Devonshire have recently partnered with a global e-commerce organisation who turn over £millions to find two Ruby on Rails Developers to join there office in Gibraltar.
The consumer facing website and associated applications were originally written using Java/J2EE until 2009 where they moved to Ruby/Rails as a primary language/framework.
With the re-factoring now complete, you will be joining the 7 person development team you will deliver on a number of database driven web based applications from concept to release using Ruby/Rails within an agile/TDD environment using RSpec to achieve maximum test coverage.
You will also add new features, functionalities to the high-quality and high-traffic consumer facing website which will be used by hundreds of thousands of consumers. Here is what is being used within the team at the moment (Ideally you will have the same knowledge):
Ruby 1.9/Rails 3.0
Reddis
Capistrano for deployment
JavaScript (JQuery)
TDD using RSpec
GIT for source code management
Node.js/CoffeeScript
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
Tuesday 3 May 2011
Midlevel Ruby on Rails Developers | Oxford Circus | £40,000 + PLC Benefits
Established Ruby Team | Media and Advertising
Devonshire is looking for a number of experienced Ruby/Rails Developers to join our established Media and Advertising client based in Oxford Circus.
I’ve worked with this client for a number of years; they were one of the first companies in London to hire someone with the title “Ruby on Rails Developer” and have never looked back.
When joining you will deliver a number of rails applications from concept to launch for the internal business and external clients which helps the company retain there competitive edge, helping them to remain at the forefront of the Media and Advertising market.
The team have daily stand ups, work to bi-weekly sprint cycles, with regular releases using a test first approach. Due to the number of projects planned for 2011/12 you will be expected to build a team and lead large scale projects towards the end of 2011.
Your ideal skill set:
2 years Ruby/Ruby on Rails experience
Exposure to using git for source code management
Good understanding of SQL/MySQL DB’s
TDD methods using Shoulda or factory girl
Frontend scripting - HTML/CSS/Javascript: Prototype, Scriptaculous, JQuery
Linux - Ubuntu, nginx
Capistrano
If you have experience of taking a Rails application from v1 to v2,v3 etc etc etc – please shout about it when applying.
The team is full of great people who will often be seen/speaking at LRUG and SCR – add good people with variation of project work, the brilliant PLC benefits package and flexibility to research hot new advancements within the OpenSource community – you have an award winning formula for constant challenge and progression (the company haven’t lost a developer in 2 years - I’m sure you’ll agree it’s a rarity to hear that).
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
Devonshire is looking for a number of experienced Ruby/Rails Developers to join our established Media and Advertising client based in Oxford Circus.
I’ve worked with this client for a number of years; they were one of the first companies in London to hire someone with the title “Ruby on Rails Developer” and have never looked back.
When joining you will deliver a number of rails applications from concept to launch for the internal business and external clients which helps the company retain there competitive edge, helping them to remain at the forefront of the Media and Advertising market.
The team have daily stand ups, work to bi-weekly sprint cycles, with regular releases using a test first approach. Due to the number of projects planned for 2011/12 you will be expected to build a team and lead large scale projects towards the end of 2011.
Your ideal skill set:
2 years Ruby/Ruby on Rails experience
Exposure to using git for source code management
Good understanding of SQL/MySQL DB’s
TDD methods using Shoulda or factory girl
Frontend scripting - HTML/CSS/Javascript: Prototype, Scriptaculous, JQuery
Linux - Ubuntu, nginx
Capistrano
If you have experience of taking a Rails application from v1 to v2,v3 etc etc etc – please shout about it when applying.
The team is full of great people who will often be seen/speaking at LRUG and SCR – add good people with variation of project work, the brilliant PLC benefits package and flexibility to research hot new advancements within the OpenSource community – you have an award winning formula for constant challenge and progression (the company haven’t lost a developer in 2 years - I’m sure you’ll agree it’s a rarity to hear that).
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
Ruby/Ruby on Rails Developer | Central London | £45,000
Devonshire is urgently seeking a Senior Ruby on Rails Developer to join our client’s flagship innovation team based in central London.
This team is the fastest growing within the organisation. They focus on rapid application prototyping/development and have the ability to build internal web based tools, apps and intranet sites at speed. This organisation owns a number of leading consumer facing websites, websites that also require a number of additional features and functionalities.
Skill Set:
2 years Ruby on Rails (v2.3/3.0)
Good knowledge of Agile programming methods (SCRUM, TDD/BDD) using RSpec
A solid understanding of MySQL database.
Front-end scripting - Haml, Sass, JavaScript (i.e. Prototype, JQuery, Scriptaculous etc)
This client offers a fantastic casual working environment, the chance to research into new technology/work on personal projects and the option to work from home once a week.
