Hiring! Senior Web Developer

[cjsmith]

Lots of people on my friends list appear to be looking for jobs. Here's the next one, as promised, one position per post for easier linkage.

The environment:
We are a small startup with a generally youngish engineering team. It is a no-foolin' startup job, with some long days and occasional sudden changes of direction, but people really pull together, and when you get something done well you WILL be thanked. That last is rare in this industry.

Also, this is the only company in my twenty-year career that has ever handed me a margarita at my job interview.

We're located in Sunnyvale.


I cut-and-pasted this pretty much right out of our internal wiki.

Senior Web Developer

Skills
# You know Linux. Not you have used a Unix machine back in school and can spell ls on the second try. You will need to know Linux as a server OS and be quite comfortable with its intricacies.
# You should have solid understanding of at least one application stack under Linux
# Extensive industry experience on the web side of a multi-tiered or multi-layer web based application.
# Expert knowledge of at least one dynamically typed language. In other words you need to be a killer web programmer. We are utilizing Ruby on Rails as our application stack. Experience there will go along way to impressing us. However if you are an excellent programmer in say the LAMP stack with interest in Rails that would also work out well.
# Strong knowledge of javascript and modern html. We need someone who isn’t content to just spit out characters but cares what they look like on the other side. While this isn’t primarily a javascript gig you will need to understand how it all fits together to make things shine.
# Ajax experience a plus but not required
# Can demonstrate several web apps that you have designed and built with Ruby on Rails
# Strong Ruby skills (and be prepared to write code during the interview)
# Comfortable working with SQL
# Previous experience in startup environment

Qualifications:
# Ability to design and implement complex algorithms and data structures
# Ability to work in a coordinated fashion with other teams
# Excellent communications skills
# Excellent programming skills
# Expert knowledge in at least one dynamically typed language (Ruby, PERL, Python, etc…)
# Industry experience with at least one web based application
# Strong understanding of database as object store.
# Strong knowledge of javascript and modern html

Send resumes to me (e-mail to my LJ username at livejournal works great). I can happily pass them along. My company is small - 17 people right now - and we have NO red tape at all!

Comments

[tamouse.livejournal.com]

I'm studying Ruby on Rails now, but I'm definitely no expert in it yet. But everything else I've got -- I've got depth in other languages such as Perl and PHP, C/C++. But how is the agism there? you say it's a young group. Would they hire someone nearing 50?

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

They'd notice that 50 isn't like everyone else, but they'd hire. I suspect the bigger problem would be the not-expert level of Ruby -- but you can never tell! Are you local enough that you'd commute to Sunnyvale?

[hitchhiker.livejournal.com]

If there wasn't a 'senior' I'd be so tempted! I have everything except the "Can demonstrate several web apps that you have designed and built with Ruby on Rails".

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

I'm sure you know that for a job listing, all but one is pretty darn close. And I *KNOW* these people should be overjoyed to get someone like you. Feel like giving it a try? Are you looking to relocate here Real Soon Now?