Optoroa rapidly growing e-commerce and software businessis looking
for a Front-End Web D. and a Back-End Web D. to help us
expand our suite of Ruby-on-Rails-based web applications.
Successful candidates will join an energetic, creative, and forward-
thinking team in creating dynamic Ruby on Rails applications to drive
Optoros internal process and to sell its product on a high-
visibility, destination e-commerce website.
Our tech team will be small, yet powerful (3-5 members), with each
member a heavy-hitter making a competitive salary and eligible for
significant equity options in our profitable and well-capitalized
business.
As we are always looking to push the technological envelope, you
should be both at the forefront of new technologies (web, mobile,
tablet, etc.) and at home with current standards in web programming.
Our ideal candidates:
Are excited about Ruby and Ruby on Rails
Either know Rails or have demonstrated strong understanding of web
technologies and are willing to learn quickly
Are passionate about good, clean code
Are comfortable working in a team environment with technical and non-
technical people alike.
Have built and deployed apps for fun on their own time
Truly understands open source and is passionate about open code
Are comfortable with git and is not afraid of leaving the IDE
Stay on top of the latest trends in the tech world
Both positions will be responsible for programming ruby with the Ruby
on Rails framework, including automated tests in RSpec and Cucumber.
The front-end developer should have excellent knowledge of javascript,
css, and html; understanding of web usability; and an eye for good
design.
The back-end developer should have experience configuring, deploying,
and maintaining Linux systems (preferrably running Ubuntu), including
software such as Apache Httpd, Nginx, Passenger, MySQL, MongoD, and
Redis. Experience with Puppet and EC2 are a plus.
About Us:
Growing, profitable, and well capitalized; in business since 2004
A young, energetic team based in the Washington, DC area
Laid-back and results-oriented
In Lanham, MD, by Route 50 and the Beltway, conveniently accessible
from the DC metro region and Baltimore (many folks live in downtown dc
20 min away and never any traffic:)
Compensation:
Competitive salary and equity component in a rapidly growing company
Benefits: 401k, full health, paid time off, company lunches, and
flexible schedules
This is a full-time position.