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

Senior MySQL DBA | London | Award Winning Organisation

Senior MySQL DBA | London | Award Winning Organisation | salary above market rate + PLC type benefits + training budget etc

Devonshire is working with one of the UK’s fastest growing companies to assist in the search for a Senior MySQL DBA/Developer to join the award winning technical team.

My client has been growing continuously over the last few years, they are now market leaders within the industry, are globally recognised for what they have achieved and firmly believe they wouldn’t be where they are now without the talented employees who remain at the forefront of technical innovation keeping them one step ahead at all times.

Although the title is "Senior MySQL DBA"; they are not just looking for a DBA who can install, maintain and performance tune the existing MySQL databases..............They are looking for a forward thinker, OpenSource Technologist who can implement and architect new robust scalable solutions whilst looking ahead into other ways of improving their existing database solutions.

They would love to hear from highly skilled MySQL DBA’s who want to ownership of the database infrastructure from day one, someone who wants to work closely with the Developers and Systems Administrators to grow their knowledge on a new breed of columnar and hash key storage technologies.

Your skill set

• Extensive MySQL/PostgreSQL experience (Maintenance, Optimisation, data-extraction, performance tuning, design, development and installation)
• Strong scripting skills
• Strong Linux/Unix command line knowledge
• Good understanding of Data Warehouses
• Proven experience of delivering robust scalable database solutions

In addition; if you have had any knowledge or exposure to columnar based databases such as Vertica/ infobright, or if you have experience of using hash key storage databases like Riak/ Cassandra…….we should speak as soon as possible. Opportunities in this area are few and far between..

Please contact me directly on +44 207 469 0829 for a confidential discussion regarding this opportunity. All CV’s to be sent to revans@devonshire.co.uk

Devonshire | Web & Mobile : Job Update 15/11/2010

Permanent

• Drupal Developer | London | £40,000 to £45,000

• Senior/Lead Drupal Developer | London | £50,000 to £65,000

• Senior Ruby on Rails Developer/Architect | London | £60,000 to £65,000

• JRuby Developer | London | £40,000 to £45,000

• Lead Java/Ruby Developer | London | £70,000 to £75,000

• Web/Mobile Developer (Ruby/Rails/iPhone/Android) | London | £45,000 to £50,000

• Mid-weight Ruby on Rails Developer | London | £40,000 to £45,000

• Mid-weight Ruby on Rails Developer | Berkshire | £40,000 to £45,000

• Groovy on Grails Developer | London | £45,000 to £55,000

Contract

• iPhone Developer | London | £300.00 to £350.00 per day | 6 months

• Android Developer | London | £300.00 to £350.00 per day | 3 months

• Drupal Developer | London | up to £300.00 per day | 3-6 months

For a full overview of the positions above; please e-mail your up-to-date CV to revans@devonshire.co.uk.

Thanks and regards,

Rhys Evans
Senior Search Consultant
Devonshire | Web & Mobile

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

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

Drupal Developer | London

Drupal Developer | London | £40,000 to £45,000 | Permanent

Devonshire is working with one of the UK’s most recognised Drupal employers. They are looking for one more Drupal Developer to join them before the end of 2010.

You will work on a project driven basis covering all aspects of the design/development lifecycle with the chance to take ideas from concept to launch in weeks rather than months.

Skills summary

• Strong OOP background in PHP5
• 2+ years commercial experience with Drupal v6+ - including site builds, migrations and custom module development
• MySQL/SQL
• Frontend - HTML, CSS and JavaScript (Prototype/JQuery)
• SVN/Git for source code management

For an immediate response; please e-mail your up-to-date CV to revans@devonshire.co.uk. Any of the following would be useful:

• Links to your Drupal ID
• Details of any contributions/commits
• Links to your personal blog/website

Thanks and regards,

Rhys Evans
Senior Search Consultant
Supplying contract and permanent specialists in the:
Ruby | RoR | Drupal | LAMP | iPhone | iPAD & Android development arena.
DDI: +44 (0) 207 469 0829 | Mob: +44 (0) 7940 390 822 | E-mail: revans@devonshire.co.uk

Head of Mobile Development | Media/Broadcasting Sector| London

Head of Mobile Development | Media/Broadcasting Sector| London | Salary + Bonus + Full PLC Benefits.

