Our systems are written in Ruby on Rails and thus we have a need for experienced Ruby on Rails software engineers as we grow and extend our business. We have one of the largest and most complex financial applications written in Ruby; are you up to the challenge? Preference will be given to those candidates who have experience with transaction-based systems such as e-commerce or trading. Candidates should have at least three years with Ruby on Rails and several years of software development experience overall.
We practice agile techniques from Scrum and Kanban, including TDD/BDD, standups, code review, retrospectives, etc. Candidate should be comfortable with RSpec and other testing tools like FactoryGirl, Capybara, Cucumber and Selenium. Additionally candidates should be proficient with MySQL, git, rake, and related tools. As a software engineer, candidate is also responsible for helping to train others on advanced Ruby programming techniques, designing solutions to complex problems, and digging into an existing codebase to derive understanding and intent of various application features. The software engineer is also expected to be an advocate of Ruby best practices, continuously expanding and sharing knowledge.
All developers are given nice equipment (MacBook Pro Retina and large side screens). We generally require employees to work on-site, which maximizes communication and collaboration. We also have flexible hours and work-from-home days. Candidates should be strong team players with solid communication skills and an ability to write code that is easily understood by others. Package includes competitive salary plus stock options in our excellent firm. LendKey offers a comprehensive benefits package and is dedicated to employee education, with dedicated budgets for conferences, webcasts, and books. Position can be located in either our Manhattan, NY or Cincinnati (Blue Ash) office. The team includes 14 Ruby developers located in Cincinnati, OH and Manhattan, NY, connected via HipChat, Google Hangout, JIRA, and other tools.