Job Summary
In this exciting role with an established modern, agile,
“telecommute” UK-based company, you will be developing complex new features
(integrations, APIs, SSOs, front-end/back-end UI flows) for our Web-based project
management and e-commerce solutions (c. 250k users), based on Ruby on Rails and
technologies such as Bootstrap, CSS3, HTML5. You are expected to deliver excellent quality back-end and front-end code, work with a remote team of highly skilled
developers, and under a development manager, as well as occasionally interact with
our clients for bug-fixing or specification of work. You need to have an eye
for design, for example to be able to convert designs into code whilst ensuring
interfaces are usable, responsive and abide by best design practices and
accessibility considerations.
Location: Remote (telecommute)
Salary: Competitive
and depending on Seniority
Responsibilities
- Develop Web applications to agreed specs –
rapidly and to an excellent standard - Communicating status and progress of your work
daily (stand-ups) and weekly (sprint retrospectives and planning) with your
colleagues and managers - Testing your work (BDD with RSpec an absolute
demonstrable requirement) - Documenting your work and results – for QA department
and external UAT - Optimised code at the onset for scalability a key requirement
- Contribute to system specifications and
technical implementation - Adopt an agile software development process
- Any other duties as required
About Blue Tea
Blue Tea, a global team of 20
founded in 2016, have developed leading solutions for project, workflow and
customer management (enterprise-level, B2B, B2C) including construction,
healthcare, conservation and the public sector, with key solutions and
partnerships in the UK and overseas.
Requirements
Technical Requirements
Essential
- Development experience: Ruby on Rails 4-6,
Webpack, full-stack (incl. haml) - Front-end experience: Excellent JavaScript,
HTML5, CSS3, browser compatibility - Database knowledge: MySQL, PostgreSQL, redis, and
DB/query optimisation - Excellent understanding of key design & dev patterns:
DRY, CoC, N+1 - Experience with API integrations: REST, JSON,
XML, CSV, SSO SAML, Mobile API
Beneficial
- Experience in agile software development (e.g.
Pivotal Tracker, Clubhouse, Podio) - Experience in any languages/frameworks for
integration development (web/mobile) - Experience in APM & load testing platforms:
Scout/NewRelic, Loader.io/BlazeMeter
Other Requirements
- Strong communication skills (team playing)
- Strong problem-solving skills
- Obsession with attention to detail
- Ability to acquire new skills quickly
- Efficient time management
- Ability to work under pressure
Benefits
- Additional holidays,
- Flexible
environment - Company retreats/gifts
- Pension