Location: San Francisco, CA
URL: www.hitfix.com
HitFix is a dynamic, fast-paced, high-growth Internet company that
rewards top performers. We offer a unique, rapidly-growing entertainment
destination that includes breaking news, insider analysis and a custom-built
event calendar application that has syndication opportunities.
We work hard but also have fun... especially given our industry -
Movies, Music and TV!
HitFix is seeking an accomplished Senior Developer
with Rails experience to join our growing team. The ideal candidate is an extremely
talented developer who understands how to architect a site and related
applications for scalability and consumer success.
You should be well-versed in Ruby on Rails, highly
motivated, goal-oriented, and have experience using Rails extensively in
consumer facing web applications for more than two years. This is an
opportunity to do your best work and guide the technical direction of an
evolving, well-funded entertainment industry start-up. We currently reach over
1 Million monthly unique users and have plans to rapidly scale to 5 Million+
users over the next 24 months.
Background
and Experience:
- BS Degree or higher in Computer Science, Engineering or related field
- Ruby: 2+ years of hands-on experience with Ruby and the entire rails application stack
- Experience using Rails for a consumer-facing web application
- Distributed source control experience with Git
- Experience with RESTful APIs
- Skilled in model design, controller construction, systems administration and you're fanatical about doing things the Rails way
- Other knowledge that is a plus ? Capistrano, HTML/CSS/CSS3, Haproxy, Phusion Passenger, ImageMagick, attachment-fu, TDD
Experience
architecting scalable applications and sites, and solving problems with
system scaling
A broad, general software background (minimum
5 yrs experience) that includes skills outside the rails universe (linux,
shell scripts, sendmail, etc.)
Accustomed to Agile methodologies and
test-driven development
Familiarity with the entire suite of rails
caching techniques and other approaches to capacity/performance
optimization
Knowledge
of JavaScript (Prototype,
Scriptaculous, jQuery) and AJAX
Excellent verbal and written communication
skills including the ability to explain technical issues to a
non-technical audienceDemonstrated and repeated success as a lead
developerStrong work ethic and a can-do attitude
- Prior work with mobile applications is a plus (not required)
This is a full-time position and
you will be expected to work remotely from your home with regular weekly
in-person meetings and occasional travel for company offsites. If and when an
office is established, you will be expected to work from the office.
Responsibilities:
The ideal candidate should think
of herself/himself as a startup minded engineer ready to take ownership and
make large, immediate contributions. You can truly think through the product
and help in product decisions and roadmap, develop smart and intuitive
interfaces and are capable of tackling anything else that might come up within
the development realm.
The ideal candidate will also be
able to execute on short and long term priorities to develop and grow a
scalable website and related applications.
You will be expected to work
creatively with the business team to generate technical requirements from
business objectives. Key areas of focus include:
- Develop and enhance our killer app ? a location based Event Calendar
- Maintain, re-factor and expand our rails CMS application
- Design and implement testing and QA systems/approaches
- Oversee our extension into new platforms including mobile, eReaders and Set-top boxes
- Enhance the overall availability and resilience of the system as a whole
- Draw upon your vast experience and knowledge to define a solid technical direction that reflects the latest thinking in the industry
- Work with two other team members to establish a smooth, efficient development process.
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HitFix has a presence in Los
Angeles, San Francisco, New York and Boston, but this candidate must be based in
San Francisco or Los Angeles.
Competitive
compensation package will be commensurate with skills and experience. HitFix
offers medical, dental and vision benefits to full-time employees.
U.S. based applicants only and
must be authorized to work in the US. No recruiters or development firms
please. HitFix is an equal
opportunity employer.
Check us out at www.HitFix.com
To apply: Send cover letter and resume to notas@hitfix.com
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