Software Engineer

We are looking for an enthusiastic developer with a strong understanding of core Ruby
and Rails framework along with PostgreSQL database. Someone who is passionate
about coding and loves to work in an ongoing challenging environment. You will be part
of a talented software team. You have to consistently deliver in a fast paced
environment and should be more than willing to build software that people love to use.
Key Responsibilities
The individual role that you’ll play in our team:
● Developing large multi-tenant applications in Rails.
● Understanding Rails best practices and religiously introducing those to our
codebase.
● Knowledge on how to do effective Refactoring.
● Ability to write unit tests and following those practices religiously.
● Working closely with the Product managers and UX team.
● Helping QAs to write automated integration tests.
● Staying up-to-date with current and future Backend technologies and
architectures.
Read the ‘Skills and Experience’ section, it is not the usual yada yada, you’ll be
asked specific questions on these.
Skills and Experience
● Ruby on Rails architecture best practices
● Knowledge on the latest versions on ROR
● Strong OOP knowledge in Ruby.
● Asynchronous Networking in Ruby
● Designing RESTFul HTTP APIs using JSON-Schema or JSON API (jsonapi.org).
● Ability to architect and develop API only backend
● Experience in using ActiveRecordSerializer
● Understanding O-Auth2 or JWT (Json Web Token) authentication mechanisms.
● How to use RSpec
● Rails Security Best Practices
● PostgreSQL and Rails.
● SQL concepts like Joins, Relationships etc.
● Understanding DB Partition strategies.
● Knowledge about refactoring ActiveRecord Models (read this - “7 Patterns to
Refactor Fat ActiveRecord Models”).
● Understanding scaling strategies for a high-traffic Rails applications (2 million+
requests a day).
● Background Job processing using Redis and Sidekiq
● Experience in using Amazon Web Services (AWS) tools.
● Writing automated Deployment Scripts using Capistrano, Ansible etc.
● Sending emails in Rails
● Knowledge in Linux and Git is mandatory

Atleast 2 yrs of experience in Node.js and GoLang.

We are looking for a versatile Backend developer with proficiency in Web frameworks like Ruby on Rails, Elixir/Phoenix or Django/Python.
You will get to design, architect and develop complex enterprise software and SaaS web applications leveraging modern web stack.

Roles & Responsibilities
Design & build highly scalable, high performance, responsive web applications.
Take full ownership and responsibility for building, shipping, and maintaining core product features, end to end. Help out in building the backend & front-end infrastructure.
Translation of requirements, designs and wireframes into high quality code. Collaborate closely with designers, engineers, founders and product managers.
Mentor team members and review their work.
You will enjoy this role if you...
Are a geek with a desire to stay ahead of the curve.
Like building beautiful well-architected software products with millions of users.
Work collaboratively as part of a close-knit team of geeks, architects and leads.


Desired Skills & Experience:

2 - 6 years of production experience with modern web frameworks - Ruby on Rails, Phoenix/Elixir and/or Django/Python.
Should have sound experience in developing scalable / distributed SaaS apps
Should have good knowledge and work experience in REST API implementations, JSON format handling, caching, sessions, multi-threading, etc.
Should be comfortable with database schema design and leveraging SQL & NoSQL (PostgreSQL, MySQL, Redis, Elasticsearch, DynamoDB)
Experience developing, consuming and transforming internal and 3rd party API's (REST and GraphQL)
Experience with code quality and reusability practices (CI/CD for back-end & front-end repos)
Solid foundation in data structures, algorithms, distributed systems, design patterns.
Strong understanding of software engineering best practices, including unit testing, code reviews, design documentation, debugging, troubleshooting, and agile development
Communication: You like discussing a plan upfront, welcome collaboration, and are an excellent verbal and written communicator.
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience.
Bonus points if you have...
Exposure to front-end technologies like React/Redux, Javascript/Typescript etc.
Cloud native development on AWS or GCP
Experience with implementation of container technologies like Docker, Kubernetes. Knowledge of continuous integration, continuous delivery and enterprise DevOps concepts.

• Work with product owners, architects, developers, testers, and other stakeholders in the client's organization and in the company to build and maintain software solutions
• Get specifications/wireframes/ mock-ups and translate them into scalable, high-performance, robust web apps!
• Responsible to write and maintain clean, well-written code, as per the best practices.
• Very comfortable with daily stand-up with clients, update daily work progress via Project Management systems, voice/video calls, online collaboration using screen-sharing tools.
• Exposure/experience in agile development practices

Desired Qualification, Skills, and Experience

• Education: B.E. / B.Tech.

Mandatory Skills:

• Expert level skills in OOPS concepts
• Excellent in Ruby, metaprogramming.
• Excellent knowledge of Rails 4.x+
• Experience in using Rails Engine.
• Full-stack web development expertise (HTML, Javascript, CSS/Less, React, Redux)
• Good experience with active accounts on Git, Github/Bitbucket, or similar SCM tools.
• Excellent debugging and troubleshooting skills [Client side, Server side, Database]
• Knowledge and skills in static code analysis and performance management tools [Client side, Server side, Database]
• Databases: Expert level skills in one or more of MySQL, PostgreSQL
• Exposure to Release, Build Management, Deployment steps, and methodologies.

