Technology-Rakuten

Ruby on Rails Web Developer

Ruby on Rails Web Developer:
Under the direction of our Director of Technology, our Developer will be responsible for both new/migratory application system design and development in Ruby on Rails, PHP, Java Servlets, JSP, and Java backend applications.
Rakuten works with state of the art technology including a web-based client login interface, transaction processing systems, invoicing and payment systems, a corporate web site, ad serving and tracking, mass e-mail systems, as well as several backend and other OLTP systems. MySQL and Oracle are the current RDBMS used for these systems.

Required Skills and Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field.
• Experience with MySQL or Oracle, or other compatible SQL and PL/SQL.
• Solid experience designing and programming a Ruby on Rails or Java web-based system either in an educational/research or business environment.
• Experience or familiarity with Unix/Linux, Web Services, XML/XSL, SOAP, AJAX, Ruby on Rails, PHP, J2EE, EJB, Struts, JavaScript, HTML, CSS.
• Strong verbal & written communication skills. • Excellent problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced deadline-driven environment.
• A Fascination with technology and a drive to succeed.
• Familiarity with, and interest in, E-Commerce.
• Aptitude for standard project lifecycle practices including source code versioning control and maintenance.
• Experience with open source projects.
• Leadership qualities and project management skills (successful candidates may be tasked with leading projects.)

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