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Coda Hale lives in Berkeley, CA, where he writes about Ruby on Rails, usability, web design and development, and the occasional bit about bicycles.

Rails programmer needed!

So I’m going to be leaving Gilsson shortly for a new startup in Berkeley, which means that my old job is now open. If you’re within commuting distance from Hayward, CA and are looking for a Rails/IT position, check this out:

Responsibilities:

  • Maintain local network of 5-10 workstations and 1-2 file and database servers, with a mix of Windows XP and Linux.
  • Improve and extend our Rails-powered e-commerce codebase, eventually rolling out new versions of two of our online stores.
  • Improve and maintain our Rails-powered product management database.
  • Maintain our Fedora Core 5 production Rails web server (Apache 2.2 + Mongrel, natch).
  • Develop custom applications for in-house use.

Requirements:

  • Strong experience with Ruby on Rails, web development and associated technologies, including Javascript, XHTML/CSS, XML, AJAX/AHAH, and RSS.
  • Experience with SQL in general, and using and configuring MySQL specifically.
  • Experience with e-commerce.
  • Commitment to web standards and accessibility.
  • Experience with test-driven development.
  • Familiarity with Subversion and Trac a plus.
  • Ability to be self-directed, complete tasks with minimal management oversight.
  • Flexibility and good on-the-fly problem-solving skills.

It’s a great place to work, and Ming (the CEO) is an awesome boss. There’s a lot of flexibility in work hours, and a lot of autonomy in the position–you get problems, you make solutions. (Plus, if you apply, you’ll probably get to meet me.) All of the code is well-documented, and all the important bits have full test coverage–no Daily WTF material here.

If this sounds like your kind of gig, email your resume to ming@gilsson.com with the subject line “IT Manager”. If you have any questions about the job, email me and I’ll do my best to answer them.

Regarding the new job, I’m going to be doing some Rails programming with a small team of people who I really admire, including the author of one of the books on my desk right now. I guess that’s one book I can leave for the new person… ;-)

This entry was posted on Thursday, July 20th, 2006 at 10:31am and is filed under Programming, Ruby and Rails. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. Both comments and pings are currently closed.

20th Jul 2006 10:31am Programming Ruby and Rails
 

2 Responses to “Rails programmer needed!”

  1. kogent Says:
    July 20th, 2006 at 11:30am

    AAGGGGHHH!!! Why did I only start to pickup Rails recently. I live 5 minutes away from Hayward (SLz). Currently I manage IT for a small cluster of Radio stations (Fremont) and have plenty php experience in an Enterprise environment. If you think ming would be open for someone like myself, shoot me an email and I’ll get him a resume.

  2. Tony Says:
    August 2nd, 2006 at 1:47pm

    Hey, that’s my book I guess. Welcome aboard!