IZEA - Senior Ruby Developer

[David J. Hinson]

We're looking for a highly motivated Ruby expert to join a fantastic
team of smart developers in downtown Orlando, FL. If you love writing
clean, tested code, and developing web apps that people want to use...
If you love trying out a new technology one day and deploying your
code into a production environment the next... If you love the idea of
working at a relatively flat organization where you're two seats from
the CEO and the Beatles are streaming on the radio, you'll fit right
in here.


Primary Responsibilities

Develop and maintain features using Ruby on Rails
Know your way around our databases, optimizing queries and diagnosing
issues as they arise
Write (good) unit and functional tests
Reproduce and fix application errors and unexpected behaviors reported
by internal users and external customers
Work with the product owner to nail down the best solutions to
development problems and business requirements
Set deadlines and communicate often about progress toward those goals


What We're Looking For

5+ years professional web development experience
3+ years Ruby on Rails development experience
Strong understanding of relational databases
Linux ninja skills (you'll spend a good part of your day SSH'd to our
servers)
Experience deploying enterprise-level applications
Basic knowledge of DNS, CDN, load balancing, SMTP, SSL, etc
Strong knowledge of Git
Ability to multitask and prioritize multiple incoming requests without
dropping the ball
Excellent verbal and written communications skills
Problem solver at heart
Lives (or wants to live) in the Orlando area


Bonus Points if...

you're familiar with at least a handful of the following: Bundler,
Delayed Job, Compass/SASS, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Formtastic,
Nokogiri, Authlogic, Mechanize
you've worked with the Google Analytics
you have a Github account (or at least didn't have to Google that)
you've written and deployed from a Capistrano recipe


IZEA Benefits

Competitive medical, dental, vision insurance
Long and short-term disability
Life and AD&D insurance
401(k) Plan w/ Matching
10+ paid vacation/sick days per year
12 paid holidays every year
Gym reimbursement
A fun, energetic work environment

Email your resume to: jo...@izea.com.