Candidate Profile:
This position is based in Berlin, Germany. Do you love TDD and Rails? Do you enjoy creating web apps that are fast, reliable, and a pleasure to use? Do you enjoy contributing to open source? Are you a JSON addict? You can find a cool home here with our agile team
working with many cutting-edge technologies.
You should be very strong on all of the following:
- Build functional applications, prototypes, and features on high-traffic websites
- JavaScript/jQuery, Ruby standard library, database design, HTML+CSS
- Collaborate with other engineering teams to design and implement consumer features
- Well versed in agile practices and committed to test-driven development
- Protocols [HTTP(S), XHR, SMTP, etc)
- Unix/Linux and shell scripting
- Git or Mercurial
You should be passionate about:
- User engagement and flow optimisation
- Security
- A/B testing and usability testing
- Making challenging designs reality
- Building and executing HTML email campaigns
Requirements:
- Experience developing with Ruby on Rails
- Web development experience, preferably using Rails, Python, or Java
- Experience developing Web 2.0 sites and working with lightweight web services
- Experience with JSON, Haml, or Sass is a plus
- Ability to work in a small team environment with aggressive deadlines and multiple priorities
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Able to work with cross-functional leads in engineering, product, QA, and operations
- Experience with Agile software development practices
- Experience with large-scale and distributed software architectures
When applying, please include:
- Your CV in HTML with inline CSS
- Link to your Github account or other open source contributions
- A few code snippets that you think represent your coding style
- One or two paragraph description of your skills, passions, and work style
Please apply to Nicola Cotter on jobs@skrill.com