Working With Rails

We are looking to add a web UI designer to our rapidly growing engineering team. Candidates for this position should have a minimum of 3 years of web UI development experience including Ruby on Rails, Prototype.js and Web Services. The Web Interface Developer will be a member of the front-end development team and will work closely with the both the product management and engineering teams to build leading-edge dynamic and standards compliant user interfaces that can appeal to a wide spectrum of end users. The person filling this position will also work with customers and other employees to perform usability testing of various designs from concept through beta testing and to the final production release. This is a great position for someone who is passionate about usability, making complex functionality simple and who loves to see their work being used by a large number of people. Requirements Include: Proficient in Ruby on Rails framework Working knowledge of Prototype.js or other Javascript Library Proficient in implementing RPC-based and/or RESTful Web Services Ability to produce standards-compliant XHTML, CSS and JavaScript code Experience with APIs Experience with IE 6 browser compatibility issues Proficient in designing and implementing AJAX technologies Extensive background in Web Interface Design and evaluating User Experience Experience maintaining or following a style guide a plus Experience designing interface elements in Adobe Photoshop Familiar with a Linux development environment, RPM management a plus Must be an energetic "self-starter" with the ability to work independently and within a team with strong verbal, written and interpersonal skills Must pay attention to detail and history of meeting deadlines Has lots of hard-earned (and correct) ideas about how to develop web applications the right way Portfolio of previous work strongly encouraged Sense of humor is essential Responsibilities Include: Work with product management and other engineers to create consistent and compelling user interfaces Create interfaces to the VR RESTful and SOAP APIs Maintain and update the VR UI style guide Conduct usability testing with employees and customers Use subversion source control software Create and maintain RPM spec files in addition to building and deployment of RPMs Deploy software releases to QA, Staging and Production environments Work with the QA engineers to develop test cases and ensure that UI designs support test automation Share information with other employees via the company Wiki and present to the engineering team and others Other duties as assigned Interested? Contact Kristi at kristi@newbees-it.com today!

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