• Do you consider yourself an Agile evangelist?
• Have you led the delivery of iPhone/iPad or Android applications over the last 12-18 months either as a Senior Product Manager/Release Manager?
• Are you interested in becoming apart of the Leadership team within one of the worlds major players within the Media/ Broadcasting industry?
• Do you have the drive to expand their mobile offering and deliver a number of iPhone/iPad and Android applications that will take the app-store by storm?

If you answered yes to the above please read on……….

My client are looking for an entrepreneurial, “Head of Mobile Development” to improve technical strategy, increase their mobile offering and lead the delivery of world class mobile applications (iPhone|iPad | Android).

You will:

• Take ownership of the Mobile application development strategy.
• Manage multiple development & delivery teams to release iPhone/iPad/Android applications etc.
• Liaise with all areas of the business at Management level i.e. Marketing, Creative and Interactive to implement processes, sprint cycles and Agile/SCRUM Methods.

Your experience:

• A solid understanding of Agile development methods (SCRUM/XP).
• A strong understanding of the mobile technology landscape.
• A strong track record in leading the delivery of complex mobile applications. (iPhone/iPad/Android)
• Be comfortable liaising with “non-technical” teams to communicate technical issues, timescales and projected output….

In return they are offering an excellent salary, performance related bonus, share scheme options and all the other PLC benefits you would normally expect from a large PLC.

For more information, please contact me directly via:

revans@devonshire.co.uk | +44 207 469 0829 | +44 7940 390 822

Devonshire are offering you an iPad, 40" TV, iPhone4 or £500.00 voucher of your choice for your help!!

Good afternoon,

I have 12 permanent openings across the UK and Europe at the moment, some have been ongoing due to multiple hires and others have just been released this week.

I’ve been through my initial industry contacts and now need to reach Rubyists who haven’t spoken with me before. We are able to offer the following to anyone who is able to help by refering a Ruby on Rails Developer to us who then goes on to work at one of our clients on a permanent basis,*:

32GB iPad with WiFi.
SONY Bravia 40" Full HD LCD TV
16GB iPhone4
£500 voucher of your choice Lastminue.com, Red Letter Days, Conference tickets etc etc etc

If you have any questions, please get in touch.

Thanks,

Rhys

+44 207 469 0829

Vacancy two: Expert Ruby on Rails Developer required | Berlin | €60,000 to €80,000 + Relocation + Share Options + see below

Vacancy two: Expert Ruby on Rails Developer required | Berlin | €60,000 to €80,000 + Relocation + Share Options + see below for full list | Contactors also considered

Devonshire is working with a new client, an exciting start up based in a trendy part of Berlin.

They are already profitable, have been successfully growing the revenue over the last six months and have just received a large amount of funding from a well know VC firm to allow scope for organic expansion across the European Market.

The management team are strong; experts in there chosen fields with proven experience of growing e-commerce businesses from the ground up. They are technology dependent! They are looking for someone with complete Ruby expertise to join and lead the technical team to make changes, remain hands on and enhance the core product with the full support of the “piers” above.

Upon joining you will work directly alongside the CTO acting as a Consultant, Developer and SCRUM Master to take ownership of the core product and work on maintaining, enhancing and developing new functionalities. You will have scope to build and lead team of Ruby specialists in the future.

If you are a contractor who is available to work on site and can commit to a minimum 6 month period. I would be interested in speaking with you.

Skills needed (Technical)

• Expert Ruby, Rails
• Knowledge SCRUM and the TDD process using Test:Unit/Cucumber.
• Other MVC framework knowledge
• Haml/SaaS
• MongoDB,
• Cloud computing – Heroku/MongoHQ
• JavaScript (JQuery, Prototype, RJS etc)
• Mac/Linux
• Git
• Experience in Building and integrating API’s.

The ideal person will also

• Be a keen trouble shooter/problem Solver
• Have entrepreneurial sprit, be self motivated and a can do attitude
• Like to keep up-to-date with latest technologies

In return you will receive

• A salary in the region of €60,000 to €80,000
• Share options
• Macbook Pro, iPhone
• Assistance with re-location costs
• Tickets to leading industry events including RailsConf
• Very reasonable amount of holiday.

For more information on this opportunity or for details on other Ruby on Rails openings in the UK or Europe, please e-mail your up-to-date CV to revans@devonshire.co.uk or call +44 (0) 207 469 0829 for an immediate response.

