Wednesday 22 December 2010

Ruby on Rails Developers | £45,000 + Options

A niche technology driven start up backed by the same VC firm who invested in Last.FM, LinkedIn, Facebook and Skype in their early days are looking for a number of Ruby/Ruby on Rails Developers to join the London team in January 2011.

You will work within a small team to add additional functionalities to the existing application/customer facing site, implement a number of RESTful API’s and deliver a number of web based tools which will be used by the other employees, 1000’s of business partners and millions of customers.

Your skill set:

• 2 years Ruby 1.8.7+/ 2 years Rails 2.3+
• Solid understanding of OOP/OOD principles
• Exposure to Agile, SCRUM, XP, TDD or BDD methods
• Exposure to RSpec, Cucumber or Shoulda.
• Solid frontend scripting: XHTML, CSS, JavaScript (JQuery)
• Use of github for source code management

Nice to have:

• Experience in developing high transactional, high availability websites/applications/systems
• An interest in Kanban - Continuous Integration/Lean Programming methods

A few other things to point out:

• Our client is one of the UK’s fastest growing e-commerce companies
• They are already set to make a profit this year
• Their customer facing site attracts 100,000’s of hits a month
• The team all work in their preferred development environment. (Windows, Mac or Linux OSX).
• They use github for source code management
• They are going to be hosting a number of hack days in 2011
• They have a strong presence in the OpenSource community

So – smart, down to earth Line Manager – Small innovative Tech team with big ideas and a chance to be apart of something special!!

For full details, please e-mail your up-to-date CV to revans@devonshire.co.uk or call +44 207 469 0829 for an immediate response.

Any of the following will support your CV:

• Links to your github repro
• Links to your blog, online portfolio
• Details of any OpenSource contributions

Thanks and regards,

Rhys Evans
Senior Search Consultant

Supplying contract and permanent specialists in the:
Ruby | RoR | Drupal | LAMP | iPhone | iPAD & Android development arena.

www.Devonshire.co.uk

DDI: +44 (0) 207 469 0829 | Mob: +44 (0) 7940 390 822 | Fax: +44 (0) 207 469 0801 | E-mail: revans@devonshire.co.uk

Thursday 2 December 2010

Expert Ruby on Rails Developers required | London | E-commerce sector | £65,000

Our award winning London based E-commerce client have been rapidly expanding over the last 18 months. They are seeking a number of expert, Entrepreneurial Rubyists to join the already exceptionally talented team.

They are continuing to focus on the growth of the Ruby division which focuses on taking client ideas from concept to launch at ground breaking speed. Although development is at a rapid pace all code output is high quality, clean, well formed ensuring maximum test coverage is achieved.

Due to the seniority of the team, our client operates a fairly flat hierarchy so you will be a self starter, solid team player and an expert within the Ruby field. You will enjoy working within an Agile (TDD/BDD) environment and be comfortable bring ideas to the table during the daily stand ups/”Think Tank” sessions.

If you’re a Senior Ruby Developer who is not being given the chance to push technical boundaries or if you feel frustrated with the amount of “red tape” surrounding your day to day work and you are entrepreneurial, a keen problem solver/solution provider and want to remain hands on working with a number of industry experts to bounce your ideas off, you should get in contact as soon as possible.

Skills needed

• 2/3+ years Ruby/Ruby on Rails commercial experience
• Knowledge of Agile/TDD methods using RSpec/Cucumber/Factory_Girl
• REST, MERB
• A solid understanding of MySQL/SQL database.
• Unix/Linux/Capistrano
• Front-end scripting/UI - (X) HTML, CSS, JavaScript, RJS, Prototype, JQuery, Scriptaculous.
• Mac OSX
• Git/SVN

In return you will receive:

• A salary in the region of £60,000/£65,000.
• Healthcare, pension, 23 days holiday, childcare vouchers, Gym membership and a range of other subsidised options tailored to your needs.
• The best development tools/equipment on the market.
• Use of the games room
• Use of the subsidised onsite coffee shop/CafĂ©
• Personal development time
• A mature environment with some of the worlds most talented Rubyists.

For full details, please e-mail your up-to-date CV to revans@devonshire.co.uk or call +44 207 469 0829 for an immediate response.

Any of the following will support your CV:

• Links to your github repro
• Links to your blog, online portfolio
• Details of any OpenSource contributions

Thanks and regards,

Rhys Evans
Supplying contract and permanent specialists in the:
Ruby | RoR | Drupal | LAMP | iPhone | iPAD & Android development arena.
www.Devonshire.co.uk

DDI: +44 (0) 207 469 0829 | Mob: +44 (0) 7940 390 822 | Fax: +44 (0) 207 469 0801 | E-mail: revans@devonshire.co.uk

Ruby on Rails Developer (Junior| Midweight) | London | £35,000 + Benefits | SaaS

• Do you enjoy working in small teams?
• Do want to deliver an innovative web based system that be used by millions of users across the globe?
• Are you a Rails enthusiast who writes robust, clean code within a TDD/BDD environment?
• Do you want to start leading projects within the next 6-12 months?

