Hi, I am looking for a tutor/mentor to help me with learning Ruby, RoR programming. I am hoping to find someone who is passionate and knowledgeable about RoR that also loves to teach. The ideal mentor would be able to meet with me at least once a week for about 2 hours (or more, depending on your availability), and give me pointers, help me debug, as well as give me practice assignments to work on. I am eager to learn RoR and hope to become a code ninja one day.

I’ve gone through many online tutorials/screencasts and hope to get pointers and guidance from someone that can become my mentor and tutor. I am full of ideas that I want to implement, I really hope you can help!

Thanks.

If you believe hard work and having fun aren't mutually exclusive, then continue reading.

We are looking for business analysts to join our team in building out a next generation web application that WORKS! and is desperately waited to be launched by our investors.

We believe in work hard and play hard attitude and very much respect a healthy work life balance culture. Below is a list few things that you will be doing other than having to wear an Ugly orange HAT on publishing a buged story.

• Working closely with the business to identify, determine and prioritize the application features for each iteration
• Documenting, defining and reviewing detailed business requirements
• Conducting the tasking & estimation sessions with the developers
• Creating and maintaining stories with well defined acceptance criterias
• Shepherding requirements through all phases of development (analysis, design, coding, testing, deployment)
• Signing off on the developed story to ensure its consistency with the story definition
• Maintaining the story boards & Wiki.
(onsite) at: India,Maharashtra, Mumbai/Pune

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If you believe hard work and having fun aren't mutually exclusive, then continue reading.

We are looking for front end developers to join our team in building out a next generation web application that WORKS! and is desperately waited to be launched by our investors.

We believe in work hard and play hard attitude and very much respect a healthy work life balance culture. Below is a list few things that you will be doing working with us other than having fun and wearing an ugly ORANGE HAT on breaking the build.

Responsibilities:
• Transforming the comps(photoshop) into reusable HTML/Css templates.
• Creating rich internet features using javascript and CSS
• Front end performance analysis ensuring web facets are rendered in minimum number of http requests.
• Contribute to the Tasking and estimation sessions and closely estimate the time required to build out the front end based on the comp reviews
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About Scribd:
http://www.scribd.com

Scribd is a San Francisco startup backed by top investors including Redpoint Ventures, the Kinsey Hills Group, Y Combinator and a handful of Silicon Valley's most prestigious angel investors. We are changing the way people share documents online. Since Scribd launched in March 2007, it has become one of the top 500 websites on the Internet, receiving over 20 million monthly visitors. According to the Rails 100 list of the the most trafficked rails websites, Scribd is the largest rails website in the world:

http://rails100.pbwiki.com/Alexa+Rankings.>

Scribd created iPaper, the first document format built for the web. Like YouTube's player did for video formats, iPaper standardizes all document formats into one viewer that can be seamlessly integrated into webpages. Through Scribd.com, iPaper and the Scribd platform, Scribd is changing the say people view, publish and monetize documents. Through our vast library of content and our unique document display technology, we hope to unlock the information in the world's documents and make it readily accessible to everyone!

This position reports to the CTO. (onsite) at: San Francisco

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Ruby on Rails Developer sought to design and develop interactive TV and rich media solutions for major broadcasters and media organisations. This is a great opportunity to join a talented development team, working with Agile methodologies (Scrum, TDD, Pair programming) and Open Source technologies (such as Ruby on Rails, Perl, PHP, Python, LAMP, Linux)

You are passionate about technology and the Open Source community, have strong software development experience in a Linux and MySQL environment using either Ruby, PHP, Perl or Python and are degree educated (2:1 or above).

