Mobile Developer-Back End
Location: US, WA, Seattle
Department: Information Technology
Employment type: Full-time
Experience: Mid-Senior level
Education: Bachelor's Degree
Industry: Information Technology and Services
Function: Information Technology

Company profile:
Aptitude Staffing Solutions has redesigned the recruiting wheel. Our innovative new platform cuts the recruiting time in half, yields scientifically-proven results and clients and candidates enjoy a pleasant experience through advanced, simple to use technology and a tenured, industry-experienced recruiting team. Join us in a fresh new experience of leveraging your career...the way it should be! All represented candidates enjoy the following perks:Expert negotiations, maximizing total compensation package Signing bonus by Aptitude Staffing in addition to client signing bonus (if applicable)1 Year access to AnyPerkRelocation Services for out of town candidatesContinued education in your area of profession, seminars, workshops and other skill development events Contract employees receive quarterly bonuses for the duration of their project Direct-Hire employees receive double bonues ($2,000) per referred/recruited candidate into their newly appointed companyAll candidates are encouraged to participate in our Referral Bonus Program & earn $500 - $1,000 per hired referral            

Description:
Managing over 200 TB of data, including 34 trillion+ weather simulation data points, 150 billion soil type observations, and more than   3 million daily weather measurements, we are one of the largest users of Amazon Web Services.Today we are focused on helping farmers protect and increase their profits in the face of increasingly extreme weather.  At the heart of the company is our unique technology platform, which encompasses our core competencies across weather monitoring, agronomic modeling, and weather simulation, and accounts for over 200 TB of data, including 34 trillion+ weather simulation data points, 150 billion soil type observations, and more than 3 million daily weather measurements.  This platform powers the company’s portfolio of technology-based products and services, which are revolutionizing agricultural risk management and farm management. We are leaving a mark on the world in our DNA; we want to make a lasting and meaningful real-world impact.  We relish big problems because they are the most interesting to tackle, the most rewarding, and typically the most valuable to solve.  We also thrive on finding the possible in the impossible.If you are the best at what you do, you like solving interesting problems, and you are looking for like-minded people dedicated to having a major impact on the world, we are eager to talk with you.Mobile Developer - Back EndWe are looking for experienced Ruby developers to join our engineering team, focusing on building back end support for the development of mobile applications for growers.What You Will Do:Write highly scalable and robust RESTful APIs to empower our mobile applications.Work closely with the iOS and Android team to ensure seamless integration with the back end.Opportunity to learn new technologies and frameworks.  

Requirements:
What You Offer:Experience in writing clean and idiomatic Ruby code.Familiarity with the OOP and design patterns.A passion for clean and testable codeDetail orientation and strong collaboration skillsFamiliarity with CS fundamentals - a BS or MS in CS or equivalentWillingness to rapidly iterate and build out our application suite Bonus Points:Past experience with Test Driven or Behavior Driven Development.Some significant open source contribution.Past experience with JRuby, EventMachine, Ruby Fibres, Sinatra. 

Benefits:
What We Offer:Our team is composed of some of the most brilliant interdisciplinary minds in the industry. The environment is extremely engaging and fast-paced, with dozens of specialties coming together to provide the best possible product and experience for our customers.Competitive salary, excellent benefits, and some of the best perks in the industry, including:We provide meals and a large assortment of snacks, drinks, fruits, coffees, and teas to help you get through the day.We let you explore personally compelling topics by occasionally taking time to work on independent projects and contributing the results back to the open source community. Company sponsored outings, including go-kart races, kayaking, holiday yacht parties, and sporting events, etc.We sponsor hackathons, meetup groups, networking events, tech-talks, and conference trips. If you want to get involved in the tech community, we'll support your efforts. We encourage all employees to better understand our customers by getting out of the office and hearing firsthand from the agents and farmers our products serve.Energetic idea-driven work environment with an exciting culture.Exciting world-changing opportunity - we are solving problems that have a massive impact on the world!A driven, talented team that aims to make a large-scale impact through an innovative technology platform.