The Company: Parrolabs

Parrolabs is a Nearshoring company located in Medellin Colombia. We provide top developers to US clients, mostly startups, to help them fast track critical development projects. Working at Parrolabs means you will always work on the coolest international projects with opportunities to switch from time to time and continue developing your profession.

Job Description

We are looking for a Senior 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 integrating the front-end elements built by your co-workers into the application. Therefore, a basic understanding of front-end technologies is necessary as well.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain efficient, reusable, and reliable Ruby code
• Integration of data storage solutions
• Integration of user-facing elements developed by front-end developers with server side logic
• Identify bottlenecks and bugs, and devise solutions to these problems
• Help maintain code quality, organization and automatization

Skills

• 5+ years 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
• Good understanding of server-side templating languages
• Good understanding of server-side CSS preprocessors
• Basic understanding of front-end technologies, such as JavaScript, HTML5, and CSS3
• Familiarity with concepts of MVC, Mocking, ORM, and RESTful
• A knack for writing clean, readable Ruby code
• Ability to integrate multiple data sources and databases into one system
• Understanding of fundamental design principles behind a scalable application
• Able to create database schemas that represent and support business processes
• Able to implement automated testing platforms and unit tests
• Proficient understanding of code versioning tools
• Familiarity with development aiding tools
• Familiarity with continuous integration

Offer

• Market competitive Salary based on experience
• International Business Environment & Clients
• Opportunities for training (technical and professional)
• Liberal remote working policies