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
This team is the fastest growing within the organisation. They focus on rapid application prototyping/development and have the ability to build internal web based tools, apps and intranet sites at speed. This organisation owns a number of leading consumer facing websites, websites that also require a number of additional features and functionalities.
Skill Set:
2 years Ruby on Rails (v2.3/3.0)
Good knowledge of Agile programming methods (SCRUM, TDD/BDD) using RSpec
A solid understanding of MySQL database.
Front-end scripting - Haml, Sass, JavaScript (i.e. Prototype, JQuery, Scriptaculous etc)
This client offers a fantastic casual working environment, the chance to research into new technology/work on personal projects and the option to work from home once a week.
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
Senior Ruby/Ruby on Rails Developer | London | £60,000 – £70,000
Devonshire are working with a leading London based SME to build a new technical division where developers joining will focus purely on the rapid development of internal web based tools using Ruby/Ruby on Rails.
This sideline team develops applications which have a direct impact on the business. The majority of these internal applications are built from the ground up.
Your ideal skill set:
Ruby/Ruby on Rails
Knowledge of BDD/TDD/Paired Programming/ Continuous Integration methods
Strong MySQL Knowledge
JavaScript (Jquery, Prototype)
Git for source code management
This is a unique opportunity to join a fast growing organization and help to guide/shape the technical road map.
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
This sideline team develops applications which have a direct impact on the business. The majority of these internal applications are built from the ground up.
Your ideal skill set:
Ruby/Ruby on Rails
Knowledge of BDD/TDD/Paired Programming/ Continuous Integration methods
Strong MySQL Knowledge
JavaScript (Jquery, Prototype)
Git for source code management
This is a unique opportunity to join a fast growing organization and help to guide/shape the technical road map.
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
Senior Ruby on Rails Developer | Central London | £60,000
Devonshire are working with an exciting New Media/Social Networking start up to find two experienced Ruby/Rails Developers to join there west London office. They are looking for one Rockstar/Guru (Up to £60k) and one Senior (up to £45k).
This company is going places. The Senior Management team includes a number of key players within the e-commerce, media and social networking arena - to explain them in four words they are – Innovative, Agile and technology driven.
The company is in the process of building a large scale social networking site. You will work in a small, agile team on all aspects of the development lifecycle including:
Prototyping
Development of the backend components
Frontend Scripting (JavaScript, Node, CoffeeScript).
Caching and scaling projects
Testing
Deployment
This client is looking for exceptional talent. Someone who has worked as a key member to deliver high traffic consumer focused websites, someone who has faced and overcome scaling issues, someone who is interested in writing clean code, someone who is consistently looking at ways to improve site performance.
Your ideal skill set:
Ruby
Ruby on Rails
Sinatra
HTML5, Haml, SaSS, Node.js/CoffeeScript
RabbitMQ
CouchDB/MongoDB
MySQL
TDD using RSpec/Cucumber
This position offers real scope, the chance to be a key player within this fast growing organisation and the chance to deliver one of the most exciting consumer facing social networking sites set for launch this year.
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
This company is going places. The Senior Management team includes a number of key players within the e-commerce, media and social networking arena - to explain them in four words they are – Innovative, Agile and technology driven.
The company is in the process of building a large scale social networking site. You will work in a small, agile team on all aspects of the development lifecycle including:
Prototyping
Development of the backend components
Frontend Scripting (JavaScript, Node, CoffeeScript).
Caching and scaling projects
Testing
Deployment
This client is looking for exceptional talent. Someone who has worked as a key member to deliver high traffic consumer focused websites, someone who has faced and overcome scaling issues, someone who is interested in writing clean code, someone who is consistently looking at ways to improve site performance.
Your ideal skill set:
Ruby
Ruby on Rails
Sinatra
HTML5, Haml, SaSS, Node.js/CoffeeScript
RabbitMQ
CouchDB/MongoDB
MySQL
TDD using RSpec/Cucumber
This position offers real scope, the chance to be a key player within this fast growing organisation and the chance to deliver one of the most exciting consumer facing social networking sites set for launch this year.
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
Senior Ruby on Rails Developer | £45/£50,000 | West End
Devonshire is working with a London based VC backed start up to find someone to join them as a Senior Ruby/Ruby on Rails Developer.
Established in 2010, this client operates within the SaaS sector where they have built a niche social networking site and SaaS platform which is already being used by 1000’s – there plan is simple………………………………………………….
To build an organisation which turns over billions generating millions in profit whist making the world a better place!
Version one of the SaaS platform has been released. It was build in-house by two experienced Developers using Ruby (v1.8) and Rails (2.3.8) within a TDD environment to a weekly sprint cycle and RSpec to test.
