Software Engineer (Ruby on Rails) - remote

Illustrative Mathematics

Posted 3 years ago

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Illustrative Mathematics is looking for a software engineer to join the engineering team and help support the organization’s mission by building and maintaining web applications. IM’s systems focus on authoring, managing, and sharing our curriculum, as well as communicating with IM’s customers. This position helps to ensure that IM’s open curriculum reaches students and teachers across the country. A successful candidate for this position will have experience creating Ruby on Rails applications and a desire to push their skills by developing more complex systems.

IM’s engineering team uses:

Ruby on Rails for application development
Rspec and Capybara for testing and specs
Rubocop for coding standards
GitHub for version control
Heroku and AWS for server environments
Pivotal Tracker for project management support
Salesforce for customer relationship management

The software engineer will:

Build and maintain projects in Ruby on Rails
Deliver well-documented stories that meet internal and external customer needs
Create well-tested code to ensure software quality
Effectively collaborate with the rest of IM’s engineering team
Effectively work with a remote team

Qualifications:

2-3 years of experience building complex web applications
At least one year of experience building complex applications using Ruby on Rails
Front-end experience (HTML, CSS, Javascript) a plus
Experience with git/github
Track record of writing tests in RSpec
Experience using a project management tool (IM uses Pivotal Tracker)
Brings a positive mindset and attitude continuously pushes the organization to accomplish its mission
Experience working in a remote environment a plus

Type: Full-Time
Location: Remote

Reports to: Director of Engineering

Application: In addition to a cover letter and resume, candidates should submit a document that contains the following:

Sample of code you’ve created for a Ruby on Rails project. This could be a link to a GitHub project, or the code pasted into the document. Please briefly provide context for the sample. Applications without a code sample will not be considered.
A description of at least one Rails application you’ve worked on, and the role you played in development.

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