Working With Rails

As a Ruby On Rails developer at AlphaSights Ltd you will play a key role in developing an innovative web based system from the ground up in a fun and rewarding start-up environment. You will have the opportunity to get involved with the design process early on and help mould our product to become a market leader. You will have an excellent web programming background with a passion for Ruby and a flair for robust, clean coding. You will have a keen interest in agile development processes and be a strong, communicative team player.

Your responsibilities include:

* Ruby on Rails software development
* Mentoring other developers, passing on your valuable experience
* Reviewing and auditing code
* Database schema design
* Object oriented design
* Front-end web development using JavaScript, XHTML and CSS

Required Skills:

* Demonstrable track record developing web application in Ruby on Rails or similar framework.
* Strong understanding of good code design principals such as DRY and thin controller/fat model
* Understand the key factors in making your code secure.
* Testing using Rspec, TestUnit, Shoulda or similar
* Experience with MySQL, Capistrano, Migrations, HTML, CSS, JQuery/PrototypeJS and RJS
* Working knowledge of unix-like environments such as MacOS and Linux.