Front End / Rails Web Developer
About The Position
The Heroku Web Apps team is dedicated to beautiful, usable, and valuable web apps. We’re highly collaborative, make decisions in minutes, and ship features in hours. We believe in getting customer validation early, verifying with real data, but also running with our gut. The small team includes UI/UX design and product management, but everyone on the team is responsible for the success of our products, including that we’re building the right thing in the first place, and that it’s polished and beautiful when it’s done. We're seeking a developer with a passion for UI/UX, great HTML/CSS/Javascript skills and that can own the entire stack of a Ruby on Rails app, including ongoing operations and maintenance. The ideal profile combines deep experience in full-stack web development with a strong computer science background. You must be able to demonstrate prior experience on web sites you’re proud to show off for their polished UI, appropriate use of Javascript, and optimized backends. You should be passionate about: User experience and goal-directed design Current Rails/jQuery best practices Style, presentation, and design
Requirements
- HTML/CSS – not a web designer, but extremely good at implementing markup
- Javascript – including jQuery and cross-browser compatibility
- Ruby on Rails
- Performance optimization, SQL tuning, caching strategies
- Ability to own projects end-to-end
Nice To Haves
- Async (e.g. Backbone.js, EventMachine, Node.js)
- HTML5 fanciness (e.g. websockets, canvas)
- Test Driven Development (TDD)
- Amazon Web Services (AWS e.g. S3, EC2)
- Having founded your own startup
Responsibilities
- Ongoing operations and maintenance
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
