David Crow

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GigPark – Ruby on Rails Developer

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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]

Direct Leap – Developer

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We are a small but established company building telephony applications with Ruby and Asterisk. Our products are specifically designed for national, non-profit customers. Our growing, long-term customer base have used the products we develop to achieve startling progressive election victories.

Our key product is a part-Rails, part custom distributed network application with an AJAX+Comet interface. We are an Agile/Scrum shop, and do test driven development.

We’re looking to add two permanent full time developers to our growing team. We work hard, but give everyone a minimum one month per year paid vacation. Our office is in a converted textile factory at Queen and Spadina. Direct Leap is chartered as a social enterprise (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_entrepreneurship).

Interested?

Send your résumé to [email protected] with a bullet point list of your skillsets. Please describe what has helped you to be a better listener, and explain why you feel Direct Leap would be a fit.

meshU schedule

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meshu I’m a big fan of meshU. I was lucky enough to speak last year. Mike McDerment has announce the initial meshU schedule today. Perhaps a little Rails focused on the development side (AideRSS, Unspace and Engine Yard – even 37signals on the design side), this might be a result of FreshBooks using Rails for part of their infrastructure. I hope that Michael and the team will consider expanding the technologies to include things like PHP and Drupal, jQuery, other MVC frameworks, other mobile & rich client development environments, configuring your development environment.

The initial schedule looks great for designers and developers. It’s hands-on practical exposure to leading Web 2.0 technologies, techniques and patterns. meshU is a bargain, it’s $289 to attend ($25 for a limited number of student tickets). It fits right into a similar spot that TechDays filled for developers on the Microsoft stack. Way less expensive than Mix, PDC or Web2Expo particularly when you remove the travel costs. I love seeing world-class talent and conversation happening in Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver (yes, I know that meshU is only in Toronto – for now).

Design

Development

Management

What: meshU
Registration: $289 – Limited number of student tickets at $25
When: Monday, April 6, 2009 (all day)
Where: MaRs Discovery District Auditorium

Toronto, Ontario

zinc Roe – Systems Admin/Developer

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Toronto, ON

zincroedesign Our full-time back-end technology expert is moving on to a great new opportunity in California. We are beginning the hunt for someone to fill his shoes. Here is more on what we are looking for…

zinc Roe is looking for a linux-minded developer to build and maintain backend systems for our web projects and tend the dedicated servers that keep our lovingly-crafted web goodness flowing out to the masses. The job involves working with our hosting provider to ensure the smooth operation of these servers. It also involves designing and building backend systems for our projects using PHP and Ruby on Rails.

Responsibilities

  • Monitor and maintain Linux-based web servers.
  • Architect and write web applications using PHP and Ruby on Rails.
  • Research and recommend technical solutions for new projects.
  • Perform routine updating and maintenance of web applications.
  • Configure and maintain regular backups of our systems.
  • Maintain our trac-based code repository system.

Must Have

Candidates must have:

  • Hands-on experience with command-line Linux including shell scripting.
  • Proven experience with PHP, mySQL and Apache.
  • Solid understanding of fundamental technologies including HTTP, TCP/IP, and DNS.
  • A hungry mind eager to learn new skills.
  • Good verbal and written communication skills.

Experience with subversion, trac, cacti, and drupal are not required but would be a definite asset. We promise a rewarding job working with some talented folks working on creative projects. This is a full-time position with benefits. Interested candidates should send resumes to jobs at zincroe.com.

zinc Roe is an award-winning studio specializing in creating engaging websites, games and activities for kids and youth. Take some time to browse our portfolio and learn about the kind of work we do. As long as you have enthusiasm and sound technical foundation we are happy to provide opportunities for the write candidate to pick up specific skills. Please send a resume and include URLs for recent projects to jobs *at* zincroe.com.

Zerofootprint Software – Jr/Int Ruby on Rails Developer

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Toronto, ON

Zerofootprint Software Inc. is looking for a Rails developer who is also passionate about making a positive change on the environment. You’ll be working in our casual and cool downtown office environment with our small and dedicated development team. Each of our developers gets to work on a MacBook Pro with a widescreen monitor and access to unlimited free coffee!

Responsibilities

  • Build and maintain new and existing Rails applications in an enterprise environment
  • Front end integration through service layer communication
  • A generalized specialist gaining knowledge in the areas your core competencies deal with

Qualifications

  • Computer Science degree
  • New graduates are welcome to apply
  • 1-2 years programming experience
  • 1+ years Rails experience
  • Experience with Javascript (preferably JQuery), XHTML and CSS
  • Experience with a version control system such as SVN
  • Experience with Unix, Linux or OSX
  • Willingness to learn new skills

Nice to Haves

  • Experience with ActiveResource and web services
  • Experience with JRuby / Java
  • Experience with MySQL
  • Design experience

Please send your resume and cover letter to [email protected] with the subject "Junior/Intermediate Ruby on Rails Developer".

Unspace Interactive – XHTML/CSS Ninja

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Toronto, ON

Position Filled

Unspace Interactive, the A-list brilliant-slash-eccentric Ruby on Rails development studio, is looking for a talented web interface designer to join their small team full time. They are based at the heart of the Queen/Spadina tech grotto in sunny downtown Toronto, Ontario.

Compensation is $90 hourly (on a contract, time and materials basis) for the XHTML+CSS ninja of legend. She must understand the entire creative pipeline: brainstorming, mock-ups, cross-browser standards-driven templates, and iterative development with back-end and Ajax developers. He has to be an excellent communicator, or it’s just not going to work out. Mac OS X and Rails/Haml experience is a bonus but not required.

Please note that Unspace hires primarily based on personality — Jakob Nielsen is already fired. Are you the 1962 World’s Fair love child of Ed Tufte and Björk? Come over right now. Please leave your rounded, pastel, reflective drop shadows at home.

Send portfolio links to and clever jokes to:(sorry, email address removed. position filled) before 5pm, January 30th 2008.