SCVNGR: Rails Developer

Location: Cambridge, MA
URL: http://scvngr.com/

Rails Developer:

SCVNGR is building the next generation mobile payment and merchant loyalty solution, LevelUp (www.thelevelup.com). Our platform is already used by thousands of merchants and hundreds of thousands of users. This is an opportunity to work with a team of developers and designers that balances agility and discipline in driving application design. On this small team youâ ll have a tremendous amount of responsibility, learn a ton and drive development for one of Bostonâ?s most successful startups.

We like to keep the code clean and modular and the commits manageable, with regular code reviews to make sure everyoneâ?s on the same page. A fairly flat design and development hierarchy that ensures new ideas arenâ t just heard, but frequently make it out to production days later. Our platform includes a bunch of cutting-edge technologies (mobile applications, payment via QR codes, custom hardware) playing together in a really cool way.

Responsibilities:

* Work with tech, design and business teams to scope, spec, and build new features for both mobile and web clients
* Write simple, elegant, well-tested code
* Evaluate and recommend tools and processes to improve engineerings ability to deliver stable features on an aggressive timeline
* Confer with mobile developers to design and build APIs to be used by mobile clients
* Participate in code reviews with other developers

Background:

* 1-3 years professional web development experience
* Real-world experience building consumer-facing applications with Ruby on Rails (or similar experience with Django or another modern web framework and a willingness to learn)
* Solid relational database design fundamentals
* Strong communication and documentation abilities
* Computer Science degree or equivalent experience

Helpful Additional Experience:

* Proficient with Javascript and at least one Javascript framework, preferably jQuery
* Knowledge of git
* Passion for Test Driven Development
* Comfortable in an agile, collaborative team environment.
* Knowledge of front-end web technologies: XHTML, CSS, Javascript, AJAX, JSON

To apply, send the following:

* Resume
* Link to your Github profile (if available)

Compensation: Base + stock and other great benefits (100% paid healthcare, dental)

Referral: If this description doesnâ t fit you, but you know someone who might be a good fit, please let us know! If we hire your referral, weâ ll give you $3,000 or a high-five. Your call.

The Company:

SCVNGR is a fast-growing start-up headquartered in Cambridge, MA. Over 1200 enterprise clients leverage SCVNGRs location-based technology to engage and better foster customer loyalty including Coca-Cola, Buffalo Wild Wings, The Smithsonian, The U.S. Navy and hundreds more.

Late last year, SCVNGR launched LevelUp, our second product. LevelUp is the pay phone app. It lets you pay with your phone at thousands of places to save time and money. For merchants, LevelUp is a high-tech loyalty program that leverages mobile payments and customer analytics to help local businesses grow. LevelUp is currently launched in eight cities across the US: Boston, New York, San Francisco, Chicago, Atlanta, Seattle, San Diego and Philadelphia.Â

SCVNGR + LevelUp are funded by Google Ventures, Highland Capital Partners and Balderton Capital.

To apply: Apply Here: http://www.applytracking.com/track.aspx/1dvVX