Senior Software Developer (Ruby)

  • Contract

Company Description

Established in 1991, Collabera has been a leader in IT staffing for over 22 years and is one of the largest diversity IT staffing firms in the industry. As a half a billion dollar IT company, with more than 9,000 professionals across 30+ offices, Collabera offers comprehensive, cost-effective IT staffing & IT Services. We provide services to Fortune 500 and mid-size companies to meet their talent needs with high quality IT resources through Staff Augmentation, Global Talent Management, Value Added Services through CLASS (Competency Leveraged Advanced Staffing & Solutions) Permanent Placement Services and Vendor Management Programs. 

Collabera recognizes true potential of human capital and provides people the right opportunities for growth and professional excellence.

Job Description

Who You Are

You love working in Ruby and RoR and developing elegant solutions to complex problems. You are a seasoned developer who enjoys coding and find yourself submitting to opensource projects and working on projects exploring the latest code development practices, platforms and design patterns because it's fun. You are well established as an excellent individual contributor, but do your best work as a member of an effective team. You have a great mix of technical and soft skills which allows you to excel in a highly collaborative, agile work environment. You are a software craftsperson who has real-world Rails experience and mentored others on Ruby and best practices. 

Your Next Challenge

  • Be a part of new design and development in Ruby and RoR 
  • Take an active role in all aspects of the development life cycle
  • Develop code using cutting edge technologies and techniques
  • Utilize TDD and BDD
  • Work within a continuous integration release cycle
  • Create and maintain project documentation, in accordance with established standards
  • Participate in implementation of a high volume, high traffic web based application including:
  • Develop proprietary and open-sourced technologies
  • Have impact on the direction of projects and features
  • Work in an agile environment utilizing the LEAN/KANBAN process
  • Work on a development team that is within a larger technology organization

Qualifications

Strong understanding of object oriented programming (OOP) and languages such Ruby, RoR and PhP.

5 or more years of development experience in Ruby

BSc. in Computer Science or equivalent education/experience

  • Experience with Linux, Apache, MySQL
  • Experience with a revision control system
  • Experience with AJAX, CSS, Javascript an asset
  • Experience designing and implementing interfaces using JQuery, Prototype, or other AJAX UI libraries an asset
  • Strong creative problem-solving ability
  • Ability to contribute to cross functional team discussions
  • Excellent communication, organizational, and interpersonal skills

Primary Skills: Javascript

Parsed Skills: AJAX, Apache, COM, CSS, High Traffic, Linux, Microsoft, Excel, My SQL, PHP, Rub

Additional Information

For the full scope of responsibilities - please reach out to 

Shelley Roach, Redmond, WA 425-298-1396

shelley.roach (at) collabera (dot) com