They offer a competitive salary (to 45k dependant on ability), 25 days holiday and a discretionary bonus of up to 10%. Send your CV or call 020 8390 8390 for further information. (onsite) at: UK, London (SE1)

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About Scribd:
http://www.scribd.com

Scribd is a San Francisco startup backed by top investors including Redpoint Ventures, the Kinsey Hills Group, Y Combinator and a handful of Silicon Valley's most prestigious angel investors. We are changing the way people share documents online. Since Scribd launched in March 2007, it has become one of the top 500 websites on the Internet, receiving over 20 million monthly visitors. According to the Rails 100 list of the the most trafficked rails websites, Scribd is the largest rails website in the world:

http://rails100.pbwiki.com/Alexa+Rankings.>

Scribd created iPaper, the first document format built for the web. Like YouTube's player did for video formats, iPaper standardizes all document formats into one viewer that can be seamlessly integrated into webpages. Through Scribd.com, iPaper and the Scribd platform, Scribd is changing the say people view, publish and monetize documents. Through our vast library of content and our unique document display technology, we hope to unlock the information in the world's documents and make it readily accessible to everyone!

This position reports to the CTO. (onsite) at: San Francisco

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Ruby on Rails Developer (s) sought by dynamic technology focussed eCommerce start-up. This company is passionate about Open Source technology, contributing back to forums, particularly with Ruby on Rails but also using Mocha, Cruisecontrol, Beanstalkd, Memcached, Hoptoad, Solr, Selenium. You will design and develop new features in an Agile development environment, using pair programming, two week sprint cycles and daily Scrum meetings. You will also have time allocated on a weekly basis to dedicate to personal projects and exploring new technologies.

Requirements:
• Enthusiastic about technology, creative
• Passion for Ruby on Rails
• Experience of working in an Agile development environment
• Web 2.0 experience

The company is currently recruiting for multiple Ruby on Rails Developers due to rapid growth. Send your CV or call 020 8390 8390 for further information.
(onsite) at: UK, London

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Morning,

I am working on a rather unique opportunity with a company who is developing cutting-edge Web 2.0 technology in the consumer finance space. They are applying a simple idea and taking it to the internet as the platform. The company is looking for a Ruby on Rails expert and has several open positions - salary is based on experience. It is a fulltime job located in New York City. When you have a moment I would like the opportunity to speak with you as well as get a copy of your current resume. My work email is jc {at} sfp com.

Thanks and talk to you,
Jason (onsite) at: United States,NY, New York City

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I am looking for a quote for the following items:

Hi,

I am Executive Director at a small non profit and I need to find
someone to help continue to build DisabledCommunity.Org.

I had been working with a volunteer Ruby Programmer, but he moved to
Colorado to pursue other work.
I do not want to move the code we have
or that you develop to another server.I want to continue to use the same
code that I currently have and build on to what we already have
completed.

Here is what I visualize to be the scope of the project:

1. Ensure home page appears
exactly the same whether using:
PC or Apple Platforms,
Internet Explorer or Firefox or whether
using a pda, or a 15 inch, 17 inch or 19 inch monitor.

2. Relocate "Skip Navigation"
Skip Navigation button to bottom
of page below ADMIN link,
but still keep it as the first line of text on home page for blind or
vision impaired users using screen readers to be able to "read it first". Add an explanation of function if link is clicked so other users will know what the feature does.

3. Make PDA categories look the same as on a PC. When viewing home page on PDA the primary categories are not bolded as
they are on laptop or desktop PC

Subcategory Pages:
4. Fix subject categories. After clicking on category, you are taken to a
list of links at a 2nd level down view. This page lists all the subcategories and all the links from the categories. The subject categories also need to be added to this list of links with links indented after each category is listed. Currently, the links are listed without distinction as to what category the links are from.

5. Create a search box that will be placed on DisabledCommunity.Org which will search any of the pages on the website including the database and will return a results page similar to the
one called LibraryFind. Try a search at
http://search.library.oregonstate.edu/record/search. The advanced search feature is not needed at this time. In addition to the results of the search being displayed, I am also especially interested in the
"refine results" section on the return search screen. (I would also
like for the user to be able to be able to choose a short, medium and
long format for their results, which is described more fully below).

