Senior Software Engineer for Ruby

Our mission is to be the leading platform for returned and excess inventory, connecting buyers and sellers worldwide. Through our cloud-based, multi-channel selling technology, online remarketing expertise, and full suite of business intelligence tools, we offer our clients the optimal solution for managing their reverse logistics and creating a more sustainable supply chain.

The Senior Software Engineer will be an integral member of our team, helping create dynamic Ruby on Rails and Angular-based web and mobile applications for Optoro’s enterprise software solution, data and analytics platform, and cutting-edge eCommerce site BLINQ.com. This position is ideal for entrepreneurial candidates who are interested in working in an exciting, growth environment for a company that has been in the reverse logistics industry for almost ten years.

• Primarily programming Ruby with Ruby on Rails, JavaScript (using jQuery, Coffeescript, and AngularJS) and test code (RSpec and Cucumber)
• Work with Product Management and other developers on a team to design practical solutions meeting business needs
• Some ops responsibilities, familiarity with Linux and related service technologies (Unicorn, Redis, MySQL, MongoDB, etc.) is a bonus
• Help introduce new technologies and best practices as needed to solve business problems
• Other duties based on the needs of our growing company

• Excited about creating amazing web applications
• Extensive knowledge of Ruby and Ruby on Rails or similar technologies
• Demonstrated superior understanding of web technologies
• Passionate about good, clean code
• Truly understands open source and is passionate about open code (esp already participating)
• Comfortable with git and is not afraid of leaving the IDE
• Stays on top of the latest trends in the tech world
• Will work primarily locally as part of a team