Seeking a Ruby on Rails Developer with customer-facing skills to enhance life science research platforms, collaborate with teams, and support customers effectively.
We are looking for a talented Ruby on Rails Developer with strong customer-facing skills to join our R&D team, working at the forefront of life science research platforms.
If you are passionate about high quality code, software design and modern web technologies your place is with us.
In this role, you will work closely with an agile team of passionate developers, product managers and application scientists to realize great ideas and create the best ever platform for researchers and laboratories. You will be responsible for working closely with our customers , provide technical support, and ensure the successful implementation and usage of our tool.
If you are a Ruby on Rails enthusiast with a passion for customer success, we invite you to apply for this exciting opportunity to contribute to the success of both our customers and our dynamic development team.
Key Qualifications/Skills:
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Passionate about delivering solutions and providing excellent service.
- Be a team player and push your colleagues to excellence.
- Proven experience as a Ruby on Rails Developer, with a focus on customer-facing roles.
- Strong proficiency in Ruby programming and the Ruby on Rails framework.
- Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to communicate technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.
- A Must - At least 2 years of work experience in web development with a good understanding of backend and frontend aspects in at least one of the following programming languages: Ruby on Rails, Python
- Experience with at least a few of the following: HTML, CSS, JavaScript , Hotwire, Angular, React, AWS, CI/CD, Git
- Experience with Docker (advantage)
- Experience with MySql (advantage)
- Experience with ElasticSearch (advantage)
- Experience with version control systems (e.g., Git) and deployment tools. (advantage)
- Knowledge of cloud platforms such as AWS. (advantage)
- Understand the dynamic environment of development and share the load with your colleagues.
- Contribute to the team spirit and pleasant atmosphere that makes our team so special!
- Willingness and ability to work remotely full time.
- Willingness to travel to onsite visits occasionally.
- Excellent English written and verbal communicational skills
- A MUST - GreenCard holder or US Resident
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field.
- A degree in Life sciences (huge advantage)
- Remote Model : Flexible work hours from home.
Top Skills
Angular
AWS
CSS
Docker
Elasticsearch
Git
Hotwire
HTML
JavaScript
MySQL
Python
React
Ruby On Rails
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