They have a number of clients on board, have a number of solid partners in place and are generating revenue already.
They are looking for someone to:
Evolve the SaaS platform (hands on coding)
Work on a number of feature driven projects
Add functionalities to the existing social networking site.
Your ideal skill set:
Extensive Ruby/Rails experience
HTML, CSS, JavaScript (JQuery/Prototype).
MySQL, Reddis, Mongo_DB, Cassandra, NoSQL
Linux, Mac OSX
Agile/TDD Methods using RSpec
Pro-active NOT re-active
SaaS Knowledge a big plus
This is a great company to work for - They are financially secure, have a solid team of 5 Rubyists, offer scope to progress whilst working in a fun environment (you won’t see an office like there’s anywhere else in London)
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
Established in 2010, this client operates within the SaaS sector where they have built a niche social networking site and SaaS platform which is already being used by 1000’s – there plan is simple………………………………………………….
To build an organisation which turns over billions generating millions in profit whist making the world a better place!
Version one of the SaaS platform has been released. It was build in-house by two experienced Developers using Ruby (v1.8) and Rails (2.3.8) within a TDD environment to a weekly sprint cycle and RSpec to test.
They have a number of clients on board, have a number of solid partners in place and are generating revenue already.
They are looking for someone to:
Evolve the SaaS platform (hands on coding)
Work on a number of feature driven projects
Add functionalities to the existing social networking site.
Your ideal skill set:
Extensive Ruby/Rails experience
HTML, CSS, JavaScript (JQuery/Prototype).
MySQL, Reddis, Mongo_DB, Cassandra, NoSQL
Linux, Mac OSX
Agile/TDD Methods using RSpec
Pro-active NOT re-active
SaaS Knowledge a big plus
This is a great company to work for - They are financially secure, have a solid team of 5 Rubyists, offer scope to progress whilst working in a fun environment (you won’t see an office like there’s anywhere else in London)
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
Polyglot Developers (Ruby, Ruby on Rails, Sinatra, Clojure, Hadoop) | London
Do you think of yourself as a Polyglot Developer?
Are you interested in working alongside some to the UK’s most talented Developers in an entrepreneurial company?
Have you worked with Ruby, Ruby on Rails, Clojure and Hadoop in recent years?
Our client is one of the fastest growing Advertising, Publishing and E-commerce companies in the UK. They are award winning, turn over £50m+ and employ some of the globes best talent. Due to the continued increase in their workload, they are continuing to focus on the growth of the Development division which focuses on taking client ideas from concept to launch at ground breaking speed.
They are looking for someone who has worked as a major contributor several large projects with small Agile teams, someone who contributes to the OpenSource community, someone who knows OOP/D inside out, someone who is constantly researching new technologies.
They operate a fairly flat hierarchy within a strict agile environment.
They are looking for Developers who want to bring ideas to the table during the daily stand ups/”Think Tank” sessions, evolve the backend architecture, work on varied frontend projects and create outstanding products for end users from concept to launch ensuring code output clean, well formed and not over-engineered. (Think DRY)
Your ideal skill set:
Ruby, Ruby on Rails, Sinatra
Lisp, Clojure
Erlang
Hadoop/ Map-Reduce
MySQL, NoSQL, Linux
Agile, BDD, TDD, XP, Paired Programming
RabbitMQ
Haml, SaSS, JavaScript (Node.js)
This company is known for offering one of the best packages for its developers in the UK. Along with a very competitive salary and bonus, you’ll get free time to research new technologies, an annual company trip, tickets to Railsconf, a flexi-plan tailored to suit your lifestyle and the opportunity to with some of the best in the development space.
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
Are you interested in working alongside some to the UK’s most talented Developers in an entrepreneurial company?
Have you worked with Ruby, Ruby on Rails, Clojure and Hadoop in recent years?
Our client is one of the fastest growing Advertising, Publishing and E-commerce companies in the UK. They are award winning, turn over £50m+ and employ some of the globes best talent. Due to the continued increase in their workload, they are continuing to focus on the growth of the Development division which focuses on taking client ideas from concept to launch at ground breaking speed.
They are looking for someone who has worked as a major contributor several large projects with small Agile teams, someone who contributes to the OpenSource community, someone who knows OOP/D inside out, someone who is constantly researching new technologies.
They operate a fairly flat hierarchy within a strict agile environment.
