Location: San Francisco, California
URL: http://www.brightbytes.net
Company Description
BrightBytes improves
learning for millions of students globally through the use of data
analytics and industry specific research. The company's first product,
Clarity for Schools, is an online, data analytics platform that gives
educational leaders everything they need to make faster, better
decisions regarding technology in schools. Clarity is in over 2,000
schools and growing rapidly.BrightBytes is a mission-driven organization founded by educational
practitioners, education researchers and industry experts who care
deeply about the education space. One of the founders is Rob Mancabelli,
an internationally recognized thought leader in the field of
educational technology and the co-author of the award-winning book, Personal Learning Networks.
BrightBytes hires mission-driven individuals who are eager to apply
their educational expertise in a fast-paced, fun, entrepreneurial
environment that delivers the tools that educators need to improve
children's lives.
Job Description We are looking for a
motivated, talented web developer with solid Ruby on Rails and
Javascript experience to join our core engineering team. S/he will work
on the full stack, front-end to back-end and will have an opportunity
to take a lead role in innovating and developing new educational data
products that improve the way the world learns with technology.Design and develop web application features with Ruby on RailsElegantly bring designs to life using cutting-edge technologies and techniques such as NodeJS, SASS, and AngularJSArchitect and build RESTful interfaces that are the backbone of our platform strategyBrainstorm and prototype new concepts and approaches quickly from prototype to realityHelp architect and build scalable, responsive web applications and featuresBe an active participant in planning and designing product featuresMeet the demands of our customers, while at the same time continuing to innovateCollaborate well in a small, productive development team, using best
practices like revision control (Git), issue tracking, and code reviews
Qualifications 5+ years programming experienceAmbitious, driven, and talented individual eager to work on significant, game changing problemsExperience with at least one production-level web application with massive amounts of dataProficiency in Ruby, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, with and emphasis on angularJSExperience with nodeJS or sinatra, a plusExperience with postgres, redis, and mongodbDeep understanding of web standards technologies (e.g., HTTP, REST and JSON)Experience with test-driven development and agile methodologiesExperience in creating reusable UI components like angularJS and BootstrapExpert understanding of web optimization techniques to improve
interactivity and usability; experience with CDN architecture a plusDeep knowledge and experience with leveraging and managing cloud-hosted services like Heroku, EC2, or Engine yardB.S. in Computer Science or equivalent experienceAbility to work in a fast paced, collaborative, exciting start-up environmentAdditional Information All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
To apply: Please apply online at: https://www.smartrecruiters.com/BrightBytes/73172059-full-stack-developer