From: Chris Jestico Date: 2008-11-26T19:16:50+09:00 Subject: Contract Ruby Developer Position - Immediate! We currently have a 3 month contract position open. You will be working with a team of highly skilled and experienced RUBY on RAILS developers on a range of hosted mobile interactive applications for mass-participation. Mobile Interactive Group has recently won several awards for its innovative and high-performance products and is now de-facto market leader for mobile interactive applications for the media industry. In this role you will own multiple application platforms for the group and will share your architecture experience with the rest of the team. Your experience will be shared continuously with your colleagues within and outside the development team and your expertise will be passed on to junior staff who are still learning on the job. Your input will be key to the success of our products and you will benefit from involvement in all stages of the user experience from use-case design to application build and test. You will have o 2+ years experience in Ruby on Rails o 4+ years experience in Perl o 5+ years experience in object oriented programming o 4+ year experience in relational databases like MySQL o 5+ years experience in command line Unix/Linux use o 1+ years experience in test driven development Good working knowledge of the Ruby and Perl command set and the model-view-controller approach are essential. Expert skills in command-line configuration, navigation and analysis on UNIX systems is a pre-requisite. Other desirable skills: Experience in working with Bugzilla and Subversion Given the challenges of the mobile interactive development area, the successful candidate will have demonstrable troubleshooting skills as well as being able to show excellent problem solving ability. You're a good communicator and self-starter. You enjoy working in a team environment, cope well with pressure, and have a genuine enthusiasm for IT, together with a "can do" attitude. If you are keen to find out further information about this position please Call for Chris Jestico at Allegis Group on: 0207 608 8300 -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.