# Senior Ruby Developer Wanted in Vancouver, BC **URL:** \ **Category:** Rails\ **Created:** [May 23, 2008, 12:00am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/senior-ruby-developer-wanted-in-vancouver-bc/138432 "2008-05-23T00:00:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![TeamPages.com](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@TeamPages.com](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/TeamPages.com)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2008, 12:00am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/senior-ruby-developer-wanted-in-vancouver-bc/138432/1 "2008-05-23T00:00:52Z")
Job Category: Internet Job Type: Full Time/Permanent Company Name: TeamPages Inc. City: Vancouver, BC Description: [TeamPages.com](http://TeamPages.com) is a venture-backed company seeking a skilled, driven, and experienced Senior Developer to join our 4-person team in our downtown Vancouver office. We are a fast paced, Web 2.0 company that enables sports teams, leagues and athletes to manage their athletic schedules and communication online. We have a small, energetic team with an intense focus on execution and customer value. Our developers practice agile development methodologies while working in Ruby on Rails. We provide great benefits… • A highly competitive base salary with aggressive bonus incentives. • Three weeks of personal vacation. • Excellent medical and dental insurance provided at zero cost to employees. • Attractive stock options. • Flextime. …and a great working environment: • You’ll be part of a team of top-notch professionals with exceptional experience and academic backgrounds. • We allow for flexible schedules, defining work hours in ways that make sense for you and the company. • An office at a convenient location in downtown Vancouver (Yaletown - 1112 Mainland St.) The Position The Senior Developer will be responsible for supporting two of the chief development initiatives: enhancing site navigation and creating new user interface designs. This person will be a key player working with both the development and executive team in the planning and programming many features critical to existing and new web applications. A TeamPages Senior Developer is someone that loves to write code, yet has an eye for design. This position will report directly to the Chief Executive Officer. Responsibilities will include: • Produce high-quality Ruby Code • Craft CSS and HTML to produce good-looking standards compliant web pages • Adjust backend services as required • Hack out JavaScript and enhance site usability • Communicate clearly with customers and staff • Mentor less experienced team members • Respond to other daily challenges as they arise Required qualifications and skills: • A Degree or Diploma in Computer Science or related experience • 5 years experience as a developer • At least 2 years experience in a web programming language • SQL experience, preferably with MySQL • HTML and CSS mastery • Experience with JavaScript and AJAX • The ability to take initiative, solve problems, and communicate effectively • Analytical and quantitative skills Desirable Qualifications: • Specific experience with building traffic and sources of revenue for consumer websites and portals. • A successful track record of developing market ready web applications • Experience and passion for sports and recreation an asset Our Business [TeamPages.com](http://TeamPages.com) values creativity, enthusiasm, intelligence and precision. Each member of our team exemplifies this through a variety of ways: • A cross disciplinary approach to product development • Every team member, regardless of job description, is ultimately part of the marketing team – building a great product that is useful to people. • Open and candid dialog • Constantly improving our skills through books, blogs, conferences, seminars, and mentors • Professional excellence • Work-life balance • Emphasis on rapid market validation to ensure that features are useful to our visitors. We Want to Hear From You! We believe that this role at [TeamPages.com](http://TeamPages.com) is a fantastic opportunity for the right individual. Are you a skilled professional with a strong work ethic? Do you want to work with top-notch people who are dedicated to producing the best product possible? If so we want to hear from you. Please direct all inquiries and resumes to removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid, attention Adam Palmblad. Please include salary expectations in the cover letter.