# Ruby on Rails Programmer - Austin, TX

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Ruby on Rails Programmer - Otherinbox  
OtherInbox is looking to hire an experienced Ruby On Rails Programmer to  
join our team. We are looking for a highly motivated, goal-oriented  
individual who will be responsible for designing, building and  
maintaining sections of the product. The successful candidate should be  
a flexible, highly independent worker as well as an excellent team  
player, and able to work efficiently under tight deadlines. All ROR  
programmers get paid to attend the Lone Star Ruby Conference in Austin  
and the O’Reilly RailsConf in Portland. We’re committed to being the  
best place for Ruby on Rails Programmers to work in Austin.

Responsibilities  
â€¢ Design, build and maintain Ruby On Rails code for a consumer web  
service  
â€¢ Deploy on Amazon Web Services including EC2, S3, SQS  
â€¢ Implementation of upgrades, patches, code releases, and database  
changes  
â€¢ Produce high quality, well-documented code  
â€¢ Be part of a team and create a culture that attracts the best of the  
best  
â€¢ Use the product yourself and help make it better

Requirements  
â€¢ BS or equivalent experience  
â€¢ At least one year Ruby On Rails experience  
â€¢ Ability to work in an Agile, Scrum, XP environment  
â€¢ Good understanding of HTML, CSS and AJAX  
â€¢ Good understanding of Internet protocols such as TCP/IP, DNS, SMTP,  
HTTP, POP, IMAP, MIME  
â€¢ Good understanding of Web-based technology as it relates to the  
web-hosted model of software delivery  
â€¢ Hands-on experience working with a MySQL or SQL Server database, SQL  
programming  
â€¢ Excellent organization and communication skills

About OtherInbox  
OtherInbox is an Austin-based start-up founded by serial entrepreneur  
and email-marketing guru Joshua B… OtherInbox is the cure for email  
overload - it provides consumers with a free email account that  
automatically organizes newsletters, social networking updates, coupons  
and receipts from online purchases so that its easy to find the most  
interesting things and ignore the rest. OtherInbox shows the consumer  
who is really responsible for sending them spam and gives them a  
powerful new Block button to stop it once and for all. OtherInbox  
launched publicly in September 2008 at TechCrunch50.

To apply for this position  
Please send your resume to removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid. No phone calls,  
please. Please include the job title â€œRuby On Railsâ€ in the subject line  
of your email. Qualified applicants will be responded to as quickly as  
possible.