They are looking for Developers who want to bring ideas to the table during the daily stand ups/”Think Tank” sessions, evolve the backend architecture, work on varied frontend projects and create outstanding products for end users from concept to launch ensuring code output clean, well formed and not over-engineered. (Think DRY)
Your ideal skill set:
Ruby, Ruby on Rails, Sinatra
Lisp, Clojure
Erlang
Hadoop/ Map-Reduce
MySQL, NoSQL, Linux
Agile, BDD, TDD, XP, Paired Programming
RabbitMQ
Haml, SaSS, JavaScript (Node.js)
This company is known for offering one of the best packages for its developers in the UK. Along with a very competitive salary and bonus, you’ll get free time to research new technologies, an annual company trip, tickets to Railsconf, a flexi-plan tailored to suit your lifestyle and the opportunity to with some of the best in the development space.
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
Midlevel Ruby on Rails Developers | North London | £45,000
Social Networking/SaaS
Devonshire is looking for a number of Midlevel and Senior Ruby on Rails Developers to join our client, a central London based social networking and publishing firm.
This client has been using Ruby/Rails for a number of years. They have two main areas of the business 1) a large scale social networking site 2) a SaaS platform which is used by some of the UK’s most recognised companies.
As a member of a small, agile Rails team you will work within a BDD environment using RSpec/Cucumber to ensure maximum test coverage on new versions of the SaaS platform and deliver new features/functionalities to the existing social networking site from concept to launch.
Your ideal skill set:
2 + years Ruby/Ruby on Rails
A background in delivering projects using TDD/BDD methods – RSpec/Cucumber
Knowledge of Capistrano, Redis.
Experience in scaling (Memcache)
Exposure to Large MySQL / PostgreSQL databases
XHTML, CSS, JavaScript (JQuery)
Paperclip, HAML
I’ve worked with this company for over a year now, they have a very high retention rate due to the scope on offer for personal growth. i.e. personal dev time, training etc etc 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
Senior Search Consultant
Devonshire is looking for a number of Midlevel and Senior Ruby on Rails Developers to join our client, a central London based social networking and publishing firm.
This client has been using Ruby/Rails for a number of years. They have two main areas of the business 1) a large scale social networking site 2) a SaaS platform which is used by some of the UK’s most recognised companies.
As a member of a small, agile Rails team you will work within a BDD environment using RSpec/Cucumber to ensure maximum test coverage on new versions of the SaaS platform and deliver new features/functionalities to the existing social networking site from concept to launch.
Your ideal skill set:
2 + years Ruby/Ruby on Rails
A background in delivering projects using TDD/BDD methods – RSpec/Cucumber
Knowledge of Capistrano, Redis.
Experience in scaling (Memcache)
Exposure to Large MySQL / PostgreSQL databases
XHTML, CSS, JavaScript (JQuery)
Paperclip, HAML
I’ve worked with this company for over a year now, they have a very high retention rate due to the scope on offer for personal growth. i.e. personal dev time, training etc etc 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
Senior Search Consultant
Senior Ruby on Rails Developer (Node.js/CoffeeScript/Rails 3.1) | London
Devonshire are urgently seeking an experienced Ruby on Rails Developer with exceptional JavaScript knowledge to join our London based Media/Advertising client.
This team has been expanding since April 2010 and they have already hired some of London’s most well known Rails talent.
Although our client is a global .com – this small Agile innovation team focuses on delivering Rails based web tools/applications and websites which are used internally across the Uk and EMEA regions. These projects are usually taken from concept to launch in weeks rather than months and have a direct impact within the business.
To put it vaguely (I’ve under a NDA)– this client are going to be delivering one of the biggest Rails projects around in 2011. It’s an exciting time for them and the people who are going to be joining the company over the coming months.
Your ideal skill set:
2 + years using Ruby/Ruby on Rails
JavaScript (jQuery, PrototypeJS)
Knowledge or a keen interest in CoffeeScript/Node.Js
TDD/BDD
Linux/MAC
Git (for SCM)
Our client is always trying to push technical boundaries. They are not afraid to try something new – they are completely technical driven and the entire team are encouraged to research into to languages, frameworks and scripting tools before they hit the commercial market.
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
This team has been expanding since April 2010 and they have already hired some of London’s most well known Rails talent.
Although our client is a global .com – this small Agile innovation team focuses on delivering Rails based web tools/applications and websites which are used internally across the Uk and EMEA regions. These projects are usually taken from concept to launch in weeks rather than months and have a direct impact within the business.
To put it vaguely (I’ve under a NDA)– this client are going to be delivering one of the biggest Rails projects around in 2011. It’s an exciting time for them and the people who are going to be joining the company over the coming months.
Your ideal skill set:
2 + years using Ruby/Ruby on Rails
JavaScript (jQuery, PrototypeJS)
Knowledge or a keen interest in CoffeeScript/Node.Js
TDD/BDD
Linux/MAC
Git (for SCM)
Our client is always trying to push technical boundaries. They are not afraid to try something new – they are completely technical driven and the entire team are encouraged to research into to languages, frameworks and scripting tools before they hit the commercial market.
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
Senior Ruby on Rails Developer | SW London | £45/50,000 +
Devonshire are urgently seeking yet another experienced Ruby on Rails Developer with experience in building large scale e-commerce sites/applications to join our SW London based e-commerce client.
Established over 5 years ago, they were backed by the same investors as Last.FM, LinkedIn and Facebook – now they are one of the UK’s fastest growing companies, have won numerous awards and regularly feature in a number of press pages.
As apart of this fast growing team you will deliver the internationalisation and localisation (i18n) of the current customer facing website/application, add new functionalities to the existing application/customer facing site, implement a number of RESTful API’s/web based tools which will be used by the other employees, 1000’s of business partners and millions of customers.
The team use Agile methods, work to weekly sprint cycles, have a decent sized burn down board, use git for source code management, Hudson for the CI server and you are free to choose whatever dev environment suits you. (Mac, Lunix or ……… Windows if you must).
Your ideal skill set:
2 + years Ruby/Ruby on Rails
Exposure to TDD environments
RSpec, Cucumber or Shoulda.
XHTML, CSS, JavaScript (JQuery)
An interest in Continuous Integration/Lean Programming methods
Our client are looking to attract top talent, they offer an excellent package including share options, tickets to a major RailsConf event and planned “hackdays” where you can work on sideline projects or research something new.
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
Established over 5 years ago, they were backed by the same investors as Last.FM, LinkedIn and Facebook – now they are one of the UK’s fastest growing companies, have won numerous awards and regularly feature in a number of press pages.
As apart of this fast growing team you will deliver the internationalisation and localisation (i18n) of the current customer facing website/application, add new functionalities to the existing application/customer facing site, implement a number of RESTful API’s/web based tools which will be used by the other employees, 1000’s of business partners and millions of customers.
The team use Agile methods, work to weekly sprint cycles, have a decent sized burn down board, use git for source code management, Hudson for the CI server and you are free to choose whatever dev environment suits you. (Mac, Lunix or ……… Windows if you must).
Your ideal skill set:
2 + years Ruby/Ruby on Rails
Exposure to TDD environments
RSpec, Cucumber or Shoulda.
XHTML, CSS, JavaScript (JQuery)
An interest in Continuous Integration/Lean Programming methods
Our client are looking to attract top talent, they offer an excellent package including share options, tickets to a major RailsConf event and planned “hackdays” where you can work on sideline projects or research something new.
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
Ruby on Rails Developer (Contract) x 3 |3-6 months | £300 to £350 per day | Onsite 100% | North London
One of Devonshire’s clients based just north of London is looking for a number of experienced Ruby on Rails Developers to join them onsite immediately to work on a number of applications for the internal business.
Upon joining you will add a number of features/functionalities to the existing applications whilst putting together a number of other prototypes which will be delivered from concept to release over the next 6-12 months.
Your ideal skill set:
2+ years Ruby/Ruby on Rails experience
Solid frontend scripting (JavaScript, JQuery, HTML, CSS)
Strong knowledge of MySQL/SQL
Git for source code management
The position is commutable from London via Liverpool Street (30 minutes), North London, East London, Hertfordshire and Cambridge.
Are you interested?
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
Upon joining you will add a number of features/functionalities to the existing applications whilst putting together a number of other prototypes which will be delivered from concept to release over the next 6-12 months.
Your ideal skill set:
2+ years Ruby/Ruby on Rails experience
Solid frontend scripting (JavaScript, JQuery, HTML, CSS)
Strong knowledge of MySQL/SQL
Git for source code management
The position is commutable from London via Liverpool Street (30 minutes), North London, East London, Hertfordshire and Cambridge.
Are you interested?
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
Infrastructure Engineer (DevOps) | London | up to £55,000 + Options
Devonshire is actively seeking an Infrastructure Engineer (DevOps) to join our client, a London based stealth mode start up who are currently building an ambitious new site in the social networking area.
The senior management includes a number of well connected, key players within the e-commerce, media and social networking arena who have built and sold multi-million pound businesses over the years, this is an ideal time to join - it's going to be huge!
Our clients stack includes Node.js, Ruby and Rails, MongoDB with offline processing via RabbitMQ and Sinatra. It is all running on Linux.
The person joining as an Infrastructure Engineer will work with DevOps methodologies to build, deploy and manage a high traffic, scalable platform from the ground up.
Ideal background:
• You’ve worked a devops or equivalent role on a consumer site that has high traffic where you’ve been exposed to and overcome scaling problems.
• You've had both development and operations in your background so are comfortable working in-between.
