TkXel is looking for talented engineers to develop and extend web applications using the Ruby on Rails Framework for its customer base in the Silicon Valley. This is your opportunity to take your passion for Rails and deliver services to users by working with a team of RoR Gurus.

• You would be given the challenge of working with Ruby on Rails deployments serving millions of users worldwide.
• You would be following Test Driven Development Principles to write tight well tested code and work with latest technologies like Ruby, Rails, Phusion Passenger, RabbitMQ, jQuery, RSpec and Cucumber.
• You will work closely with the product teams to gather requirements and rapidly iterate on them as you manage new features and projects from idea to prototype to production.

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with Product, Engineering, and Operations to define clear requirements, deliverables, and milestones for new projects
• Design, test, develop, and deploy production-ready applications using Ruby on Rails
• Actively investigate interesting new tools and techniques
• Coordinate with the Platform team to ensure the necessary services are exposed in Rails environment
• Implement exciting new features in existing applications

Requirements:

• 2+ years of experience developing in the Rails framework
• Strong Javascript experience in frameworks like jQuery, ExtJS, YUI, Prototype, OpenRico, script.aculo.us, Dojo Toolkit and Raphael
• Experience with RSS and ATOM Standards
• Ability to complete all phases of a major project
• Ability to effectively interact with product managers and other organizational units such as QA and Operations
• Strong understanding of the server side software, scalability, performance and reliability aspects
• Ability to work in a fast paced, test-driven collaborative and iterative programming environment
• Proven aptitude developing applications leveraging XML/JSON based RESTful/SOAP APIs
• Understanding of cross-site scripting (XSS) and other client-side vulnerabilities
• Experience with OpenSocial applications, Facebook and Yahoo! applications is a plus

TkXel believes in hiring the very best and exceptional talent. We are looking for superstars and can pay well above market compensation to the right candidate.

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About TkXel

TkXel is an entrepreneurial company comprising of a team of proactive, young and creative individuals with a strong mission coupled with the relevant experience to achieve success. The foundation for TkXel’s growth is the ability to work with customers to develop quality solutions on fast track using innovative ideas, strong creative concepts and professional management services.

Based in the software development hub of Lahore in Pakistan, TkXel is firmly positioned as one of the region’s leading technical consultancies. In addition to our extensive product development we provide talented engineering resources to form dedicated virtual teams on a global basis. This engagement model allows partners and clients to materialize their Enterprise, Web 2.0 and Mobile 2.0 product ambitions without compromising on quality and control.

With a client base stretching three continents from Silicon Valley to East Asia our consistent aim is to achieve nothing less than customer delight.