Laurence Gellert
A Full Stack Developer is someone with familiarity in each layer, if not mastery in many and a genuine interest in all software technology. Good developers who are familiar with the entire stack know how to make life easier for those around them.
Hiring: Full Stack Developer (London)
We’re looking for a full-stack Ruby on Rails developer to join our engineering team in London.
This position has been filled.
As a full-stack developer at Made by Many, you’ll be involved in diverse and interesting work on everything from green-field products, to large complex systems, to interactive prototypes that test new ideas with customers. You’ll be focused on making a successful product, not just a beautiful codebase, and will work closely with our talented team of developers, strategists, designers and product managers to do so.
While we’re very interested in your skills as a developer, we’ll also expect you to be involved in the strategy and direction of a product before even opening a text editor.
We believe that everyone has important experience that can help shape a product and that your insight and perspective on technology will be a big part of what we deliver.
At Made by Many we work with clients such as ITV, Universal Music and Skype to conceive, design and build new products and services that are thoughtful and have a lasting impact.
While we believe in using the most appropriate technology for the job at hand, many of the projects we work on consist of a Rails back end and a modern front end with Sass (how we write CSS) and vanilla ES6. We have also built software using Node, Go and Python on the server and sometimes use React, Flux and Angular on the client.
Made by Many is an open, exciting and welcoming place to work. Here, you will find new colleagues who are deeply excited by the opportunity to create thoughtful digital products and services. We believe that our differences and unique perspectives are what help us produce innovative, awesome work. We are deeply committed to diversity in the workplace, and encourage applications from people who think the same way
Who you are
- You have shipped production back-end code using Ruby on Rails.You have experience working with modern front-end technologies and tooling.
- This could include Browserify, React, Flux, Sass, or ES6 but any experience in similar technologies will be welcome.
- You might have experimented with other languages such as Go or Elixir and are not afraid to try out new technologies.
- You are comfortable working with Linux.
- You may have experience with Amazon Web Services or other cloud providers.
- You have at least 2 years of experience working as a developer.
- Your interest in development extends past coding; you have a passion for products and want to be truly involved in the conception, design and production of them.
- You are the sort of person who enjoys working collaboratively to make great things.
- You know that great ideas and products aren’t the result of some eureka moment but are the result of great teamwork and iteration.
- You are a developer, but also a consumer of digital products. You have a perspective on user experience and product design.
What you’ll do
- Collaborate with developers, designers and strategists to turn ideas into working products.
- Build prototypes that articulate propositions and allow us to develop customer insights.
- Make sense of business objectives and customer needs—and know how and when to make technology choices that balance the two.
- Develop products and services across web, mobile, and connected devices.
- Work using tests, pull requests, and continuous integration to ensure a high level of quality in your code and an excellent end product for consumers.
- Use Agile techniques to iteratively ship products in small, self organised teams.Work on open source projects, such as our own Sir Trevor
Where we’ve made a difference
- We conceived, designed and released Composed, a classical music service on iOS, Android, and desktop for Universal Music to help them leverage their vast library.
- We’ve helped evolve online education with TED-prize winner Sugata Mitra’s School in the Cloud and Microsoft’s Skype in the Classroom.
- We’ve worked with large media companies like BBC and ITV to help revolutionise their approach to content and revenue models.
- We worked with TechCrunch Disrupt winner Alfred to design and build the technology that powers their in-home concierge service, allowing them to scale their customer base and expand into new cities.
- We created a connected ball to help kids learn the principles of programming through play (Hackaball), which we successfully funded via Kickstarter.
- We encourage exploring new technologies and personal development through side projects
How to apply
- All applicants must apply via Recruiterbox. No personal emails, please.
- This position is not suited to remote working.
- If you have done any open-source work, a link to it would be welcome. However we recognise that not all companies allow such work, and absence of this will not be counted against your application.
- No recruiters please.
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