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Leadify
Original posting
Leadify - http://leadify.net - Jackson, MS
Leadify influences people who aren't looking for you.
Backend Engineer
What you’ll do
* Consistently ship high-quality code to production
* You’ll implement features for our social messaging application using Ruby (Sinatra framework)
- Write custom web services that interact with social platforms like Twitter. We listen and provide recommendations based on trends. Then we deploy and track the effectiveness of our messages.
- Design RESTful APIs that allow our web apps to interact with our data
* Convert time-consuming manual reports into web services that return data instantly using the ActiveRecord ORM
* Build data transformation scripts that allow our different apps to talk to each other
Who we're looking for
* A self-starter that can get stuff done with little supervision. We expect you to come up with an initial design, talk it over with our architect and you're good to go.
* Strong CS fundamentals, some experience with our stack (Ruby, Sinatra Framework, MySQL, Redis, Perl, Neo4J, JavaScript, Angular.JS) and a desire to learn and master your craft.
* An understanding of application performance (Big-O and profiling) and data structures
Bonus
* Deep knowledge of Graph Theory; Familiarity with graph databases
* Database Skills - 3rd Normal Form is "normal" to you
Interested? Send us an email at jobs@leadify.net