Ruby on Rails Developer

Sonian is looking to hire an experienced Ruby On Rails programmer
to join our team. We are looking for a highly motivated, goal-oriented
individual who will be responsible for designing, building and
maintaining sections of the product. The successful candidate should
be a flexible, highly independent worker as well as an excellent team
player, and able to work efficiently under tight deadlines.

All ROR programmers get paid to attend the O'Reilly RailsConf in Portland.

Responsibilities
• Design, build and maintain Ruby On Rails, Java and Erlang code for an enterprise and consumer web service
• Deploy on Amazon Web Services including EC2, S3, SQS, SDB
• Produce high quality, well-documented code
• Be part of a team and create a culture that attracts the best people to the team
• Use the product yourself and help make it better

- Telecommuting is allowed

About Sonian
Based in Boston, MA, Sonian is creating a web service that will help millions of people world-wide manage their email inboxes more effectively.

Requirements
• At least one year Ruby On Rails, Java or Erlang experience
• Ability to work in an Agile, Scrum, XP environment
• Good understanding of HTML, CSS and AJAX
• Good understanding of Internet protocols such as TCP/IP, DNS, SMTP, HTTP, POP, IMAP, MIME
• Good understanding of Web-based technology as it relates to the web-hosted model of software delivery
• Hands-on experience working with a MySQL, SQLLite, SQL programming
• Excellent organization and communication skills

- Experience with Erlang is helpful but not required