Rails Web Developer (Volunteer)

Skilled in Ruby on Rails? Interested in cutting-edge work on collective intelligence? Want to make a difference in corporate behavior?

Our all-volunteer team of seven professionals and students is launching Citizens Market, an exciting nonprofit with a mission to empower consumers with user-generated information about the social and environmental performance of companies. We’re looking for a Rails web developer to join our team and develop our prototype into an operational pilot. We’re based in Cambridge, Massachusetts with a preference for local candidates, though we welcome applications from virtual candidates. The time commitment and schedule is flexible; we usually ask for a minimum of three hours per week for at least three months.

Learn more at www.citizensmarket.org or http://www.citizensmarket.org/Citizens_Market_Executive_Summary.pdf.

You can learn more about the volunteer web developer position at
http://www.citizensmarket.org/Volunteer_Your_Rails_Skills_for_Social_Impact.pdf.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related discipline, or equivalent experience
• Minimum 6 months experience in Ruby on Rails
• Strong skills in database design for highly interactive web applications
• Strong initiative and ability to work effectively in a “flat,” non-hierarchical, all-volunteer organization
• Ability to work and communicate effectively in a virtual team environment
• Attention to detail, customer-service orientation and creativity in problem-solving
• Fluency in English

• Demonstrated interest in corporate social responsibility issues
• Demonstrated interest in user-generated information and collective intelligence models
• Comfort with XHTML, CSS, MVC, MySQL, PHP, JavaScript
• Experience with programming widgets and/or mobile data applications
• Location near Cambridge, MA and ability to attend meetings in person