GigPark is hiring

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Paul Dowman

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Jun 17, 2009, 5:29:31 PM6/17/09
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We're looking for a Ruby on Rails Developer!

About us
* GigPark is a Toronto-based web startup that's growing fast
* Built with Ruby on Rails and hosted on EC2
* We develop iteratively and release regularly
* We care about quality - our code is well-designed and tested
* We work hard, but smart. We believe less code is better and simple
UI design is key
* We're not religious about technology. We believe in using the right
tool for the job
* We like to give back to the open source community

About you
* You have a passion for the web
* You believe that database design is part of application development
and you care what happens after your code is deployed
* You have a portfolio of open-source or commercial work you're proud
to show us
* You have opinions on better tools & technologies and love to try new
things. You are also pragmatic and choose the best tool for the job
* You have a solid understanding of software fundamentals including:
programming languages, scalability, security and source code
management
* Ideally you have experience with most of the following:
* Ruby on Rails
* SQL and database design
* HTML & CSS (we use Haml and Sass)
* JavaScript
* Linux or other *NIX OS's
* Test-driven development
* Web standards
* ... but you love to learn new tools & technologies so you're
confident that you can quickly become an expert in any of these that
may be new to you!
* Design skills would be a bonus!

We're offering
* Chance to join a growing startup before everyone knows the name
* Competitive salary

If you're interested, or know someone that might be, please get in
touch: jo...@gigpark.com

Geoffrey Wiseman

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Jun 18, 2009, 12:45:23 PM6/18/09
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On Jun 17, 5:29 pm, Paul Dowman <li...@pauldowman.com> wrote:
> We're looking for a Ruby on Rails Developer!

And if you're interested in my take:
http://torontotechjobs.wordpress.com/2009/06/18/gigpark-ruby-on-rails-developer/
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