Toronto, ON
About us
GigPark is a Toronto-based web startup that’s growing fast
- Built with Ruby on Rails and hosted on EC2
- We develop iteratively and release regularly
- We care about quality – our code is well-designed and tested
- We work hard, but smart. We believe less code is better and simple UI design is key
- We’re not religious about technology. We believe in using the right tool for the job
- We like to give back to the open source community
About you
- You have a passion for the web
- You believe that database design is part of application development and you care what happens after your code is deployed
- You have a portfolio of open-source or commercial work you’re proud to show us
- You have opinions on better tools & technologies and love to try new things. You are also pragmatic and choose the best tool for the job
- You have a solid understanding of software fundamentals including: programming languages, scalability, security and source code management
Ideally you have experience with most of the following:
- Ruby on Rails
- SQL and database design
- HTML & CSS (we use Haml and Sass)
- JavaScript
- Linux or other *NIX OS’s
- Test-driven development
- Web standards
… but you love to learn new tools & technologies so you’re confident that you can quickly become an expert in any of these that may be new to you!
Design skills would be a bonus!
We’re offering
- Chance to join a growing startup before everyone knows the name
- Competitive salary
If you’re interested, or know someone that might be, please get in touch: [email protected]