  
I-Vita is a startup founded by two Stanford MBA graduates and is  
looking for a qualified programmer in the website/database/algorithm  
space (LAMP solution) to complete our team. We are looking for a  
developer (ideally with Ruby on Rails or Python/Django experience) who  
can architect our website and integrate it with Ecommerce capabilities  
and an outside API.  
The perfect candidate should be comfortable making key decisions from  
an engineering standpoint, and able to run with them. Most importantly  
he or she should be excited to join a startup.

Qualifications

- Knowledge of or experience with algorithms
- Knowledge of databases and search engines engineering
- Scripting and programming skills (Phyton, Perl, PHP)
- Preferably some experience with visual design eg Photoshop, and  
basic knowledge of PSD-\>HTML/CSS

Preferred Skills

- B.S. in computer science or equivalent
- Experience with search technologies and methodologies

About The Company  
Using a sophisticated algorithm [I-Vita.com](http://I-Vita.com) will compute your ideal  
individualized dietary supplements formula based on a dynamic online  
questionnaire and deliver these personalized supplements to your home  
every other week. On our website you will be asked to answer between  
50-100 questions regarding your health, your lifestyle and your diet.  
Based on this information, your optimized supplement formula is  
computed. We will show the reasoning behind every single  
recommendation in the form of scientific evidence. Once you sign up as  
a subscriber you will get your supplements delivered every other week.  
When you or things in your life change, you simply update your  
personal information and your supplements will change with you.

Applying for the Job  
Please submit your resume via email to Robert Vreeman at r.vreeman@i-

> **[VITA - Home](https://www.vita.com/)**
>
> VITA is the organization driving technology and standards for the bus and board industry. Committed to open standards for embedded computing, VITA members share in advancing specifications and creating market awareness for technologies.
