# Ruby On Rails Startup In Barcelona

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**Created:** [June 13, 2008, 1:00pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-on-rails-startup-in-barcelona/140383 "2008-06-13T13:00:59Z")\
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**Post date:** [June 13, 2008, 1:00pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-on-rails-startup-in-barcelona/140383/1 "2008-06-13T13:00:59Z")

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We are a startup company working on a confidential business project  
related to the distribution of consumer finance products in the Euro  
zone, starting with Spain. The company is founded by a seasoned  
industry expert with experience in the U.S. and in Spain and is in its  
early phase.

We offer a unique opportunity for driven individuals with high ethic  
and entrepreneurial spirit to learn from the unique experience of  
working in a startup. The pace will be intense but the work  
interesting, fun, and guaranteed to help you grow professionally.

We have started to develop our platform in Ruby and need senior  
programmers.

Candidate profile  
• The mindset it takes to succeed in a startup:  
o very driven  
o take ownership  
o team player  
o flexible

• The technical skills to build a great product  
o Strong experience in programming (at least 5 years)  
o Strong understanding of architecture (ability to create flexibility  
and scalability)  
o Able to work on various aspects of technology (programming, data,  
etc)

• The pragmatism needed in a startup  
o Ability to make things simple but not strip a system of its core  
value  
o Ability to start with the end product in mind  
o Project management expertise to identify issues early and propose  
solution

If your goal is not to be a “coding Xerox machine” who simply does  
what the specs say but more to participate in building a product, a  
team and a culture, we are looking forward to hearing from you and  
know how we can share our talents and energy.

If you want to know more,…

The position is based in Barcelona. And if you want to know more  
about our project, team, ambitions and progress to date, feel free to  
contact us.  
• Write a simple 1 page cover letter to explain your motivation, why  
you think you’d be a good addition to the team  
• Make sure to include your financial requirements, current location  
and, if you are eligible to work in the EU.  
• Send that letter and your resume to removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid

Before you write, ask yourself if you really want to be near the beach  
but have a lot of work to do (you will have opportunities to go to the  
beach but this is not just about having fun and real hard work will  
have to be done).

We hope you will be interested in the challenge and fun we offer and  
are looking forward to meeting you