[LRUG] Looking for backend ruby, remote, new exciting startup

Thu Jan 27 01:01:38 PST 2022

Good morning everyone,

For those who are not aware, I used to run a software development agency
called CookiesHQ. Did that for 10 years, grew to a team of 15+ people and,
end of last, we've been acquired by one of our clients building a new
product.

So I'm now looking for Ruby/Rails developers to join this new company (no
agency work anymore! :D).

The role can be fully remote, or hybrid with an office in Bristol. We've
been functioning like this for 10 years at Cookies so nothing new here for
us :)

Under this line will be a long description of the company, the role and so
on. If you're interested and wanted to know more, don't hesitate to reach
out directly :)

Nic

*About Amba Health & Care Ltd*

At Amba Health & Care Ltd our passion is keeping older people safe, well,
and living independently for longer. We combine beautiful products, the
latest medical technology with a simple application to keep older people
safe and well in their own homes while giving carers and families peace of
mind.

The company was founded in 2021 by CEO, Stuart Hamilton with an intent to

help tackle the growing care crisis in the UK and around the world.
Although a start-up, Amba has already hit some impressive milestones. We
won funding from Innovate UK to research and develop the application and
launched a beta version in June 2021.

Rounding off 2021 Amba Health & Care Ltd secured a first-round investment
of $1m and acquired the development company CookiesHQ and with it, the
dedicated team behind the application design and build, allowing Amba to
rapidly scale its development capacity.

2022 will be an exciting time to join Amba, with new national and
international clients and partners, we are running pilots with some of the
best domiciliary care companies in the UK and Canada.

We are hugely ambitious and dedicated to helping solve one of the biggest
problems facing our health and care system.

*How we work*

Every day starts with a brief virtual stand-up to discuss progress.

We work in 10 days sprints that start with a planning session where all
features are discussed in depth by the development team. Typically the
features are driven by user feedback and the product management team and
aim to make the product better with every iteration.

At the end of each sprint, we do a quick retrospective to catch any urgent
issues. Every 2 sprints, we organise a more in-depth retro to improve our
process and practices. We encourage everyone to voice their ideas and
concerns.

Every two sprints, we include a wriggle week, giving the engineering team a
chance to decide what they would like to focus on.

As a developer you will:

   - Build and ship new features; helping our customers to look after
   vulnerable people more effectively.
   - Write tests and fix bugs.
   - Review pull requests from other developers.
   - Drive continuous improvement of the product and the team.
   - Communicate on progress and report issues to management.
   - Be responsible for feature deployment and help with Q & A from time to
   time.
   - Take responsibility and be ready to give a helping hand if something
   bad were to happen on production at any point (let's hope it doesn't
   though!)
   - Contribute to creating a strong culture of trust within the team.

*Our tech stack*

We're all believers in the big monolith approach and work as close as
possible following "the Rails Way".

You can expect to be working with:

   - Ruby on Rails 6.x (soon 7.0)
   - PostgreSQL
   - Stimulus
   - Turbo
   - Soon we plan to introduce either StimulusReflex/CableRead or use the
   ActionCable/Turbo
   - Turbo iOS / Turbo Android mobile apps
   - ViewComponents
   - Webpacker, Bootstrap 5, yarn.
   - Sidekiq powers all our background jobs, and we're running a ton of
   them.
   - Heroku

*Requirements *

   - At least 2 years of Ruby/Rails experience
   - Good written and asynchronous communication skills (we use Asana and
   Slack to report on progress )
   - Confidence to ask for help when you're stuck.
   - Collaborate effectively with other developers; by pairing or answering
   questions.
   - Take ownership of your tasks and responsibilities.
   - Manage priorities and adapt to change.
   - Be comfortable working with a hybrid team.
   - Ability to manage pressure even when things are going south.
   - Be passionate about the product
   - Ideally, you will be able to attend a monthly meeting at our Bristol
   head office but this is not a deal breaker. (If you're not UK-based, your
   timezone should be UTC-2 to UTC+2 so we can have a good day of overlap)

*Salary & benefits *

We can offer you:

   - Salary range: £40K - £60K p/a
   - Flexibility: This could be working from home, doing the school run or
   life admin. We understand that flexibility is essential to a healthy
   work/life balance, so tell us what is important to you and we will try our
   best to accommodate.
   - Equity in the company through a share option scheme, because we want
   everyone to have a stake in our success.
   - 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays, plus an additional 2 days per
   year after 2 years continuous service.
   - Pension scheme enrolment with enhanced employer contributions.
   - A generous learning and development budget as well as time assigned
   each week for learning. Whether you wish to sharpen your craft or learn a
   new skill outside of the product codebase.
   - A fascinating problem to solve; your feature may even save someone's
   life one day.
   - Lovely offices in a great Bristol location, along with fun social
   events (when we are allowed to do so!)

We are always listening to our teams and evolving the benefits available to
our people as we continue to grow.

*How to apply & what to expect from the hiring process*

If you’ve made it this far, then why not apply?

We want to find people who are excited to be on this journey with us, so if
you are excited by the role but don’t have all the requirements, then don’t
let that hold you back, we’d love to hear from anyone passionate about our
mission.

Send a CV and paragraph or, if you prefer, a short video on why you would
be a good fit for the role and Amba to CTO Nicolas Alpi nicolas.alpi at amba.co

If this grabs our attention, then we will get in touch within 72 hrs to
set-up an initial chat. Our process is:

   - Initial chat (30 mins) to discuss your background and aspirations and
   for us to talk more about the role and our expectations.
   - Pair coding exercise (4 hrs) where you will work on a feature
   alongside a member of the team. We don't expect you to write code but
   explain how you would approach and solve the problem. Towards the end of
   the pairing session, you will have an opportunity to meet the rest of the
   development team via a video chat so you can ask any questions you have.

We want to build a diverse team that we believe will contribute to our
success as a company. We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace
and welcoming applicants from all backgrounds.

If you require any reasonable adjustments during the application or
interview process, please let us know and we’ll do our best to accommodate.

We aim to make recruitment decisions quickly, so you can expect a quick
response to your application.

--
Nicolas Alpi, cookies eater
Ruby on Rails, Javascript developer at CookiesHQ
@spyou <http://www.twitter.com/spyou> :: nicolas.alpi
<http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=28535699> ::
http://www.cookieshq.co.uk
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