If the answer is YES; have a look at this……………..

Our client/partner operates within the finance industry. With offices in the UK and across the pond, the development team are looking for someone to join their London HQ to assist in the delivery of a top notch innovative web based system which is already making a huge impact on the way private equity firms, asset managers, strategic consultancies and corporate executives connect and “do business”.

Upon joining this small but fast growing Agile team you take responsibility for adding additional functionalities to the existing application, look at ways to improve existing features and driven the development of new web based projects within the first 6-12 months.

About you

• Must have 1+ year’s commercial Rails development experience
• Be interested in delivering robust, clean and secure code
• Have exposure to Agile (TDD/BDD) delivery methods using RSpec/Cucumber
• Have personal or commercial Rails project you can demonstrate to our partner
• Have a 2.1 or above in Computer Science (or related subjects)

For full details, please e-mail your up-to-date CV to revans@devonshire.co.uk or call +44 207 469 0829 for an immediate response.

Any of the following will support your CV:

• Links to your github repro
• Links to your blog, online portfolio
• Details of any OpenSource contributions

Thanks and regards,

Rhys Evans
Senior Search Consultant

Supplying contract and permanent specialists in the:
Ruby | RoR | Drupal | LAMP | iPhone | iPAD & Android development arena.

www.Devonshire.co.uk

DDI: +44 (0) 207 469 0829 | Mob: +44 (0) 7940 390 822 | Fax: +44 (0) 207 469 0801 | E-mail: revans@devonshire.co.uk

Ruby on Rails Developer (Midweight to Senior) | London | £45,000 + Benefits

Our new client who operates within the Social Media/Networking space has just briefed us on one of the most exciting Rails jobs to be released this year.

If you’re a Senior Ruby, Ruby on Rails Developer who has experience in developing high traffic, scalable customer facing websites – give me a call – this job is guaranteed to excite you!

Our clients customer facing site already attracts in excess of 5-6 million users per month and have attracted a serious amount of positive press coverage from the likes of Tech Crunch, New Media Age and a number of leading publishing firms – all of them excited to see what’s next…….

The customer-facing site and niche social networking platform was released a few months back. The server side element of the site and social networking platform was built exclusively using Rails within a strict BDD environment using RSpec, Cucumber.

They are now looking for someone to join and maintain the existing applications, add new functionalities, integrate 3rd party API’s and create new features which will be used by millions. Once settled you will be expected to take a lead role on all new project driven work.

About you

• Extensive (18 months+) commercial experience using Ruby (up to v1.8.7) and Rails (v2.3/3.0) to deliver scalable web sites/applications
• Exposure to Agile (BDD) using RSpec, Cucumber or Factory_Girl
• Solid knowledge of RESTful web services
• Frontend – AJAX/JavaScript (JQuery)
• Knowledge of DRY (Don't Repeat Yourself) principals and the benefits

In addition - any team lead experience would be seen as an advantage

So………………

Great technology driven company, exciting opportunity, excellent progression plan, a highly knowledgeable team and top pay…………. What are you waiting for?

Please e-mail your up-to-date CV to revans@devonshire.co.uk or call +44 207 469 0829 for an immediate response.

Any of the following will support your CV:

• Links to your github repro
• Links to your blog, online portfolio
• Details of any OpenSource contributions

Thanks and regards,

Rhys Evans
Senior Search Consultant

Supplying contract and permanent specialists in the:
Ruby | RoR | Drupal | LAMP | iPhone | iPAD & Android development arena.

www.Devonshire.co.uk

DDI: +44 (0) 207 469 0829 | Mob: +44 (0) 7940 390 822 | Fax: +44 (0) 207 469 0801 | E-mail: revans@devonshire.co.uk

Ruby on Rails Developer | London City | £45,000 + Share Options + Benefits

Award winning London based start up is looking for yet another Ruby on Rails addition to the development team - this will be the 4th hire of 2010.

The client in question are technology driven, have already managed to attract and retain some of the UK’s top Rails talent and are continuing to expand at a rapid pace giving you the scope to progress quickly within the business.

You will join the team to initially pair on a short two/three month SaaS project which is due for release early next year. You will then lead the complete re-build of there large scale, customer facing e-commerce site adding features, functionalities whilst working closely with the Designers/UI Developers.

The team works within a strict TDD/BDD environment ensuring all code output has maximum test coverage (using RSpec, Cucumber etc).

One last thing to relay initially – they use Mac OSX for day to day development and Linux for deployment.

About you

• 12/18 months+ commercial Ruby/Rails experience.
• Agile (TDD) exposure
• JavaScript – JQuery
• MySQL
• Linux /Ubuntu
• Proven experience in developing rails based web tools, applications or customer facing websites.

For full details, please e-mail your up-to-date CV to revans@devonshire.co.uk or call +44 207 469 0829 for an immediate response.

Any of the following will support your CV:

• Links to your github repro
• Links to your blog, online portfolio
• Details of any OpenSource contributions

Thanks and regards,

Rhys Evans
Senior Search Consultant

Supplying contract and permanent specialists in the:
Ruby | RoR | Drupal | LAMP | iPhone | iPAD & Android development arena.

www.Devonshire.co.uk

DDI: +44 (0) 207 469 0829 | Mob: +44 (0) 7940 390 822 | Fax: +44 (0) 207 469 0801 | E-mail: revans@devonshire.co.uk

Lead Developer/Architect (Java/Ruby) | London | Finance Sector | Salary up to £75,000 + Bonus + Benefits

Lead Developer/Architect (Java/Ruby) | London | Finance Sector | Salary up to £75,000 + Bonus + Benefits

Devonshire is looking for a Senior Developer/Architect to join a London based client who operates within the finance sector.

The company are technology driven, are in the process of refining Agile processes and with revenues exceeding targets on a monthly basis they now require someone to work as the CTO’s “right hand man” to help take there technical offering to the next level.

As a Senior Developer/ Architect you will have multiple functions which include:

• 80% hands on coding – taking ownership on the build of database driven web applications.
• Driving the technical direction – may include re-factoring existing code
• Building a world class team.
• Help to improve/refine Agile processes

Technical skills

• Ruby
• Java (J2SE/J2EE)
• Ruby on Rails
• MySQL, Oracle
• Git
• Agile (TDD)

Experience in re-factoring applications using Ruby/Rails would be highly advantageous.

For full details, please e-mail your up-to-date CV to revans@devonshire.co.uk or call +44 207 469 0829 for an immediate response.

Any of the following will support your CV:

• Links to your github repro
• Links to your blog, online portfolio
• Details of any OpenSource contributions

Thanks and regards,

Rhys Evans

Supplying contract and permanent specialists in the:
Ruby | RoR | Drupal | LAMP | iPhone | iPAD & Android development arena.
www.Devonshire.co.uk

DDI: +44 (0) 207 469 0829 | Mob: +44 (0) 7940 390 822 | Fax: +44 (0) 207 469 0801 | E-mail: revans@devonshire.co.uk

Ruby on Rails Developer (2 x Senior)| London City | £45,000 + benefits

Our London based Media client require two Senior Ruby on Rails Developers to join their fast growing R+D division – ideally before the year is out.

The R+D team was set up in 2007 to enable to business to deliver internal solutions from concept to launch at ground breaking speeds. With the internal stakeholders backing – It’s now the fastest growing division within the organization.

This team works exclusively with Ruby/Rails to deliver internal and customer facing web applications within an Agile (BDD) environment. They use Mac OSX for development/Linux for deployment.

About you

• 2 years Ruby on Rails (v2.3/3.0)
• Good knowledge of Agile programming methods (SCRUM, TDD or BDD) #
• RSpec
• A solid understanding of MySQL database.
• Front-end scripting - Haml, Sass, JavaScript (i.e. Prototype, JQuery, Scriptaculous etc)

For full details, please e-mail your up-to-date CV to revans@devonshire.co.uk or call +44 207 469 0829 for an immediate response.

Any of the following will support your CV:

• Links to your github repro
• Links to your blog, online portfolio
• Details of any OpenSource contributions

Thanks and regards,

Rhys Evans

Supplying contract and permanent specialists in the:

Ruby | RoR | Drupal | LAMP | iPhone | iPAD & Android development arena.
www.Devonshire.co.uk

DDI: +44 (0) 207 469 0829 | Mob: +44 (0) 7940 390 822 | Fax: +44 (0) 207 469 0801 | E-mail: revans@devonshire.co.uk

Ruby on Rails Developer (Midweight x 2) | London | £35,000 + Benefits

Ruby on Rails Developer (Midweight x 2) | London | £35,000 + Benefits

• Have you been working with Ruby/Rails for the last year or so?
• Do you want to and boost your skill set and work alongside some of London’s best Ruby on Rails Developers?

Have a look at this…….

We are working with a Pan-European Rails firm who were one of the first in London to hire Developers with the title “Ruby on Rails Developer”. They are guaranteed to add value to your CV!

I have known the team for some time, have helped this company hire 2-3 developers this year and can honestly say they’re high skilled and a great bunch of people.

The team are all genuine Rails enthusiasts, are regulars at LRUG and spend there allocated personal development time researching new Ruby/Rails related technologies which helps them to remain at the forefront of technical advancements. The environment is innovative; the offices are in a top location and there is a very low turnover which is a rarity within the Ruby market.

What they are looking for

Two “Ruby on Rails Developers” to join the team and assist in the delivery of bespoke applications across the EMEA region using BDD methods.

Your skill set will consist of:

• 12-18 months Ruby/Ruby on Rails experience
• TDD or BDD exposure using Mocha, Shoulda or RSpec
• JavaScript i.e. prototype or script.aculo.us.
• MySQL
• Git
• Be interested in developing applications using Sinatra

For full details, please e-mail your up-to-date CV to revans@devonshire.co.uk or call +44 207 469 0829 for an immediate response.

Any of the following will support your CV:

• Links to your github repro
• Links to your blog, online portfolio
• Details of any OpenSource contributions

Thanks and regards,

Rhys Evans

Supplying contract and permanent specialists in the:
Ruby | RoR | Drupal | LAMP | iPhone | iPAD & Android development arena.
www.Devonshire.co.uk

DDI: +44 (0) 207 469 0829 | Mob: +44 (0) 7940 390 822 | Fax: +44 (0) 207 469 0801 | E-mail: revans@devonshire.co.uk

Ruby on Rails Developer | Berkshire | £35,000 to £45,000 + Benefits

We are looking for a midlevel to senior Ruby on Rails Developer to join one of the UK’s top design/web agencies. The team are creative, innovative, have a great working atmosphere and offer immense scope for progression within their fast growing team.

The team work on projects ranging from small web based tools and applications to large scale database driven websites for big brand name clients and innovative VC backed start ups.

They are looking for someone who has worked on a variety of database driven websites who has a passion for top notch accessible web applications.

Your skill set

• 18 months Ruby on Rails commercial experience
• Exposure to Haml/SaSS
• Solid CSS and XHTML
• Excellent knowledge of JavaScript (JQuery)
• Use of Git for source code control

I’ve worked with this employer for a while now, they:

1. Offer one of the best working environments
2. Give you the chance to work on Greenfield projects
3. Pay you well and value you knowledge/experience

For full details, please e-mail your up-to-date CV to revans@devonshire.co.uk or call +44 207 469 0829 for an immediate response.

Any of the following will support your CV:

• Links to your github repro
• Links to your blog, online portfolio
• Details of any OpenSource contributions

Thanks and regards,

Rhys Evans

Supplying contract and permanent specialists in the:
Ruby | RoR | Drupal | LAMP | iPhone | iPAD & Android development arena.
www.Devonshire.co.uk

DDI: +44 (0) 207 469 0829 | Mob: +44 (0) 7940 390 822 | Fax: +44 (0) 207 469 0801 | E-mail: revans@devonshire.co.uk

Ruby on Rails Developer (Senior/Architect)| London City | up to £75,000 + Bonus

We are looking for top talent - We have a unique opportunity for a Senior Technologist to join a small team and make a big impact within one of London’s fastest growing SME’s.

The Rails team was set up this year to deliver Greenfield projects from concept to launch within weeks rather than months. In 12 months the Rails team has battled to convince stakeholders Ruby is the way forward – it’s been a huge success!

This wouldn’t have happened without the innovative, General OpenSource technologists already there – all are out of the box thinkers and at the top of there game.

We are looking for a talented individual who has a wide technical background with superb Ruby/Rails knowledge - Someone who is not just a Ruby Developer, someone who will assess the project in hand and use the best resource for the job.

Your skill set:

• Must have extensive Ruby/Ruby on Rails
• Be an Agile evangelist
• Solid HTML, CSS, JavaScript (JQuery)
• TDD/BDD using RSpec

Ideally have exposure to:

• JRuby/Groovy/Groovy on Grails/Python
• Knowledge of RESTful web services
• Agile/Continuous Integration or Lean Programming environments

This is a think-tank team; you will need to be fully confident in your technical knowledge/ability – be able to put forward ideas and project solutions.

So - innovative company, great pay, the chance to test out new versions of major languages before there even released and a swanky office full of wicked people who have fun!

For full details, please e-mail your up-to-date CV to revans@devonshire.co.uk or call +44 207 469 0829 for an immediate response.

Any of the following will support your CV:

• Links to your github repro
• Links to your blog, online portfolio
• Details of any OpenSource contributions

Thanks and regards,

Rhys Evans

Supplying contract and permanent specialists in the:
Ruby | RoR | Drupal | LAMP | iPhone | iPAD & Android development arena.
www.Devonshire.co.uk

DDI: +44 (0) 207 469 0829 | Mob: +44 (0) 7940 390 822 | Fax: +44 (0) 207 469 0801 | E-mail: revans@devonshire.co.uk