Edinburgh, UK. ShopForCloud's first employee.
* Quotes we love
- "In God we trust; all others must bring data." - W. Edwards Deming
- "Warning! Notice is given that any person found Pilfering, Stealing, Robbing, or Committing any code without first testing will be summarily hanged." - We have this as a big poster in our office
* What technology do we use?
Ruby, Rails, Twitter Bootstrap, jQuery, PostgreSQL, GitHub, Heroku, Amazon Web Services and many open-source codebases. Our simulation software is based on Ali's PhD research.
* Who are we looking for?
We are looking for smart Software Engineers who get things done. There's a tone of work to be done; you'll be core member of the engineering team and take part in daily 15-min status meetings. Ideally you should have:
- Strong computer science fundamentals gained through a degree in computer science or equivalent
- Experience in developing web applications, and can show us your personal/work projects
- Experience with a scripting language (Ruby, Python, PHP)
- Be comfortable developing for and on Linux environments
- Experience with any of the following is a plus: API design (REST), relational databases, model-view-controller frameworks, and rich client-side applications (Backbone.js etc.)
- Strong interpersonal and problem-solving skills, with excellent verbal and written communication skills
* What's the next step?
Sounds good? Email us at REDACTED_EMAIL and let's get talking. Feel free to include links to your LinkedIn, GitHub and any project websites.
More info here: <a href="http://www.shopforcloud.com/pages/recruitment.html" >http://www.shopforcloud.com/pages/recruitment.html</a>
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