Internship

Recently, I tweeted about hiring an intern. I am still searching for the right candidate. Here are the job details:

• You’ll get to work on two Ruby on Rails applications. One is Rails 2.3.2 while the other is 3.x.x.
• You’ll get to experience a form of lean software development.
• You’ll be helping deal with technical support issues from our in-house staff, sales rep, and customer base.
• You’ll get to write RSpec and Cucumber tests.
• You’ll get to work on your own features and enhancements. There is plenty of work available and you’ll get your pick of which business requirements are of most interest to you.

Here are the kinds of things I’m looking for in an intern (or even a part-time developer):

• Know the basics of the Ruby language, Ruby on Rails, HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript (jQuery), etc. If you can present code or even a demo of a Ruby, Rails, etc. program that you’ve worked that would be perfect. Be creative and have fun with it.
• Passionate about Ruby, HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript (jQuery), etc. I want to know what types of books, podcasts, videos, web sites, etc. that you’re tuned into and excited about.
• Have a syndicated feed (could be via Tumbler, Blogger, SquareSpace, or something you created).
• Active on Twitter.
• Active on GitHub (either on personal projects or projects you have contributed to).
• Don’t send me your resume or worse, a cover letter. I’m only interested in your portfolio.
• You can be located anywhere. We are an international company and I’ve long believed that talent doesn’t need to be discriminated against based on locality.

Feel free to contact me with the details above or pass along to someone you know.