6. Results / Report / Display Descriptions:
Create ability for user to choose short, medium long view of disability resources page. Currently the view depends upon how much information has been typed into resource database record. Is it possible for user's choice to remain the same even after exiting browser and returning for another visit? I would like to allow this function without the need for user registration (at this point) and also allow for a user to choose a default in their preferences

7. Remove SF from SF neighborhood as a display option. When a website has organizational content available the results are printed on the screen when the organization's name has been chosen.
Currently SF neighborhood is an option which is chosen and this. To
see example of this go to:
http://www.disabledcommunity.thermmed.com/listings/2006. I would like to keep Neighborhood for later Google Maps function, but we need to lose the SF.

8. Description: User Admin Functions
a) Add ability in ADMIN for Administrator to view web statistics such as number of
user visits on homepage and subcategory pages. It would be great also to see the paths that users are using and searches that people are making without indicating the user making them.

b)Add dead link management function to Admin- Add function for checking
for error messages for dead links and the ability to correct or delete
links within the current ADMIN feature. I have checked out both Xenu
and other open source dead link managers and they all seem to work
partially except they show a number that has been assigned to each
link as a unique identifier instead of the actual link that is dead
for example I need it to show the link
http://www.disabledcommunity.thermmed.com/browse/assistive_technology/accessibility/ada.org
or somehow to allow for me to understand what each number is affixed
to each link and to easily fix or delete the problems.

c) DCO Bookmarklet is a current feature under the ADMIN Function, but
when it is added to some browsers, and not to other browsers. I need
to understand how to make this work on all browsers or knowledge as to why it works on some and not on others. Also, when using DCO Booklet, it would be nice if the layout was slightly different with website URL moved to top as well as choosing which category to save to. Additionally, it is a little difficult to read the category choices, enlarge font and indent subcategories more.

d)Add user profile with password protection to make it possible for others to add resources.
Currently it is possible to add resources using ADMIN DCO Bookmarklet, but this exists but only for one user and password.

Description: User Admin Functions
Add the ability within ADMIN to add banner advertisements on each page
of website.

There are many low cost and free scripts
that have been created already for this purpose.This may be something that you can do on your own but I do
not want to reinvent the wheel. An open source script can be integrated into project.

Let me know how much you would charge for this project and how long it
would take you to complete it.

Sincerely,

--
Lori Guidos
Executive Director
DisabledCommunity.org

admin@disabledcommunity.org
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VisualCV, Inc. is looking for Ruby on Rails web developers in Reston, VA

The Opportunity:

Join a well-funded Web 2.0 startup in the Northern Virginia area and help us build Version-1.0 of VisualCV.com. VisualCV will revolutionize personal career management and provide a new way of managing talent for Fortune 500 companies worldwide. We’re driven by some of the top entrepreneurs and financial backers in the Washington, DC tech community. http://www.visualcv.com.

We’re all about Ruby on Rails. Come work with us and you’ll get a chance to work with the latest web technology and be mentored by some of the top names in the Rails community.

We’re looking for a range of junior-mid-senior Ruby on Rails developers. The ideal candidate is a battle-hardened veteran that has seen projects through the complete software life-cycle; from design and development to testing and production deployment (and beyond). You’ve on worked apps that run in large scale production environments, with thousands of concurrent clients connected in a high-traffic, consumer-facing context. You’re ready for some technically challenging work that stretches the state-of-the-art to the bleeding edge. You’re eager to work on the next great Web 2.0 application.

It’s going to be lots of fun. You’ll be working in a small, agile development environment with very little corporate overhead to get in the way. We’re fast moving, highly energetic, and prize great programming chops above all else. We’ve already got a multi-year roadmap of great product features to build.

We’ll give you a healthy base compensation with a significant performance bonus. As an early member of the team you’ll have an opportunity for an equity stake in the success of VisualCV.com. Even as a startup, we provide full benefits, including fully paid-for family health benefits.

What you’ll be doing at VisualCV.com:

Code, code, code. Be an integral part of a Web 2.0 Ruby on Rails agile development family.

Test, test, test. Using best practices for RoR web development, quality assurance, and configuration management.

Deploy, deploy, deploy. Our applications will support thousands of users worldwide. Help us build out and support a world-class production architecture using an evolutionary series of frequent releases.

