Full Stack Ruby on Rails Web Developer Offline

This is a full-time remote position with 3 slots available. We are primarily interested in candidates from Lviv, Ukraine.

REQUIRED SKILLS

- At least 5 years of experience in web development with Ruby on Rails

- Proficient in HTML / CSS / SASS

- Proficient in JavaScript (jQuery in particular)

- Experience with data structures and SQL (particularly MySQL)

- REST-aware

- Scalability oriented, experience with software optimization

- Security conscious

- Consuming and creating APIs

- Flexible, success-focused team player

- English language – at least upper-intermediate

GOOD TO HAVE

- BSc / MSc in Computer Science

- Experience with modern front-end frameworks

- Experience with AWS and cloud architecture (EC2, S3, RDS, ElastiCache, Lambda etc.)

- Advanced English proficiency

- Analytical mindset, passionate about statistics and data

- Experience working with big data

- Prior experience in EdTech

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

- New features development

- Improvements and fixes to the existing code base

- Cooperating with front-end developers (RESTful API extensions, integrating HTML / CSS code etc.)

- Brainstorming on the aspects of the technical product development

- Building integrations with 3rd-praty services and platforms

- Code quality improvements and cleanup

- Ongoing performance optimization

WORK ENVIRONMENT

- Start-up spirit guaranteed!

- Agile development environment

- You will be working remotely in a close team with other developers on various aspects of the platform

- You will be reporting directly to the CTO

COMPENSATION

- Monthly compensation of 3,500 USD to 4,500 USD, based on your qualification

- You will be employed directly with the Skipper LLC. company via a contract

- Your private entrepreneur status and contract will be managed by our on-site accountant

ABOUT SKiPPER

Skipper is a Social Learning Platform combining a professional Learning Management System with an easy to use Course Builder allowing K-12 teachers to create and host courses, and parents and students to manage their learning, follow personalized learning plans, find educators, connect socially, and showcase achievements.

Because real-life happens outside the classroom, so should learning. We’re on a mission to empower parents and educators to personalize and inspire a lifetime of learning for all children. What started as an edtech solution for homeschoolers has grown into a whole-product solution that solves today’s most significant challenges in education. Skipper is the first family-friendly, Social Learning Platform that supports learning at home, within communities, online, and in the classroom.