Web Developer Job in Long Island City 11101, New York US
SUMMARY:
Under the supervision of the Director of Web Development, with latitude for independent judgment, action and decision making, this position is responsible for development, deployment, and maintaining critical high-availability B2B Web applications.
This is a hands-on role that will work in a challenging, innovative and friendly environment utilizing the latest Rails standards and technology for a ground-breaking web application. The ideal candidate has great written and verbal communication skills, attention to detail, is technically progressive and abundantly creative. Candidates should enjoy working with an innovative team, fast paced and progressive company.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Developing RoR customer facing applications, which meet the requirements outlined in our application development specification
• Iterative Development using TDD
• Ability to lead or act independently
• Monitor programs and program data to ensure applications are running as expected
• Review development specifications and make recommendations on process improvements
• Ensure data security for websites and company owned data and keep Director advised of any suspicious or potentially dangerous issues.
• Attends meetings applicable to Web Development Technologies as needed.
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:
N/A
REQUIRED SKILLS:
• Bachelors degree in computer science or related work experience
• 3+ Years of experience with Rails 2.0/3.0
• 5+ Years building web based applications
• Strength in all the Rails migrations, active record
• Experience in front end technologies such as jQuery or Mootools, CSS, HTML
• Direct experience with Postgres, MYSQL, or other SQL databases.
• Experience with version (svn, git, mercurial)
• Performs other related work, tasks, and projects as assigned by the Director of Web Development
EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE:
REQUIRED:
• B.S. in computer science or equivalent experience
• Proven track record of continuous innovation, latest trends, and latest development methodologies
• Significant experience with web using a variety of languages and tools
• Ability to work in an open team environment using Agile development methodologies
• Highly motivated and passionate about software; you take pride in what you do
• Strong organizational and management skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Your Github account; show us your projects!
PREFERRED:
• Experience with developing commercial software product
• Strong Experience with Heroku
• Mobile development experience a plus
• Multi-lingual
CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS
N/A
Requirements: