Senior Developer

SENIOR DEVELOPER

Summary of Position

W&R Studios is seeking a Senior Developer with advanced JavaScript/CoffeeScript and Ruby on Rails skills to play a key role in a growing, agile product development team. This person will work with our team of programmers, designers, project managers, and senior management on existing and new web and mobile apps for the real estate industry. The primary goal of this person will be to develop new products, features, and fixes for our subscribers. This position will be based out of either our Huntington Beach, California headquarters (preferred) or Boulder, Colorado office.

Responsibilities

• Write clean, performant code for our current and future web apps.
• Provide input into the direction of future technologies used in our products, especially in the area of client-side JavaScript frameworks.
• Collaborate with the rest of the product development team to ensure projects are moving forward on the desired timeline.
• Work with project manager to prioritize tickets and complete new feature and bug requests.

Required Skills

• Expertise in JavaScript/CoffeeScript with a broad knowledge of current client-side JS frameworks.
• Proficient with full stack Rails development, including SQL, HTML, and CSS.
• Outstanding problem solving skills.
• Outstanding communication skills.
• TDD testing with RSpec and Capybara.
• Proficient in use of git and Github.
• Experience working with a variety of web APIs.
• Experience working with agile web development and design teams to get real apps into production.
• Passion for the craft of product creation and development.

Experience

3+ years full time work experience required.

Education

BS or MS in a computer science or related major is preferred.

How to Apply

• Briefly explain in your email/cover letter why you are a particularly excellent candidate for this position and what parts of your experience are especially relevant.
• Any relevant links to software applications you’ve worked on in the past or github repos.
• We will respond to all emails within a few days to confirm receipt and we’ll follow up with you if we’d like to get more detail.

This is a full-time position with full benefits. Compensation depends on experience. Email your cover letter and portfolio to [email protected], subject “Senior Developer”, and the location you wish to work from.