Hi NWRUG, SendOwl (ecommerce software for selling digital products) is looking to take on a full time Rails developer to expand our development team. We're a four-year-old bootstrapped company with one developer (me), but we've growing, profitable and proud of who we are and what we do.
##The elevator pitch This is a great opportunity for someone who wants to do what they love (Rails) without being distracted by commuting, long hours and office politics. We mainly work remotely, we get the job done but largely work when we want to, and we won't get snarky if your kid is sick or you need a day off to argue with estate agents or builders (it happens to the best of us). This job won't suit you if you mainly care about money, VC networking and free pizza (best of luck to you; it's just not what we're about). ##A bit about how we operate Being bootstrapped has kept us very efficient. To date, we've focused on a) providing a great product b) listening very closely to our customer needs and c) only adding features where there's proven demand. Having purposely chosen to not go down the VC route we don't have (or would want) several million pounds to throw at vanity offices, untested ideas and random sponsorship. Everything we do is tracked back to KPIs that matter to us and our customers. For some people this is a really scary way to run a company as there's nowhere to hide. For us it's the only way to operate, but that's not to say we've not got it wrong in the past (adding features people don't need is one of several examples). ##A bit about you We've now got to the point where we're looking to take on a developer so we can speed up the rate at which we innovate. Key responsibilities of this role are: - Strong Rails experience (mid or senior level dev) - Any jQuery, Sysadmin or UI/UX skills a bonus - Strong ownership skills. As a small team we don't have project managers. You're responsible for your tasks so you'll need to be good at taking ownership and reporting back to the team. - Flexibility and an open mind. Everyone in the company does customer support two days per month. You learn an incredible amount about our customer and our product doing this, which is why we insist on it. It doesn't matter if you've no experience doing customer support. We're happy to train you up and there'll be somebody with you when you're on duty. - An ability to renegotiate requirements. In Computer Science there's hard problems and hard problems that don't need solving. We are constantly asking ourselves if there's an easier way to do something for our customers. Knowing when a hard problem doesn't need solving and throwing the requirements back is essential for us. ##A bit about what we can offer - Properly flexible working. We all work remote by default and meet up as required. We also all meet as a whole team once per month. As long as the work gets done and you overlap with your colleagues for part the day then we don't mind when you work (For example, I have about 2.5 hours off at lunch while I hit the gym, have lunch and run any chores). - A sensible work life balance. We work 7.5 hours a day. That gives you a chance to do what you love outside of work, which means you'll come back the next day refreshed and effective. We do occasionally get caught up in the excitement of a new feature launch and work more, but it is just that – occasional. A culture of long hours benefits nobody. - The odd owl-themed night out or away day - Salary to 60k (depending on experience) If you're interested in applying then please get in touch via email with [email protected] We're not looking to use an agency or recruiter. Thanks, George -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "North West Ruby User Group (NWRUG)" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nwrug-members. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
