The whole funding scene is nuts right now, and that trickles down to ruby developers (and wait for the need for coffeescript/node.js developers). It is going to get worse though from a hiring perspective, with the IPOs coming up and even more fresh money available. And yeah, it feels like 1999 again - one hell of a year :P
On Wed, May 25, 2011 at 9:17 PM, Peter Bell <[email protected]> wrote: > Not at $28/hr. :) > > But it certainly is outside of Toronto. I've been to 5 conferences in the > last two weeks and in every one, pretty much every deck seemed to end with a > "we're hiring" slide. And most of the positions I was hearing about were > safely north of $100k/yr. At least in the major US metro markets . . . > > Seriously, this is the best labor market I've seen for developers since > 1999. It's nuts. > > I'd still like to know what LivingSocial paid for Glenn and the gang at > InfoEther . . . > > Best Wishes, > Peter > > On May 26, 2011, at 12:10 AM, Alex Katebi wrote: > > <517.gif>Hurray!!!<517.gif> The recession is finally over.<517.gif> > > > On Wed, May 25, 2011 at 1:02 PM, UTbibapp <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hello, > > > > I sincerely hope that it is appropriate to post this on this mailing > > list. Please see the posting and information on how to apply below. > > > > Gabriela > > > > > > Position Title: Ruby on Rails developer > > > > Description > > This position requires the incumbent to work in IT Services at UTL. > > Working in a small team, under direction of the Director of the > > Information Technology Services, University of Toronto Libraries, the > > incumbent will be responsible for adding service features specific to > > the UofT community to our newest service, Focus, which is an Expert > > Finder application that supports the promotion of faculty research. > > Building on the BibApp open-source framework, the incumbent will add > > features enabling customization of Focus and its integration with > > other services, including a custom authentication system. > > > > Qualifications > > Education: University degree in Computer Science or acceptable > > equivalent combination of education and experience. > > > > Minimum 3 years experience with programming in Ruby on Rails. Solid > > and demonstrated experience using open-source programming libraries, > > relational database systems, and the development of database driven > > websites. Must be highly knowledgeable in Ruby, Ruby Gems, MySQL/SQL, > > and general application security. Excellent knowledge of open source > > web-based database-driven application development and Web 2.0 tools. > > Familiarity is required with LDAP and Pubcookie. Technical writing and > > documentation skills. > > > > Other: Demonstrated interpersonal skills under pressure. Ability to > > work within tight timelines. Demonstrated good organizational and time > > management skills. Strong user-based orientation. Ability to exercise > > good judgment, discretion and tact. Demonstrated ability to work > > effectively independently and as part of a team. Ability to > > communicate effectively and accurately both orally and in writing. > > Ability to communicate complex technical ideas verbally and in written > > form to IT staff and management. Demonstrated good work performance > > and attendance record. > > > > Job Field > > Information Technology > > > > Campus > > St. George > > > > Department > > ITS, University of Toronto Libraries > > > > Schedule > > Full-time > > > > Pay Scale Group and Hiring Rate > > Compensation: $28.00 > > Compensation Type: per Hour > > Area: Toronto > > Pmt-time/Full-time: Full-time > > Position Duration: Temporary - 3 months > > > > Notes > > Evenings and weekend hours not required. > > > > Applicants will be asked to complete a small test, supply 3 > > references, code and writing samples. > > > > Applicants Submit: > > • Resume and covering letter > > > > How to apply: > > • Email: [email protected] > > > > > > Deadline Date: Tuesday, June 7th, 2011 > > > > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en. > > > > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en. > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. 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