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Junior Ruby on Rails Developer (Berkeley Heights, NJ and NYC)


Date: 2009-11-09, 8:43AM EST
Reply to: cmerrell@cyrusinnovation.com [Errors when replying to ads?]


Cyrus Innovation’s unique approach to sustainable agile development has been the basis for our success and growth over the past six years. We pride ourselves on being named the #231st Inc 500 fastest growing private company for 2009. At the same time, we have fostered a collaborative environment with a group of talented individuals who are all passionate about agile and continue to rise to the challenge of excellence every day.

We are looking for innovative individuals who value team work and strive to work with a company that values quality software as much as you.

As a Junior Developer you will
- Work with highly analytical, experienced agile developers and coaches
- Code in a Test First Development, Paired Programming environment
- Constantly learn and implement the latest Agile practices
- Create complex software solutions using the latest agile methodologies
- Implement an Object Oriented coding approach
- Use cutting edge open source tools including Google Web Toolkit, Ruby on Rails, Selenium, rspec, mockito, Spring, FIT, JUnit, Webwork, PicoContainer, Hibernate, Mule, and more
- Interact directly with clients to gather and analyze business requirements
- Experience all phases of software development from design to implementation
- Participate in design decisions
- Create quality software that truly delivers value to its users
- Gain experience in a variety of domains and client environments

As a Cyrus employee, you will enjoy
- A quarterly bonus based on company revenues
- A true 40-hour work week
- An energized yet casual working environment
- A collaborative environment where your opinion is heard
- An annual personal budget and paid time off for professional development (conferences, workshops, etc)
- Weekly knowledge-sharing brown bag sessions
- Weekly process improvement sessions

We are looking for you if you have
- A true passion for coding
- Knowledge of Agile Methodologies (Extreme Programming (XP), Scrum, other)
- Knowledge of design patterns, refactoring and continuous integration
- The desire to learn new technologies quickly
- The ability to inspire others to create great code
- Experience with Object Oriented languages (Java/J2EE, Ruby/Rails, etc.)


Other Qualifications include
- Ability to work in Berkeley Heights, NJ and New York City
- Ability to interact well with clients
- Strong interpersonal skills

Cyrus Innovation (www.cyrusinnovation.com) is a boutique Software Consulting and Agile Development firm located in New York City and Boston. We are serious about our commitment to our employees and invite you to join our team.

If you are interested in learning more, send a cover letter and resume to Caitlin Merrell at cmerrell@cyrusinnovation.com.

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