Contractor opportunity with the potential to become a full- or part- time position.
We are seeking a passionate, talented, hard-working, Back End Developer to work on the RaceHQ product and features. You should be well versed in Ruby, Rails, testing and HTML, have a proven-track record of excellence, execution, and be comfortable in a startup company environment. This role coordinates with the Business, Sales, Branding, Marketing and other teams across the company to support their respective missions. Responsibilities Design, implement, and maintain Ruby on Rails-based tools and infrastructure components Work closely with the other back-end engineers Rapidly fix bugs and solve problems Plan, design, develop, and deploy of new features and enhancements Make decisions as to which type of data store is appropriate for a given feature Develop front-end web screens in Rails Integrate defined features Interface with Amazon EC2 and S3 instances Write tests to cover all features delivered Tune and troubleshoot application and database Profile Ruby, Rails, MySQL, Redis, MongoDB, and other pieces of application infrastructure to identify and resolve performance issues Requirements and Qualifications Willingness and excitement to be involved in a cutting edge startup environment. Bachelors degree or equivalent work experience in a technical field (Engineering, Science, Mathematics, Computer Science, etc.) Minimum 2 years of demonstrable experience building consumer web application interfaces Excellent programming skills in Ruby on Rails (rails 3.x plus) and knowledge of how to theme a rails project. Experience with at least one programming language (C/C++/Java/Python/ Ruby). Advanced understanding of front-end optimization techniques, both in page size and perceived rendering time Knowledge of version control tools such as GIT Disciplined approach to testing and quality assurance Strong creative problem solving abilities. Attention to detail and cross-browser compatibility Strength working with databases and web based application development Experience with open source test frameworks Strong teamwork skills with the ability to work well with others in learning and teaching roles Experience with virtualization platforms (Amazon EC2/S3, Engine Yard / Heroku / Rackspace) is strongly desired Basic understanding of the endurance and participatory event management field preferred TACTIC empowers the athletic experience via a host of comprehensive race management tools, products, and services. Headquartered in Del Mar, California, TACTIC Race Solutions, LLC is a worldwide race services provider (RSP) to the participatory event industry. TACTIC’S flagship product is RaceHQ (RaceHQ.com) - an online project management, collaboration and task management application for participatory events. We are a exciting startup driven to positively disrupt our industry. Our success is founded on a collection of proven individuals whom combine for a greater goal. We play hard and work harder. -- SD Ruby mailing list [email protected] http://groups.google.com/group/sdruby
