Job: Junior Ruby on Rails Developer London, UK Tom, 02 Feb 2008

Update: We are no longer looking to fill this position, however, we’re always happy to receive interesting CVs to keep on record.

We are currently looking for an exceptional person to join our small team as a Junior Software Developer.

For all applicants we’d expect the following:

• - Good communication skills
• - Good verbal and written English
• - Experience developing web applications
• - At least 6 months experience with Ruby on Rails
• - General programming and scripting experience
• - Good OOP knowledge
• - Some CSS and XHTML/HTML knowledge
• - Comfortable with Linux/Unix
• - An eye for detail
• - Appreciation of design & usability
• - Experience or keen to use agile methodologies

The following would be advantageous:

• - Test-Driven Development (TDD) experience
• - Experience in other programming languages
• - Advanced knowledge of JavaScript and AJAX
• - Knowledge of usability issues

We’d look for the candidate to be…

• - friendly, honest, trustworthy in nature
• - organised and proactive
• - comfortable working in a small company
• - able to work in Farringdon, London

In return, we will…

• - be friendly, respectful and fair
• - give commercial, professional experience
• - share a ton of knowledge and experience
• - encourage and nurture self-development

Please send your covering letters, CVs and work examples to tom [at] talkingpixels.co.uk.