Grow, grow, grow. Get in early and stake your claim in a rapidly growing development team!

(onsite) at: USA,VA, Reston

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Location: Philadelphia, PA

URL: http://weblinc.com

We’re looking for a front-end developer who loves web standards & accessibility and has a genuine passion for front-end coding. Developers that struggle with "attention to details" need not apply.

Your skill set / experience should include:

- 2+ years of professional web development ( including dynamic database driven sites ecommerce experience a plus )

- Excellent interpersonal, organizational, and multitasking skills a must

- Advanced standards-based XHTML & CSS

- Advanced JavaScript ( experience with one or more libraries – such as YUI, jQuery, or Ext )

- Knowledge of Accessibility & Usability best practices and latest techniques ( Section 508, WCAG )

- Working Knowledge of server-side technologies ( CFML, ASP, .NET, Ruby on Rails, etc. )

- Photoshop

- Flash & ActionScript a plus

- Search Engine Optimization knowledge a plus

To apply: Please send your resume and examples of your best work to jobs-37sig08103@weblinc.com

Location: Washington, DC

URL: http://www.telegeography.com

TeleGeography, a successful boutique telecom research and consulting firm, is seeking a web developer to complement a small flexible team of designers and programmers in creating a growing portfolio of web-services and reports. To be part of the team, you must demonstrate experience in the following areas:

1. Ruby


2. web standards-compliant HTML and CSS


3. Javascript (using frameworks like Prototype)


4. SQL


5. behavior/test driven development


6. version control systems (especially Subversion and Mercurial)


7. UNIX

In addition to the above technical skills, the following experience will put you ahead of other candidates:

1. project management or supervisory experience


2. data visualization software experience including Flash


3. understanding of telecom networks

TeleGeography is known for its data-driven research and its maps of telecommunications networks. Our systems & design team creates the applications that capture, analyze and publish this data as online reports and databases.

Turning raw data into a cogent analytical report is a multi-step process, and the systems & design team plays a part in each step of the way:

Collecting the Data

Extensive data sets form the foundation of TeleGeography’s analysis and separates the company from its competitors that rely on smaller data samples. Most of the data are collected by the research team through traditional methods (for example, telephone interviews). However, the systems & design team also plays a role. To supplement our data on Internet backbone market size, for example, the systems & design team designed a tool (called “RouteWalker”) which generates traceroutes to known destinations worldwide. The data returned by RouteWalker is stored, parsed and compared to data collected through surveys filled in by Internet backbone providers.

Publishing the Data

By extending the Radiant content management system, we’ve made it possible for TeleGeography’s research team to publish their reports with little or no assistance from the systems & design team. The CMS has been customized to handle unstructured content in the form of analysis prose and accompanying figures and tables as well as structured, data-heavy content. The latter relies on ETL schemes and JSON files to transform data collected into meaningful content. With this foundation the team is building more creative extensions and applying the framework on other content such as the those found on our public-facing site.

Visualizing the Data

We believe in the power of well-executed information graphics. We take pride in finding simple visual expressions that clarify complex ideas. Our Internet backbone data, like other datasets at TeleGeography, are carefully interpreted into unique information graphics and rich wall maps that help to explain the complex datasets. We are now looking to take the next step and take our infographics expertise into a more software-driven and interactive direction.

TeleGeography offers a competitive salary, great benefits, an outstanding K Street location, and an environment focused on results and quality in a casual atmosphere. If this sounds like the place for you, please send us your resume and cover letter (PDF, PS, or text preferred) to recruitment@telegeography.com.

No phone calls, please.

To apply: mkrisetya@telegeography.com

Client is seeking a Rails Engineer to help invent the next generation of social media tools. This is a great opportunity to work with a small, closely knit team who are passionate about their work. The candidate will ideally have a strong programming background with some experience (and a lot of interest) in using Ruby and Rails.

Requirements

• Background in OO design and development


• Experience with Ruby On Rails


• 4+ years of experience with an OO language (C++/Java/Ruby/etc.)


• Experience building high traffic web sites a plus


• Self motivated and passionate about their work