• You're confident creating build and deployment processes for systems that are scaling up and use multiple technologies across load-balanced or shared services in the cloud.
Your technical exposure:
• Capistrano for deployment
• Puppet for configuration management
• Jenkins for continuous integration
• Munin or Nagios for infrastructure monitoring
• Cloud services - Amazon, Rackspace, Heroku etc
• Knowledge of NoSQL databases like Mongo, Couch, etc
• Redis
• HTTP/Varnish
• Ruby with Rails and Sinatra
To discuss further; please e-mail your CV to revans@devonshire.co.uk or call +44 (0) 207 469 0829 in confidence.
Thanks and regards,
Rhys Evans
Senior Search Consultant
The senior management includes a number of well connected, key players within the e-commerce, media and social networking arena who have built and sold multi-million pound businesses over the years, this is an ideal time to join - it's going to be huge!
Our clients stack includes Node.js, Ruby and Rails, MongoDB with offline processing via RabbitMQ and Sinatra. It is all running on Linux.
The person joining as an Infrastructure Engineer will work with DevOps methodologies to build, deploy and manage a high traffic, scalable platform from the ground up.
Ideal background:
• You’ve worked a devops or equivalent role on a consumer site that has high traffic where you’ve been exposed to and overcome scaling problems.
• You've had both development and operations in your background so are comfortable working in-between.
• You're confident creating build and deployment processes for systems that are scaling up and use multiple technologies across load-balanced or shared services in the cloud.
Your technical exposure:
• Capistrano for deployment
• Puppet for configuration management
• Jenkins for continuous integration
• Munin or Nagios for infrastructure monitoring
• Cloud services - Amazon, Rackspace, Heroku etc
• Knowledge of NoSQL databases like Mongo, Couch, etc
• Redis
• HTTP/Varnish
• Ruby with Rails and Sinatra
To discuss further; please e-mail your CV to revans@devonshire.co.uk or call +44 (0) 207 469 0829 in confidence.
Thanks and regards,
Rhys Evans
Senior Search Consultant
Midlevel/Senior Ruby on Rails Developer | London | £45,000 +
Web Development Agency
Devonshire is working with one of London’s fastest growing web development agencies to find a Ruby on Rails Developer to join there London office.
The company work closely with clients to deliver high end web based tools, applications and micro sites using the latest tech within a strict Agile development environment.
Your ideal skill set:
2 years Ruby on Rails
Knowledge of Agile programming methods
Use of RSpec
MySQL, Linux
JavaScript (Jquery, Prototype)
Git for source code management
This is an excellent opening for someone who has worked in a fast paced development environment, someone who wants to gain more experience working directly with brand name clients.
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
Devonshire is working with one of London’s fastest growing web development agencies to find a Ruby on Rails Developer to join there London office.
The company work closely with clients to deliver high end web based tools, applications and micro sites using the latest tech within a strict Agile development environment.
Your ideal skill set:
2 years Ruby on Rails
Knowledge of Agile programming methods
Use of RSpec
MySQL, Linux
JavaScript (Jquery, Prototype)
Git for source code management
This is an excellent opening for someone who has worked in a fast paced development environment, someone who wants to gain more experience working directly with brand name clients.
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
Senior Ruby/Ruby on Rails Developer | London | £55,000 + Equity
Devonshire is working directly with the newly appointed CTO of this London based start up to build a team of experienced Ruby on Rails Developers.
The company is private equity funded, is completely technology driven and already has two Rubyists working on a prototype. They are looking for someone who has the “start up mentality”, someone who perhaps has been involved in start ups in the early stages, someone who wants to grow with the business and lead a separate pocket team in the future.
Your ideal skill set:
2 years Ruby/Ruby on Rails experience
TDD using RSpec
Haml, SaSS
JavaScript
MySQL, NoSQL
Git
I’d be keen to speak to anyone is excited by becoming a key player in the future growth of a technology driven start up, someone who can see themselves leading teams and has the ability to help shape the technical roadmap in 12-18 months time.
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
The company is private equity funded, is completely technology driven and already has two Rubyists working on a prototype. They are looking for someone who has the “start up mentality”, someone who perhaps has been involved in start ups in the early stages, someone who wants to grow with the business and lead a separate pocket team in the future.
Your ideal skill set:
2 years Ruby/Ruby on Rails experience
TDD using RSpec
Haml, SaSS
JavaScript
MySQL, NoSQL
Git
I’d be keen to speak to anyone is excited by becoming a key player in the future growth of a technology driven start up, someone who can see themselves leading teams and has the ability to help shape the technical roadmap in 12-18 months time.
