[LRUG] Job opening: Technichal Lead - Ruby on Rails Development

[Magnus Dahlgren]

Hi all,

Ominor are a London based E-commerce agency and we currently look for an
experienced Technical Lead / Ruby on Rails Developer to lead our development
team in creating exciting, large-scale E-commerce sites in a stimulating
Agile environment. Please see below for full information about this role and
information about how to apply.

Best regards,
Magnus Dahlgren

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URL: www.ominor.com 

Job Title: Technical Lead - Ruby on Rails Development (Agile, XP, SCRUM)

Salary: £60k - £75k OTE dependent on experience + Healthcare 

Company Introduction

Ominor are a London based E-Commerce agency, specialising in the design and
build of transactional web sites for a range of clients including
Multi-Channel Retailers and Blue Chip brands. Ominor also provide a range of
E-Marketing and Usability Services. 

Ominor are continually developing and evolving its E-Commerce offering with
current developments including Web 2.0 based Community features within an
online retail environment. 

As technical lead for OminorÆs development team, you will be driving best
practice and productivity working in a stimulating Agile environment where
test-driven development and pair programming is a natural part of the
day-to-day job.

Current Ominor clients include SainsburyÆs, BUPA and Dollond & Aitchison.

Job Description

Core skills required include:

* Solid Ruby on Rails knowledge (1+ years of commercial experience)
* 4+ years commercial experience in web development
* Test-driven development
* Strong interpersonal and communication skills with team experience
* Agile / Scrum

Leadership skills

* Proven track record running successful projects/teams
* Team management and coaching, ensuring team collaboration and continuity
* Making key strategic and architectural technology decisions 
* Managing pair programming and test strategy 
* Ensuring communication (stand-ups, bi-weekly/monthly technical
update/progress meetings as requested by the team)

Experience in one or more of the following areas would be advantageous:  

* E-Commerce  
* Systems Integration  
* Community / Web 2.0
* Extreme Programming

To apply, please send your CV with a brief covering letter/email detailing
your previous experience and achievements to lead at ominor.com