Senior Ruby on Rails Developer

At Digital Science we are looking for a talented Ruby/Rails Developer. In this full time position you will be responsible for engineering and supporting our end-to-end web services and applications.  

You are a talented Ruby on Rails developer comfortable working on both frontend and backend projects.  You have experience developing web applications based on javascript and css and web services. You also possess excellent written and verbal communication and problem-solving skills, you are detail oriented, independent, organized and you are able to work on fast-paced projects. Nevertheless, you are a team player, used to work with distributed revision control tools and with other teams, either locally or remotely. You like communicating with clients (B2B) in an efficient and friendly way.

If you are interested in joining us, you will have:

• 1+ years Ruby on Rails development experience

• Experience working with SQL databases. Knowledge of other data store technologies (esp. Memcached, Redis, Elasticsearch) is a plus

• Experience with parts of a modern JS frontend stack is a plus (e.g. Angular, jQuery)

• Familiarity with Amazon AWS is a plus

• Experience working with existing codebases

• Understanding and sound application of agile software development methodologies

• Prior start-up or freelancing experience is a strength but not required

• Fluency in English, both written and spoken

What We Offer:

• Be part of an international team distributed all over the globe

• Relaxed work environment that values innovation, initiative, and energy

• On a rainy day you can choose to work remotely, so most communication happens via video calls using Google Hangout

• Compensation is highly competitive and based on experience

• Flexible working hours

• Hand pick your hardware