Jhonny Boy
2011-Aug-06 19:26 UTC
Ruby-on-Rails developer for a social shopping website (freelance long term contract)
1. THE STORY & MISSION OF OUR COMPANY At Lookbook, we love fashion, shopping and trends. We believe that life should be lived fully and that all of us should strive to look our best, without spending too much time doing so. We are creating a platform to simplify your dressing-up process without removing the fun parts of it. You can create looks by simply dragging and dropping products, and we will share the revenues when your looks get sold. You can also discuss styles, discover latest trends, rate, comment and buy looks. It is a social shopping experience with a twist! 2. COMPANY STAGE Lookbook is a very young business established this summer, over the course of which we have undertaken extensive market research, led qualitative / quantitative customer discovery interviews, drafted a business plan and developed a basic prototype. We are currently testing low-fidelity prototype with users and working on the design and user experience. We are looking for a star Ruby on Rails developer who can help us in product development and scalability. You must be a good communicator and love great discussions, and of course Ruby. 3. WHY WE ARE GOING TO WIN We have strong experience in design and fashion industry and have inherent commitment and drive to make things happen. Our design director has made many startups successful and worked on Yahoo! websites with a daily footprint of 100M+ users. Our business head has a consulting background and successfully launched two businesses in the past. We are completely self-funded, and we got a business model that works. This financial freedom allows us to innovate faster and better than anyone else. We have developed (and validated) a secret sauce for Lookbook that distinguishes us from our competitors. It’s an opportunity that you would regret if missed. 4. WHAT WE NEED FROM YOU We need the full package i.e. YOU. If you are a self-starter and have a can-do attitude, work at a (very) fast pace without a master on head, then you should read further. 5+ years software development experience 2+ years Ruby on Rails development experience Ruby, Rails, Linux, Apache, Passenger, SQL, MySQL, XML, D/HTML, CSS, Javascript, AJAX, Memcached, Sphinx and related Web technologies Experience with cloud computing technologies including Amazon S3 and EC2 a BIG plus Expert knowledge of OO design, Design Patterns, and Refactoring – with a Ruby twist Good hold of Scrum or other Agile software development methodologies Experience building and scaling an internet high-traffic application Expert in application troubleshooting, debugging, and performance evaluation and tuning Startup experience a BIG plus Fun to work with, BIGGEST plus 5. WHAT WILL YOU GET You will get an opportunity to become the backbone of an interesting company with great business model. Most importantly, you’ll be working with a team of professionals who absolutely love what they do. We are AGILE and we do not scare people with ASAP requests. We''re a very relaxed company based in London (UK), and most of us work around timelines that work best for our needs (family, personal, rejuvenating). You can work from anywhere, but we need you to be available to work and on Skype, Mon to Fri. We are looking for two Ruby developers for several months of work. If you are interested, please reply back to this listing with your resume and (if any) links to websites you''ve worked on. We are good web developers, too, so we can tell who''s better than us when we see your work. You can also send your application to harpal.sachdeva-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFF+G/Ez6ZCGd0@public.gmane.org To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en.