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
Midlevel/Senior Ruby on Rails Developers | North East England | Salary + relocation (if needed)
Devonshire are looking for a number of midlevel and senior Ruby on Rails Developers to join our client, a well respected brand name organization based in the North East of England.
The team consists of a number of well rounded OpenSource enthusiasts who have a number of years of experience in building web based tools, applications and sites using Ruby/Rails as a primary language/framework. You will work on a number of existing applications to add features/functionalities whilst looking ahead and delivering multiple projects from concept to launch.
For job seekers wishing to join at a senior level you will have the following skill set:
1-2 years commercial Ruby/Rails experience
Frontend – HTML, CSS, JavaScript (Jquery)
MySQL, Linux
Capistrano
SVN or Git for source code management
For job seekers wishing to join at a junior/midlevel do not need to be completely up to speed with Rails based technology. Our client will also be keen to speak with people from other web based OO backgrounds (PHP/Python/Perl) so long as you can demonstrate the passion for wanting to work with Rails commercially. (Maybe you have a sideline project you’ve worked on using Rails you want to show off?).
This is ideal opportunity for someone who wants to utilize there current skill set and make an impact in small, close knit agile team with the stability of working for a “Big Brand”. This flagship division is always researching new tech to stay ahead of the game.
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
The team consists of a number of well rounded OpenSource enthusiasts who have a number of years of experience in building web based tools, applications and sites using Ruby/Rails as a primary language/framework. You will work on a number of existing applications to add features/functionalities whilst looking ahead and delivering multiple projects from concept to launch.
For job seekers wishing to join at a senior level you will have the following skill set:
1-2 years commercial Ruby/Rails experience
Frontend – HTML, CSS, JavaScript (Jquery)
MySQL, Linux
Capistrano
SVN or Git for source code management
For job seekers wishing to join at a junior/midlevel do not need to be completely up to speed with Rails based technology. Our client will also be keen to speak with people from other web based OO backgrounds (PHP/Python/Perl) so long as you can demonstrate the passion for wanting to work with Rails commercially. (Maybe you have a sideline project you’ve worked on using Rails you want to show off?).
This is ideal opportunity for someone who wants to utilize there current skill set and make an impact in small, close knit agile team with the stability of working for a “Big Brand”. This flagship division is always researching new tech to stay ahead of the game.
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
Senior Ruby on Rails Developer | West End (London) | £45,000 to £50,000 +
Devonshire have recently partnered with a new London based client who are looking for a Senior Ruby on Rails Developer.
This company has developed a simple, innovative and unique platform for sharing information on multiple platforms (Social Media and Mobile). The backers have a proven track record of building successful organizations and this is a great time to join.
Joining this company you will work with other Rubyist to add a number of new features to the core platform, deliver a number of web based tools and build a new CMS.
Your ideal skill set:
2 years commercial Ruby/Rails experience
Full understanding of Agile/TDD methods
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.
Thanks and regards,
Rhys Evans
Senior Search Consultant
This company has developed a simple, innovative and unique platform for sharing information on multiple platforms (Social Media and Mobile). The backers have a proven track record of building successful organizations and this is a great time to join.
Joining this company you will work with other Rubyist to add a number of new features to the core platform, deliver a number of web based tools and build a new CMS.
Your ideal skill set:
2 years commercial Ruby/Rails experience
Full understanding of Agile/TDD methods
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.
Thanks and regards,
Rhys Evans
Senior Search Consultant
Senior Developer (Java/Ruby/Python) | London | £60,000 + Bonus + PLC Benefits
Devonshire have recently partnered with a leading FTSE 100 to grow there innovation/R+D team based in London.
The Company
This organization are leaders within there field, have an outstanding reputation for pushing technical boundaries within the development community and employ some of the UK’s leading technologists.
The R+D team/Duties:
This recently established R+D team focuses on rapid application prototyping, taking ideas from concept to release in weeks rather than months, continuously improving/ adding features/functionalities to the existing web based applications and researching new tech to help stay ahead of competition. You will join as a key member of this team.
Your experience
Building web based applications from concept to release
Exposure to high availability/high transaction websites/web based applications
Refactoring
Updating existing applications from v1 to v2,v3 etc etc etc
Good understanding of Agile programming methods and its benefits
The ability to lead a team, perform code reviews
You’re a Polyglot Developer with experience in using a combination of the following:
Languages: Java, Ruby, PHP, Python
Frameworks: Spring, Grails, Ruby on Rails, CodeIgniter, Djanjo
Scripting: JavaScript, JQuery
Methods: Agile, SCRUM, TDD/BDD
Testing Tools: Selenium, RSpec
Source code management: SVN or Git
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.
Thanks and regards,
Rhys Evans
Senior Search Consultant
The Company
This organization are leaders within there field, have an outstanding reputation for pushing technical boundaries within the development community and employ some of the UK’s leading technologists.
