Ruby on Rails Programmer - Otherinbox
OtherInbox is looking to hire an experienced Ruby On Rails Programmer to join
our team. We are looking for a highly motivated, goal-oriented individual who
will be responsible for designing, building and maintaining sections of the
product. The successful candidate should be a flexible, highly independent
worker as well as an excellent team player, and able to work efficiently under
tight deadlines. All RoR programmers get paid to attend the Lone Star Ruby
Conference in Austin and the O'Reilly RailsConf in Portland. We're committed to
being the best place for Ruby on Rails Programmers to work in Austin.
Responsibilities
• Design, build and maintain Ruby On Rails code for a consumer web service
• Deploy on Amazon Web Services including EC2, S3, SQS
• Implementation of upgrades, patches, code releases, and database changes
• Produce high quality, well-documented code
• Be part of a team and create a culture that attracts the best of the best
• Use the product yourself and help make it better

Requirements
• BS or equivalent experience
• At least one year Ruby On Rails experience
• Ability to work in an Agile, Scrum, XP environment
• Good understanding of HTML, CSS and AJAX
• Good understanding of Internet protocols such as TCP/IP, DNS, SMTP, HTTP, POP,
IMAP, MIME
• Good understanding of Web-based technology as it relates to the web-hosted
model of software delivery
• Hands-on experience working with a MySQL or SQL Server database, SQL
programming
• Excellent organization and communication skills

About OtherInbox
OtherInbox is an Austin-based start-up founded by serial entrepreneur and
email-marketing guru Joshua Baer. OtherInbox is the cure for email overload - it
provides consumers with a free email account that automatically organizes
newsletters, social networking updates, coupons and receipts from online
purchases so that its easy to find the most interesting things and ignore the
rest. OtherInbox shows the consumer who is really responsible for sending them
spam and gives them a powerful new Block button to stop it once and for all.
OtherInbox launched publicly in September 2008 at TechCrunch50.


To apply for this position, please send your resume to
50601@.... No phone calls, please. Please include the job
title "Ruby On Rails" in the subject line of your email. Qualified applicants
will be responded to as quickly as possible. Local Austin candidates will be
considered first.