[LRUG] [JOBS] The App Business looking for perm and contract Ruby developers

[Will]

Hi LRUGers,

Here at The App Business we are looking for two Ruby developers to join 
our growing team, one contractor and one permanent. You would be working 
on some very interesting projects, scaling Rails-based web services and 
APIs that power some of the complex custom features and dynamic data 
within our mobile apps. The technology stack of the particular projects 
we are hiring for includes AWS EC2, Elasticache/Memcached, Varnish, 
Akamai, Cucumber, RSpec, Delayed Job, MySQL. Particularly in a permanent 
role, there will be opportunity to use many other frameworks and 
platforms as other projects require.

We are a company of just over 50 people, roughly half of those 
developers across various languages including iOS, Android, JavaScript, 
.NET and Ruby.

We work in an Agile environment, with the teams encouraged to 
self-organise and supported in delivering working software early and 
often. We use tools such as jenkins, Anthill PRO, and testflight to 
support this, and we're a big fan of git flow. We also have a strong 
commitment to quality; our development approach is heavily influenced by 
Software Craftsmanship and BDD. I've included the full job spec at the 
end of the email, for anyone interested in the finer details.

Any further technical questions about the projects or the company, feel 
free to get in touch and I can provide them - I am a Ruby developer 
myself. For those or to apply, please 
email<mailto:opportunities at theappbusiness.com>opportunities at theappbusiness.com 
<mailto:opportunities at theappbusiness.com>.


Thanks,

*Will Thomas*
Full-stack Web Engineer


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www.theappbusiness.com <http://www.theappbusiness.com/>

The App Business is looking for passionate Ruby developers with a strong 
commitment to quality, to help us tackle complex architectural and 
design challenges across the back-end services and APIs we build.

We work in a fast-paced, Agile environment, delivering sophisticated 
software that is critical to the operations of many of our clients. This 
role requires a developer with a mature attitude to risk, who believes 
testing and code quality are a collective responsibility, fundamental to 
delivery.

You should be constantly learning, and striving to improve your craft, 
and happy working as part of a cross-functional team - keen to learn 
from others and pass on your own knowledge to improve those around you.

We believe nothing should be an impediment for you to do your best work 
and we have structured the company around this principle, in order to 
give people the autonomy to make decisions, encourage experimentation 
and think big!

If you have passion, skill, and want to join a us in building great 
software, and continuing to break boundaries with new ideas and 
concepts, then apply now and tell us how you will help shape and make a 
difference here at The App Business.

*YOU WILL BE*

  * *A technical expert *in designing and developing high-quality and
    scalable APIs and back-end services.
  * *A polyglot developer* who loves to embrace other frameworks,
    languages and platforms, as and when business problems require.
  * *Working closely* with clients and key stakeholders, to ensure
    requirements are met.
  * *Solving complex programming problems *in a clean and testable way.
  * *Keen to express and share *ideas to help improve the development
    process.
  * *Learning and collaborating *in cross-functional teams with iOS and
    Android developers, QA, product owners and scrum masters.
  * *Happy to work across the technical stack*, contributing to
    infrastructure, application and database development.

*YOU MUST HAVE*

  * 3+ years commercial development experience.
  * A keen interest in mobile development and technology trends.
  * Excellent knowledge of Ruby development with and without Rails,
    including design patterns that keep code reusable and maintainable
    in larger apps.
  * Demonstrable habitual use of TDD and BDD techniques.
  * A passion for software development, perhaps demonstrated through
    personal projects or participation in tech. communities.
  * Some experience of infrastructure development, such as configuration
    of servers, caches and queues.
  * Good understanding of continuous deployment, and tools for
    versioncontrol, CI, and scripted deployments.
  * Working knowledge of database and query optimisation for performance.
  * Experience working in an Agile team, and a good level of
    understanding of the Agile values and principles. 


*IT'S NICE IF YOU HAVE*

  * 2:1 or above in a Computer Science, Information Systems or related
    technical degree.
  * Additional experience using any of C#, Java, or Objective-C.
  * Experience developing solutions optimised for mobile-based usage and
    consumption.
  * Experience working in effective, large-scale Agile development projects.
  * Good understanding of requirements analysis, using techniques like
    Specification By Example.
  * Contributions to open source projects.
  * Web front-end development experience with JavaScript.

*INTERVIEWS*

Our interview process consists of two to three rounds, starting with an 
initial telephone interview. If successful, we will invite you to meet 
with us face to face, where you will demonstrate your thinking ability 
as well as your skills and experiences. So if The App Business sounds 
like the sort of unique challenge that matches your ambitions, please 
get in touch at 
<mailto:opportunities at theappbusiness.com>opportunities at theappbusiness.com <mailto:opportunities at theappbusiness.com>


*OUR STORY*

The App Business (TAB) is an award-winning, full service, specialist 
mobile software company that grew out of three inspirational years 
working with Steve Jobs.  Helping to launch the iPhone, App Store and 
hundreds of apps convinced us that software is eating the world and that 
people are now turning to 'apps' to navigate their daily lives. With 
this in mind, we built The App Business from the ground up to help 
businesses meet the challenges and opportunities in our emerging 
'programmable world.'

We work with brands to help them create business-transforming software 
experiences, across smartphones, tablets, desktop, social media, even 
TVs - wherever the audience is.  Our approach is 'audience-led, 
technology-informed', meaning we blend in-house app strategists and 
interaction designers with specialist software engineers to craft ideas 
and technology that actually works.

*OUR CULTURE*

We're a unique company that is changing the way brands develop ideas and 
engage audiences.  Working with us, you'll be exposed to a highly 
successful and entrepreneurial digital technology business.

We want people to develop at The App Business more fully than at any 
other point in their career. We take on big, testing challenges, provide 
all the support that people need to conquer them and give everybody an 
opportunity to shape the future of our ambitious company.

Our working culture is modelled on our experience with Apple. Ultimately 
open, friendly and relaxed, we're committed to ensuring it's easy for 
everybody to communicate, to share ideas and find solutions. This 
positive culture is created by our shared ambitions, passion and 
commitment to hard work.


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