The R+D team/Duties:
This recently established R+D team focuses on rapid application prototyping, taking ideas from concept to release in weeks rather than months, continuously improving/ adding features/functionalities to the existing web based applications and researching new tech to help stay ahead of competition. You will join as a key member of this team.
Your experience
Building web based applications from concept to release
Exposure to high availability/high transaction websites/web based applications
Refactoring
Updating existing applications from v1 to v2,v3 etc etc etc
Good understanding of Agile programming methods and its benefits
The ability to lead a team, perform code reviews
You’re a Polyglot Developer with experience in using a combination of the following:
Languages: Java, Ruby, PHP, Python
Frameworks: Spring, Grails, Ruby on Rails, CodeIgniter, Djanjo
Scripting: JavaScript, JQuery
Methods: Agile, SCRUM, TDD/BDD
Testing Tools: Selenium, RSpec
Source code management: SVN or Git
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.
Thanks and regards,
Rhys Evans
Senior Search Consultant
Ruby Developer (TDD/BDD/Cucumber) | London | up to £400 per day | Contract length: 3 Months + rolling | Onsite 100%
Devonshire is urgently looking for a number of experienced Ruby Developers who have extensive experience in using Cucumber within a TDD/BDD environment.
Our client have a number of ongoing projects within the flagship Development team where the Ruby Developer joining will be responsible for using Cucumber to write and execute automated tests, integrate acceptance tests within continuous integration environment and work closely with the developers and testers to share your expert knowledge.
Your ideal skill set:
Extensive Ruby knowledge
Proven experience within an Agile (TDD/BDD) environment
Proven experience in using Cucumber to write automated acceptance tests.
This is an immediate opening. For full details please e-mail your CV to revans@devonshire.co.uk or call +44 207 469 0829 for an immediate response.
Thanks and regards,
Rhys Evans
Senior Search Consultant
Our client have a number of ongoing projects within the flagship Development team where the Ruby Developer joining will be responsible for using Cucumber to write and execute automated tests, integrate acceptance tests within continuous integration environment and work closely with the developers and testers to share your expert knowledge.
Your ideal skill set:
Extensive Ruby knowledge
Proven experience within an Agile (TDD/BDD) environment
Proven experience in using Cucumber to write automated acceptance tests.
This is an immediate opening. For full details please e-mail your CV to revans@devonshire.co.uk or call +44 207 469 0829 for an immediate response.
Thanks and regards,
Rhys Evans
Senior Search Consultant
Senior/Lead Ruby (Ruby on Rails) Developer | c£60,000 + Options
Commutable from Windsor, Reading, Oxford, Slough, West London etc.
Devonshire is working with an exciting stealth-mode start up who have just received first round funding to build out a consumer facing website and large web based application which is set to revolutionise the internet ad space.
This organisation is completely tech driven, the prototype has been build and they now want someone to take the original idea, evolve the prototype and build the site/applications from concept to launch.
Joining as tech employee number one; your will oversee all parts of the development from prototyping, development to implementation/deployment within an Agile (TDD/BDD) environment using Ruby/Rails as the primary language/framework.
You will also have the scope to build a tech team which will include at least two hires by the close of 2011.
Your background, skill set and experience
• Ruby/Ruby on Rails
• JavaScript (JQuery/Node/CoffeeScript)
• Haml/SaSS
• Agile (TDD/BDD)
• RSpec/Cucumber
• Memcache/Redis for scaling
• Using git for source code management
With any knowledge of the following being a big plus:
• Cloud Deployment with Heroku, Engineyard, EC2 etc
• i18n (internationalization and localization) of web applications.
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
Devonshire is working with an exciting stealth-mode start up who have just received first round funding to build out a consumer facing website and large web based application which is set to revolutionise the internet ad space.
This organisation is completely tech driven, the prototype has been build and they now want someone to take the original idea, evolve the prototype and build the site/applications from concept to launch.
Joining as tech employee number one; your will oversee all parts of the development from prototyping, development to implementation/deployment within an Agile (TDD/BDD) environment using Ruby/Rails as the primary language/framework.
You will also have the scope to build a tech team which will include at least two hires by the close of 2011.
Your background, skill set and experience
• Ruby/Ruby on Rails
• JavaScript (JQuery/Node/CoffeeScript)
• Haml/SaSS
• Agile (TDD/BDD)
• RSpec/Cucumber
• Memcache/Redis for scaling
• Using git for source code management
With any knowledge of the following being a big plus:
• Cloud Deployment with Heroku, Engineyard, EC2 etc
• i18n (internationalization and localization) of web applications.
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
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