Senior Rails Developer

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Our mission at DevMynd is to help our clients solve business, customer, and social challenges through a co-creative process that results in meaningful improvements in the lives of users and the effectiveness of business. And, to do so in an environment that supports us in doing the best work of our lives.

Our vision is to build a supportive, collaborative environment and empower people to do the best work of their lives. Everyone says that, though, right? The difference between DevMynd and a typical tech company is that instead of bringing in snacks and a ping pong table and calling that "culture," we do the behind-the-scenes work to foster an environment where everyone teaches and everyone learns. Egos are low, and we're all genuinely passionate about seeing everyone else succeed. We do have snacks though ;)

 

In this role you will...

  • Work closely with your teammates and customers (during and after the sales process) to discover the best possible product to solve customer needs.
  • Provide empathetic guidance and feedback to the client on product decisions during a project.
  • Work with clients to make sure their project stays on time and within budget.
  • Champion and evolve our internal DevMynd development process.
  • Write well-tested and maintainable code.
  • Walk the line between pragmatism and theory to build the best solution in each situation.
  • Shift between various programming languages, frameworks, and platforms as the industry and customer needs evolve.
  • Pair program with other DevMynders and/or client developers every day.
  • Collaborate with project managers and project leads in planning and estimation sessions.
  • Teach and learn from your fellow team members.
  • Above all, be compassionate, optimistic, and people-focused.

 

Technical Skills

Our projects are largely greenfield web and mobile applications, but also sometimes involve extensions to existing systems. Projects tend to last 3-6 months, so you'll be exposed to many different systems and business verticals.

We have been doing most of our recent projects in Rails and React/ReactNative. We are looking for developers with production experience with both Rails and React or a similar modern JavaScript framework.  Experience with performance monitoring, caching, and analytics is a plus!

We subscribe to a modern, evolving process that has us writing tests for almost all the code we add to a codebase. We also believe in continuous integration/delivery and do frequent deployments on every project. Our projects rarely work with dedicated QA personnel.

Personal Competencies

  • Excellent communication skills; we like to describe ourselves as concise, accurate, and warm, but direct
  • Experience working in collaborative team environments - where you are counted on, and you can count on your team
  • Highly attentive to details
  • Focused on productivity and delivering value
  • Self-directed and capable of adding value without micromanagement
  • Alignment with DevMynd's core values

Career Paths...What level am I at?

At DevMynd we have a few levels in our career path for engineering. Once we get into the interview process we'll determine where you fit along that path.

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Technology we use

  • Engineering
  • Product
    • C#Languages
    • C++Languages
    • JavaLanguages
    • JavascriptLanguages
    • PythonLanguages
    • RubyLanguages
    • SqlLanguages
    • TypeScriptLanguages
    • D3JSLibraries
    • FluxLibraries
    • jQueryLibraries
    • jQuery UILibraries
    • ModemizrLibraries
    • ReactLibraries
    • ReduxLibraries
    • Backbone.jsFrameworks
    • DjangoFrameworks
    • Ember.jsFrameworks
    • ExpressFrameworks
    • FlaskFrameworks
    • HadoopFrameworks
    • LaravelFrameworks
    • MeteorFrameworks
    • Node.jsFrameworks
    • Ruby on RailsFrameworks
    • SpringFrameworks
    • Vue.jsFrameworks
    • CassandraDatabases
    • MemcachedDatabases
    • MySQLDatabases
    • OracleDatabases
    • PostgreSQLDatabases
    • RedisDatabases
    • SQLiteDatabases
    • FigmaDesign
    • ConfluenceManagement
    • Google DriveManagement
    • Google DocsManagement
    • Google SlidesManagement
    • JIRAManagement

Location

20 N Wacker Dr, Chicago, IL 60606

An Insider's view of Made in Tandem

What’s the vibe like in the office?

What makes the culture at Tandem unique is just how diverse and creative everyone's backgrounds are. There are so many varied hobbies and former careers that make people incredibly well-rounded. That makes the environment fun, and it makes every conversation interesting.

Ronda

Client Engagement

What are some things you learned at the company?

I have more patience with myself and more kindness toward myself when debugging code and figuring out different ways to implement the tasks I am handed. Also, when I started at Tandem I didn't know a single thing about Ruby or Ruby on Rails, and I now can read and write both pretty well.

Caleb

Engineering

How do you collaborate with other teams in the company?

As a designer, I've learned how to work with and collaborate with developers when building a product. I've learned a ton about how web applications are built, how to design for code, and -- in particular as we go through our process of research, design and development -- how to collaborate with the whole team.

Eli

Product Design

What are Made in Tandem Perks + Benefits

Made in Tandem Benefits Overview

HEALTH
100% employer-paid medical plans
100% employer-paid dental/vision plans
100% employer-paid life insurance policy
100% employer-paid short-term and long-term disability insurance
24-hour access to doctors via telemedicine

CAREER
Thoughtful, actionable performance feedback
Annual professional development budget
One monthly paid professional development day
Defined career paths to help you grow
Speaker support when you present at industry conferences

CULTURE
Daily opportunities to teach and learn
Healthy work-life balance
Work with a highly collaborative and values-driven team

LIFE
40-hour workweek
Gender-neutral parental leave policy: 8 weeks paid leave upon birth or adoption of a child
Eligible for 3% matching retirement plan after 6 months of employment
3 weeks paid time off (increases by 1 week each year up to 5 weeks), plus 2 floating holidays
Separate bank of sick paid time off

Culture
Open door policy
Pair programming
Open office floor plan
Flexible work schedule
Remote work program
Diversity
Documented equal pay policy
Highly diverse management team
Mean gender pay gap below 10%
Hiring practices that promote diversity
These practices include transparent salary bands, no college degree requirement, no whiteboard tests, clearly defined hiring rubrics, public career paths, and more. Ask your interviewer for more info.
Health Insurance & Wellness Benefits
Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
Disability insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Health insurance
Tandem pays 100% of employee health, dental, vision, and disability insurance premiums.
Life insurance
Pet insurance
Mental health benefits
Financial & Retirement
401(K)
401(K) matching
Charitable contribution matching
Child Care & Parental Leave Benefits
Generous parental leave
Family medical leave
Vacation & Time Off Benefits
Generous PTO
Sabbatical
Paid holidays
Paid sick days
Office Perks
Some meals provided
Employees receive $100/month in "lunch money" that can be used for takeout, groceries, or snacks.
Home-office stipend for remote employees
Onsite gym
Professional Development Benefits
Job training & conferences
Promote from within
Mentorship program
Continuing education stipend
Continuing education available during work hours

Additional Perks + Benefits

We're a different kind of consultancy because of our people. Our vision is to create a supportive, collaborative environment and empower people to do the best work of their lives. Everyone says that, though, right? The difference between Tandem and a typical tech company is that instead of bringing in snacks and a ping pong table and calling that "culture," we do the behind-the-scenes work to foster an environment where everyone teaches and everyone learns. Egos are low, and we're all genuinely interested in seeing everyone else succeed.

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