Do you have a passion to use technology for social and environmental change?! Want to get in on the ground level of a promising company, as a co-founder? This opportunity is equity based, and part-time to start, leading to a full time opportunity as funding permits.
If you’re a self-motivated, entrepreneurial, developer then keep reading! We have a concept for and market interest in an online platform that helps organizations attract and engage with the younger generation around their sustainability initiatives and opportunities. Our CEO has experience in the sustainability sector and has the business skills to execute, but needs a technical partner to implement and lead the technology development. That’s where you come in … we are now looking for a technical entrepreneurial-minded person, with strong development skills, to help us launch and grow our business. You should love to write code, but if you also have an eye for design and user experience – all the better. This is a hands on, collaborative role, and is integral to the companies success. You should be based out of the Vancouver or Victoria region. Recent graduates with a portfolio are encouraged to apply! Your experience & skills (our wish list): • A degree or diploma in Computer Science or related field • 3+ years of web application development experience with LAMP, Ruby on Rails, Python/Django, or equivalent • Solid SQL knowledge and experience building scalable database driven web sites • Knowledge of JavaScript and AJAX required • Experience using open source software and services • Experience using Amazon’s Web Services a bonus • Familiarity with SEO, landing page optimization, web analytics a bonus Who you are: • Passionate about web technologies, usability, and agile development • Motivated self-starter / entrepreneurial / excellent communicator • Business-sense / solutions-focused / loves continuous learning • Flexible and able to work in a start-up environment • You will be working closely with the CEO and will be managing a technical team in the future, so people skills are good :) What we need from you: • Architect, implement (code), and maintain our online platform • Provide overall technical guidance, ideas, and leadership • Use your tech savvy to solve business problems and create business opportunities • Troubleshoot issues as necessary Why Join Us? • Great opportunity to get in on the ground level of a promising company, lead technology development, and use your skills to make a difference in the world! • Early stage, equity based opportunity – terms negotiable. Part-time to start, leading to a full-time opportunity as funding permits. We Want to Hear From You! Please direct all inquiries and resumes to annalea.kr...@gmail.com. Please include links to previous projects. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