Any of the following will support your CV:

• Source code examples/code snippets
• URL’s to any blogs you author/ personal websites
• Details of any Opensource contributions (gems, plugins, patches etc)

Devonshire will pay a fee for successful referrals. For more details e-mail ror@devonshire.co.uk

Senior Backend Ruby on Rails Developer required | Berlin | €50,000 to €70,000 + Benefits | VC funded E-commerce start-up.

Devonshire is working directly with one of Germanys most promising VC backed start ups of 2010.

Since the initial launch; they are making waves within European e-commerce market and are now looking to attract/hire a large number of specialist Rubyists to work on the company’s core platform onsite at the companies HQ in Berlin.

The five person Ruby team work in a strict Agile, test driven development environment covering all aspects of the SDLC. You will join the team and work specifically on evolving the backend Rails platform, developing and enhancing the key features and improving general performance and scalability.


If you’re an entrepreneurial Rubyist and think you can take a niche idea evolve it into a world leading technical platform with a number Ruby Gurus with the backing of a leading VC firm! This opening is not to be missed.

Skills needed
• 2/3 years Ruby/Ruby on Rails commercial experience
• Exposure to C/C++.
• MySQL/SQL including writing complex quires and DBA/Optimization
• Experience in scaling up web applications quickly (memcache)
• Be familiar with Agile (TDD) environments using RSpec/Cucumber
• Be comfortable working on a Mac day to day and Linux/Unix platforms for deployment.
• Knowledge of integration 3rd Party API’s, Amazon Web services and Cloud Computing
• Any exposure to Erlang/RabbitMQ would be brilliant!
• You will be a keen team player, flexible and up for a challenge.

In return you will receive:

• A salary in the region of €50,000 to €70,000.
• Share Options, Holiday etc
• Re-location costs. (Within reason!)
• New MacBook Pro with large cinema display

For more information on this opportunity or for details on other Ruby on Rails openings in the UK or Europe, please e-mail your up-to-date CV to revans@devonshire.co.uk or call +44 (0) 207 469 0829 for an immediate response.

Any of the following will support your CV:

• Source code examples/code snippets
• URL’s to any blogs you author/ personal websites
• Details of any Opensource contributions (gems, plugins, patches etc)

Devonshire will pay a fee for successful referrals. For more details e-mail ror@devonshire.co.uk

Senior Ruby on Rails Developer x 2 | Berkshire |E-commerce sector| Salary: £45,000/£50,000

Senior Ruby on Rails Developer x 2 | Berkshire |E-commerce sector| Salary: £45,000/£50,000

Our Berkshire based e-commerce client has been attracting some of the best UK and European Rails talent since 2007. They are exceeding revenue targets on a monthly basis which has helped them grow organically and emerge as one of the UK’s largest Ruby on Rails employers.

As they continue to expand the business across the globe they are actively seeking Senior Software Engineers with Ruby knowledge to work on a number of complex applications at the companies HQ in Berkshire.

Although the Ruby team is 15+; you will work in an elite pocket team to deliver a number of key enhancements to the companies’ core product, improve the infrastructure ensuring the high availability of there transactional systems and design/implement the improvements of the complex web applications so they can scale effectively and efficiently.

This position would suit someone who has already had experience in building development environments/platforms for high availability, high transactional e-commerce sites who wants to get stuck into a fresh challenge. They have a solid management team, a number of technical Ruby Gurus and a fantastic open plan office with real creative flair!

Skills needed

• 18/24 months Ruby/Ruby on Rails commercial experience
• Exdperience in using Java, Scala, or C to build high availability infrastructure.
• Exposure to cloud computing/Functional Programming
• Experience in scaling up complex web apps using memcache
• Solid understanding of MySQL/SQL database including
• Be used to working on a Mac day to day to deploy on the Linux/Unix platform.

In return you will receive:

• A salary in the region of £45,000/£50,000.
• Healthcare, pension, life cover 23 days holiday, subsidised gym membership.
• The option to work remotely within the UK
• New MacBook Pro with large cinema display
• Gaming room for the much needed downtime
• Personal development time
• The opportunity to work in a fun, sociable environment

For more information on this opportunity or for details on other Ruby on Rails openings in the UK or Europe, please e-mail your up-to-date CV to revans@devonshire.co.uk or call +44 (0) 207 469 0829 for an immediate response.

Any of the following will support your CV:

• Source code examples/code snippets
• URL’s to any blogs you author/ personal websites
• Details of any Opensource contributions (gems, plugins, patches etc)

Devonshire will pay a fee for successful referrals. For more details e-mail ror@devonshire.co.uk