 

Nice to have Skills:

• MongoDB, Redis, Memcached, RSpec, Enzyme, Jest
• Experience:2-4 year

 

Desired Experience
· 4+ years in a software engineering role
· You want to work in a highly collaborative environment: we believe a team can be stronger than its individual parts
· Are independent and curious
· Are comfortable owning features from design through delivery to production
· Have experience with one or more modern programming languages
· Are willing to dive into a large code base and contribute immediately
· Enjoy writing code that is understandable, maintainable, and testable
· Collaborative and Communicative - you love being part of a diverse team, building consensus, and establishing credibility.
You are a Class-A communicator: curious, thoughtful, clear, and (mostly) correct.
· BA/BS degree from top institution; MBA or CompSci degree preferred but not required.

Icicle is looking for an experienced RoR developer who can effortlessly build with us the cleanest of all designs. We're looking for passionate Ruby on Rails developers to join our IT team in Mumbai.

Icicle builds Web & Mobile products for Startups, Brands, Digital Agencies and Enterprises, helping in bringing their ideas to life. More - www.icicletech.com

The team consists of bright young designers, hackers, senior developers, startup specialists. We are distributed with offices in Mumbai, Bangalore and New York. More - www.icicletech.com

What will you do?

As a Ruby on Rails developer, you will get to:

• Participates as an independent contributor on an agile development team working closely with team members to effectively deliver high quality code.
• Complete ownership of a product or feature from development to launch.
• Coordinate and participate in the code review process to ensure delivery of high-quality, testable code using best practices and current software patterns.
• Review and mentor other team members. Be a team player!
• Get complete control of the product with active involvement in deciding stack and architecture.

What we are looking for

• Minimum 3+ years in depth hard core experience in Ruby on Rails
• Deep understanding of object-orientated programming
• A knack for writing clean, readable maintainable Ruby code.
• Identify bottlenecks and bugs, and devise solutions to these problems.
• Skillset in Testing using Rspec
• Demonstrated skills and experience with writing testable code and using related best practices.
• Understanding of web services technologies such as REST is required.
• Good experience and understanding of continuous integration and deployment process.
• Knowledge in working with AWS or other cloud platform
• Experience in working with limited direction while exceeding delivery expectations.
• Great communication, particularly in explaining your coding processes, suggestions for best practices, and identifying ways to improve the teams coding quality.

Technical Expertise
Core

Ruby, Ruby on Rails, HTML, CSS3, JavaScript, Rest API
Databases

PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis, Memcached
Testing

Rspec (or any other Unit testing framework)
Cloud/Deployments

Capistrano, Docker, Heroku, AWS, Kubernetes

Desirable Skills

• Participation in open-source projects.
• Actively involved in solving problems on Github, Stackoverflow.com and groups.
• Experience working in JS and front end frameworks (React)
• Interest in learning new technologies.

Why Icicle

• 100% work-life balance
• Competitive salary
• Perks of getting free Gym Membership vouchers.
• Medical checkup Vouchers with topnotch hospitals and coupons for medical bills.
• Exposure to futuristic technology, mentally stimulating work environment.
• Opportunity to work with a big team of experienced, committed, talented people with a great sense of humour.
• Stability of a legacy company and agility of a startup - best of both the world.
• A healthy work environment with no politics, no bureaucracy.
• Encouraged to learn new skills, grow together, not just maintain the status quo

So, if you have 3+ years of experience developing applications with Ruby on Rails, apply today!

Job Description We are looking for a Ruby on Rails developer responsible for managing the interchange of data between the server and the users. Your primary focus will be development of all server-side logic, definition and maintenance of the central database, and ensuring high performance and responsiveness to requests from the front-end. You will also be responsible for translation of the UI/UX design wireframes to actual code that will produce visual elements of the application. You will work with the UI/UX designer and bridge the gap between graphical design and technical implementation, taking an active role on both sides and defining how the application looks as well as how it works. Therefore, a good understanding of front-end technologies is necessary as well. Responsibilities • Design, build, and maintain efficient, reusable, and reliable Ruby code • Identify bottlenecks and bugs, and devise solutions to these problems • Help maintain code quality, organization and automatization • Develop new user-facing features • Ensure the technical feasibility of UI/UX designs • Optimize application for maximum speed and scalability • Assure that all user input is validated before submitting to back-end Skills and Qualifications • Experience with Ruby on Rails, along with other common libraries such as RSpec and Resque • Good understanding of the syntax of Ruby and its nuances • Solid understanding of object-oriented programming • Ability to integrate multiple data sources and databases into one system • Able to implement automated testing platforms and unit tests • Proficient understanding of web markup, including HTML5, CSS3 • Basic understanding of server-side CSS pre-processing platforms, such as LESS and SASS • Proficient understanding of client-side scripting and JavaScript frameworks, including jQuery • Good understanding of asynchronous request handling, partial page updates, and AJAX • Basic knowledge of image authoring tools, to be able to crop, resize, or perform small adjustments on an image. Familiarity with tools such as Photoshop is a plus. • Proficient understanding of cross-browser compatibility issues and ways to work around them. • Proficient understanding of code versioning tools, such as Git • Good understanding of SEO principles and ensuring that application will adhere to them.

Looking for a rockstar Web developer to build a fully functional website.

Need a experienced full stack developer for a stealth mode startup. Having a very good knowledge of both back end and fronted is required. Any language will be preferred.