Amtex Systems Inc is an information technology and talent solutions company offering talent and BI consulting to the companies in US for over 20 years.

Our solutions are designed to fill resource gaps, by providing the right candidates who deliver value to the organization. Our propensity to nurture and build strong relationships with our clients helps us better understand their business demands… and gives us the ability to provide services that are on time and rise above the rest.

About Us

Amtex Systems Inc is an information technology and talent solutions company offering talent and BI consulting to the companies in US for the last 20 years.

Our solutions are designed to fill resource gaps, by providing the right candidates who deliver value to the organization. Our propensity to nurture and build strong relationships with our clients helps us better understand their business demands and gives us the ability to provide services that are on time and rise above the rest.

Software Engineer (ROR) / Ruby on Rails Developer Remote (2 Positions)

Duration: 6+ Months (Contract to hire )

Location: New York- Hybrid role 3 days Onsite 2 days Remote

Face to Face Interview

Client need 2 Ruby on Rails Developers/Engineers, can be remote, but working EST hours. 6+ months contract, need at least 4+ years' experience.

Responsibilities

• Write software programs ranging from process automation to interactive Web applications.
• Develop and implement APIs and provide support for all clients that use API services in a Service Oriented Architecture.
• Maintain and make basic improvements and updates to existing projects and systems.
• Perform troubleshooting to isolate and diagnose common application problems.
• Debug and analyze best responses to flaws in applications already in production.
• Develop prototypes rapidly for evaluation and validation purposes.
• Create and maintain documentation for systems put into production use.
• Strive to keep all deployed applications simple, elegant, minimal, and maintainable by application administrators.
• Participate in reviews of own and others' software code.
• Quickly become familiar with various business data models (e.g. insurance, customer service, liturgy).

Consult

• Represent the Software Engineering department in meetings with our internal customers and colleagues.
• Evaluate development tools and languages and make recommendations for incorporating those tools into projects.
• Understand CPG's diverse operating environments, including basic network and web applications infrastructure and assist in identifying improvements to be made in existing systems and development practices
• Consult with Infrastructure Group system administrators and network administrators to identify developers' needs, and assist in assessing, validating, and improving these environments.
• Keep abreast of current technologies and trends, including mobile web APIs

Qualifications

• "Generalist" mindset experienced with utilizing and developing a broad range of systems and tools. Since many different software and hardware environments exist in the company, successful candidates will be extremely agile, rapid learners with a demonstrated diversity of experience in Information Technology systems as well as in-depth programming skills.
• Excellent oral, written, and communication skills, including comfort with teleconferencing to conduct business with colleagues and clients.
• 6 months+ proven experience with object-oriented programming.
• 6 months+ experience writing applications in Ruby and/or C#.
• 6 months+ experience using Ruby On Rails and/or .Net MVC (Ruby on Rails is preferred).
• 6 months+ experience with HTML5, CSS3, jQuery, JavaScript, react.js, Backbone, Foundation and Sass
• Experience with Agile software development practices a plus.
• Experience with JIRA, Confluence, Git, and Jenkins a plus.
• Knowledge of Linux and Windows essentials.
• Comfort with most common command line tools.
• Understanding of when to choose between compiled and interpreted languages, and ability to use both language compilers and script interpreters.
• Understanding and ability to perform troubleshooting to isolate and diagnose common application problems, including compiler linkage errors, run-time bottlenecks, multi-threaded race conditions, and database query optimization.
• Experience with MySQL and/or equivalent database systems.
• Solid understanding of ACID database properties, query isolation levels, and SQL coding practice to avoid database deadlock scenarios.
• Experience using Apache and/or equivalent web server software.
• Working knowledge of Perl, Bash, PHP, ColdFusion a plus.
• Some experience developing high-performance APIs is a plus.
• Some experience developing in a Service Oriented Architecture is a plus.
• Objective-C or Swift experience is a major plus, as mobile application development is part of the product roadmap.
• User experience with Windows, Linux, and Mac OS X systems.
• Understanding of customary source control practices and procedures in a team environment. (SVN or GIT)

EDUCATION And/or EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor's and/or Master's degree in software engineering, science, technology, engineering, mathematics or similar field, or combination of equivalent education and experience.
• 6 months+ of programming experience.

If you are interested, please send me a copy of your resume in word at tina@amtexsystems.com ASAP.

Thanks & Regards

Christina Williams