Location: Memphis, TN
URL: http://www.americanroamer.com

We are looking
for a brilliant, pragmatic, practical software
engineer that works well in an agile environment and loves a good
challenge.
 
Do you...
 

• Have a passion for technology?
• Work well with people and enjoy teams?
• Pick up new programming languages and technology quickly?
• Take criticism well and enjoy creating a positive feedback loop with your team members?
• Have an eye for good design? Does it make you mad when things are poorly engineered or just plain ugly?
• Have the ability to clearly and concisely communicate verbally and in writing?
• Have an enterprising spirit and like working for a small company?

 
We're looking for a candidate with software development experience
leaning towards web development. We understand that if you're smart,
you can pick up anything, so we aren't going to bother listing out
a bunch of requirements, but we will tell you what you're going to be
doing...
  
What does this position entail?
 

• Ruby and Rails development. We love
  cutting-edge technology and this is the "IT" technology for web
  application development. We love the MVC pattern and slick AJAX interfaces.
• Rack web services. Our application is backed by lots of these little things.
• HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. Don't you just hate IE? So do we.
• PostgreSQL. Our database technology of choice. You will be designing schemas, building ETL scripts, and vigorously defending your latest and greatest optimization scheme.
• GIS. We do a bunch of stuff with maps. You will be getting into this as well.
• Git. You should be familiar with source control methodology.
• Linux in the cloud. We use EC2 and we love it.

 Oh that sounds
great and all, but what's the catch?
 

• You may have an issue with our notoriously friendly atmosphere.
• You'll moan and groan as your desk is generously equipped with a brand-new
• workstation with dual screens, multiple cores, and gigs of RAM.
• You might have to deal with the stability and security of working for a profitable company that's been around since 1988.
• You'll have to endure the medical, dental, and disability insurance.
• You might have to sock some money away in your 401k.
• Above all, you have to have a positive attitude and a sense of humor.

To apply: Send a resume to jims@americanroamer.com