Today’s job posting goes somewhat similar to all the previous ones:
Position Title: Ruby On Rails Web Developer Position Type: Permanent Location: Orange County, CA Salary: $70-90k Work closely with Director of Web, Creative, and Technology teams to create original web pages/web sites utilizing standards-compliant XHTML and CSS. Architect and build dynamic web applications, utilizing Ruby on Rails framework and MySQL databases. Design prototypes, wireframes, and build proof-of-concepts. QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED: * Knowledge of development techniques in a Unix environment * Ability to write clean, well-structured markup code in a text editor * Familiar with Apache, SSH, SVN and CVS * Solid understanding and expertise with XHTML, CSS, cross-browser/ platform issues and associated modern browser compatibility issues * Experience with Ruby on Rails, MySQL, Apache, JavaScript, XML, and AJAX * Ability to code functional pages from mockups in collaboration with web designers * Experience building and implementing content management systems * Ability to work in fast-paced environment and flexibility to accommodate demanding schedules * Educated in development methodologies and best practices * Ability to analyze complex problems methodically * Solid knowledge of technical requirements definition and design process * Knowledgeable in development tradeoffs between speed, design, flexibility and the underlying page architecture * Passion for end-user focused software applications design with a high awareness of current industry design and usability trends * Must be aware of online accessibility issues and have experience working to W3C accessibility guidelines * Strong proponent of web standards and usability PLUS FACTORS: * Previous experience working for an interactive agency, design studio or advertising agency * Experience with TextMate, Transmit, Flash and Action Script * Passion for Web 2.0 * Familiarity with e-commerce sites * Experience integrating Endeca and CoreMetrics * Knowledgeable in server architecture and design; able to perform Sys Admin duties If interested, please submit your resume online at http://webdeveloper.techjobslosangeles.com/-web-developer-272 Regards, Kevin E. Jenkins k.jenkins at tech-source dot com Tech-Source, Inc. Advancing Careers. Empowering Companies. --- www: http://www.techjobslosangeles.com LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/kevinjenkins
The title for it was “World Famous Cutting Edge Company”, and it’s another advertisement where they just so happen to forget to name this “World Famous Cutting Edge Company”!
Let’s move right on to the person who, if we got this job, we would be reporting to: “Director of Web, Creative, and Technology”. What’s that saying? The longer the title the smaller the intelligence? Something like that. I’ve never met the guy (or girl), so I can’t pass judgement. It’s just a long title; “Lead Developer” is fine, really.
It moves on to say that you should be able to build “prototypes” and “wireframes”, which could mean anything, for example: elaborate real-life models of how all your tables interconnect, kind of like people doing degrees in Science have the models of molecules and so on.
The first two points in the qualifications are fine, “knowledge of unix development” (pay attention to this first one) and “ability to write clean code”, but the third gets a little funky:
Familiar with Apache, SSH, SVN and CVS
Why the need to have familiarity with SVN and CVS? Surely all the projects would be kept on one (SVN, I hope) rather than the other.
It continues on listing the obviously needed skills, such as experience in Ruby on Rails (why would you advertise on rubyonrails-talk if you were looking for a Cobol developer?) It uses a whole string of long words in order to make the qualifications more than what they seem, but in reality all you’ll need is some decent understanding of Ruby on Rails, MySQL and Apache, and lets not forget the obvious Three Big Ones, HTML, CSS and JavaScript.
It mentions in there also about being aware of accessibility issues, which is fine if you’re going to have people with a disability accessing your site, which I’m assuming they’re going to do. Just, don’t go over the top with this. I once saw a site which had a small video of a woman translating the page’s text into sign language.
Now remember before how I said to pay attention to the fact that they said “knowledge of unix development”? Well in this next set of text “Plus Factors”, it says “experience with TextMate, Transmit” both of which are Mac programs. Mac is part-Unix as well, but that wasn’t stated in the initial briefing that development would be being done on Macs, and I feel that would’ve been handy to point out from the offset, not that developing on Macs is at all a bad idea. TextMate apparently kicks the ass of anything else out there, I’m yet to try it.
It still bugs me that they didn’t name the company, although I can guess out of the very limited number of “World Famous Cutting Edge” companies around, that it might be…