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Lafmatch

Ruby on Rails Developer

Berkeley, CA · Hybrid

$125K - $172K/yr

Ruby on Rails * JavaScript/jQuery * Git & Github * PostgreSQL * Sidekiq/Background workers * Redis Caching * Third-party API integrations (particularly Facebook oAuth) * Basic Linux VPS maintenance ...

Sonsoft Inc

Ruby on Rails Developer

San Jose, CA

$120K - $164K/yr

Ruby on Rails Developer (with experience on JAVA, front-end technologies such as JavaScript, HTML, CSS and JQuery, MVC, Mocking, ORM, and RESTful etc.) Job Location : San Jose, California (San Jose ...

Sonsoft Inc

Java / Ruby on Rails

San Jose, CA · On-site

$120K - $164K/yr

At least 1 year of hands on/ working experience in Ruby on Rails. * Demonstrable knowledge of front-end technologies such as JavaScript, HTML, CSS and Jquery. * Ability to work in team in diverse ...

Sonsoft Inc

Java / Ruby on Rails Consultant

San Jose, CA

$120K - $164K/yr

At least 2 year of hands on/ working experience in Ruby on Rails. * Demonstrable knowledge of front-end technologies such as JavaScript, HTML, CSS and Jquery. * Good exposure on RoR Design and ...

Sonsoft Inc

Junior Ruby on Rails Developer

San Jose, CA

$120K - $164K/yr

Junior Ruby on Rails Developer (with experience on JAVA, front-end technologies such as JavaScript, HTML, CSS and JQuery, MVC, Mocking, ORM, and RESTful etc.) Job Location : San Jose, California (San ...

Sonsoft Inc

Java / Ruby on Rails Developer

San Jose, CA

$120K - $164K/yr

Preferred At least 1 year of hands on/ working experience in Ruby on Rails Demonstrable knowledge of front-end technologies such as JavaScript, HTML, CSS and JQuery Ability to work in team in diverse ...

Sonsoft Inc

Java / Ruby on Rails Developer

San Jose, CA

$120K - $164K/yr

Preferred At least 1 year of hands on/ working experience in Ruby on Rails Demonstrable knowledge of front-end technologies such as JavaScript, HTML, CSS and JQuery Ability to work in team in diverse ...

Dellfor Technologies

Ruby on Rails

California City, CA · On-site

$80K/yr

... Ruby On Rails, writing Bash scripts. * Experience using Apache and/or equivalent web server software. * 3-to-5 years' experience with object-oriented programming. * Working knowledge of other web ...

Sonsoft Inc

Ruby on Rails lead

Santa Clara, CA

$120K - $165K/yr

At least 4 years of experience in Ruby on Rails * At least 4 years of experience in Front end Web Development * At least 4 years of experience in JavaScript, AJAX, CSS3, HTML5 * At least 4 years of ...

ForUsAll

Sr. Ruby on Rails Engineer - AI

Oakland, CA · On-site

$120K - $200K/yr

What We're Looking For * 5+ years of full-stack Ruby on Rails experience--your fundamentals need to be rock solid. * A deep love of Ruby and Rails conventions, from tests to gems to system design.

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Ruby on Rails Developer

Lafmatch

Berkeley, CA • Hybrid

$125K - $172K/yr

Contractor

Re-posted 22 days ago

Job description

Programming is hard work but we believe it should be fun too. And if the product itself is fun? Even better! Lafmatch is a new entrant in the casual online dating space. We’re currently in the process of repurposing technology used in our previous product, Laflife, for use in Lafmatch, and it all revolves around humor—more specifically, the science of how different people’s senses of humor interact with each other and aid in forming new relationships.

We’re looking for a sharp, user-focused Rails programmer that cares equally about making quality products that users love as well as writing quality code that is easy to read and maintain. Our Rails stack is fairly standard and up-to-date (though we might request you help us in modernizing one or two legacy areas of the codebase). Some frontend expertise is required as well (Backbone experience ideal but not required—also we use some Ruby on the frontend as well via the Opal transpiler).

In general, we are looking for a candidate with experience in:

  • Ruby on Rails
  • JavaScript/jQuery
  • Git & Github
  • PostgreSQL
  • Sidekiq/Background workers
  • Redis Caching
  • Third-party API integrations (particularly Facebook oAuth)
  • Basic Linux VPS maintenance (DigitalOcean, etc.)
  • Hybrid mobile apps (Turbolinks 5, etc.) not required, but a bonus

Note: if you’re mainly into Node.js or some other stack and dabbled with Rails in times past, this probably isn’t an ideal fit for you. We are really looking for somebody whose bread and butter has been Ruby/Rails programming. :)

You will principally be working with the lead developer for Lafmatch, as well as the founder. It’s a small team with a neat startup vibe.

We look forward to (virtually) meeting you!

Employment Type: CONTRACTOR

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