Lead a small team of web engineers on Ruby/Rails/Sinatra and other cool technologies. We're a division of Monster.com and are responsible for a set of platforms and applications that are used by the company to launch hundreds of websites designed to help millions of users advance their careers and education. We currently need another senior engineer to help us round out the team and are hoping you're passionate about designing and coding well-crafted, high-performance software and enjoy working with a small, dedicated team.
You won't be working with a concept or an early-stage project; it's live and services tens of thousands of users a day, while generating enough revenue to create a cash-flow positive business with 40+ employees. It's real software, doing a real job, today.
* micro-sites focused on connecting users with educational opportunities (250+ and growing)
* complex fraud and quality-management tools
* highly customizable workflow engine
* comprehensive admin interface to manage all aspects of the platform
* high traffic platform serving 20M+ sessions a month
* Fastweb.com - the largest scholarship search engine on the web
* multi-application platform to support managing and sharing scholarships
* scalable system taking on tens of thousands of new users a day
* recently migrated to Rails 3, so taking advantage of the latest features
* career-oriented jobs-focused websites (we're at 20+ already)
* full-featured sites, with all the common web 2.0 goodness
* comprehensive CMS to easily control and create new sites
* social-networking features to engage users
How do we make it happen as a team?
* lean agile development process
* small teams per platform
* collaborative effort across platforms/applications/operations
* platform ownership
What tools do we use to get there?
* Ruby/Rails/Sinatra
* MySQL
* Redis/Resque
* MongoDB
* jQuery/Backbone.js
What skills/responsibilities will you need/have?
* Demonsrated experience leading small teams in agile environment
* Able to design and write well-structured, easily maintainable, well-documented code that balances beauty and pragmatism
* Knowledge of Ruby on Rails and strength in all the Rails fundamentals
* Interest in best practices with TDD/BDD (RSpec and Cucumber are our current tools of choice)
* Highly motivated, excellent collaboration skills
Qualifications:
* 4-year bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent
* 5+ years building web applications
* 2+ years managing a team of engineers
* Passionate about the Web and productivity
* Very strong initiative and creative thinking
Benefits:
* Medical, Vision, Dental
* 401k
* 21 days PTO!
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