UC Irvine · 1 day ago
Ruby Software Engineer
Irvine, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid Level
$79K/yr - $105K/yrUC Irvine is a prestigious public university known for its academic achievement and innovation. They are seeking a Ruby Software Engineer to develop and enhance Ruby on Rails applications that support various academic personnel processes, while adhering to Agile Scrum methodologies.
Higher Education
No H1B
Responsibilities
Applies skills as a seasoned, experienced software professional with a full understanding of industry practices, community standards and relevant policies and procedures to medium-sized projects or portions of large projects with moderate scope and complexity
Resolves a wide range of issues
Demonstrates competency in selecting tools, methods and techniques to obtain results
Develops new enhancements, framework component upgrades, and automated tests for applications running in a 24/7 load balanced production environment in AWS
Uses revision control, issue tracking, code review, and other tools that facilitate team development activities
Adheres to the full Agile Scrum development process including implementation of designs and business requirements, code review, quality assurance and deployment
Qualification
Required
Intermediate knowledge of secure software development
Advanced skills associated with software design, modification, implementation and deployment, including object-oriented programming concepts using Ruby on Rails, MySQL, JavaScript, HTML and CSS
Demonstrated ability to understand functional needs and how systems can support those needs
Demonstrated ability to develop conversion and system implementation plans
Demonstrated ability to interface with management on a regular basis
Demonstrated ability to understand customer needs and translate into user stories, acceptance criteria, and software design
Verifies delivered software meets customer needs
Thorough experience with identification and use of code libraries and open-source tools that reduce maintenance or enable new functionality
Experience with planning for deployment and creation of feedback mechanisms
Demonstrated software repository skills using the Git version control system or similar
Demonstrated testing and test planning skills for developing code-driven automated tests such as unit, functional, and integration tests
Thorough experience with common programming tools
Demonstrated ability to follow software specifications
Demonstrated effective communication and interpersonal skills
Demonstrated ability to communicate technical information to technical and non-technical personnel at various levels in the organization
Self-motivated and works independently and as part of a team
Able to learn effectively and meet deadlines
Demonstrated broad problem-solving skills
Ability to review code written by other developers and provide effective feedback
Experience receiving code review feedback
Ability to mentor and provide effective development guidance to other software developers
Ability to develop using Ruby on Rails, MySQL, XML, HTML/XHTML, CSS, JavaScript, and other technologies
Adhere to OIT's cultural values: Collaboration, Respect, Trust, Transparency, Quality, Inclusiveness, Customer Centricity, and Learning and Growth
Bachelor's degree in related area and / or equivalent experience / training in professional development using a modern framework
of Ruby on Rails application development experience
of MySQL, Postgres, or similar relational database
Benefits
Medical insurance
Sick and vacation time
Retirement savings plans
Access to a number of discounts and perks
Company
UC Irvine
UC Irvine
Founded in 1965
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Anand Gala
CEO Roundtable Member
Bob Romney
Chancellor's CEO Roundtable
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