Full Stack Ruby on Rails Developer

ABOUT GOOD SIXTY

Good Sixty is a sustainable online marketplace for top quality groceries and local produce from the very best independents around the UK, delivering them straight to your door via electric bikes and vans. Good Sixty’s vision is to help create wealthier, better-connected communities by helping independent markets, food stores and artisan producers to thrive online against the supermarket giants. The name ‘Good Sixty’ represents how every £1 spent with a local, independent food producer has a 60% greater economic benefit to the local community than spending it with a large supermarket. Founded in Bristol in 2017, Good Sixty now operates in several locations across the UK, including Bristol, Bath, Exeter, Oxford, Stroud, London and Leeds.
For more information, visit www.goodsixty.co.uk

ABOUT THE ROLE

We are a team of enthusiastic individuals with ambitious plans. We are already operating in 8 cities in the UK and have plans to launch into a further 12 this year - including launching into Europe.

We are looking for a talented individual who has a passion for code, building great things and is happy to get involved with the creative process of continual improvement. You will be reporting directly to Chris - CEO & co-founder. This is a great opportunity for the right person who would enjoy the thrill of helping to build a great business and working closely with a group of like-minded people.

Ideally, you would be based in Bristol, so you can work from our office when you choose - and you can get to enjoy the social side of Good Sixty too. If you live somewhere beautiful or more fun – then feel free to stay where you are and we can see you from time to time and have regular contact through virtual meetings.

Key responsibilities

• Writing clean, maintainable and efficient code
• Designing robust, scalable and secure features
• Working independently and as a part of the team, contributing in all phases of the development lifecycle
• Follow best practices (test-driven development, refactoring and code standards)
• Drive continuous adoption and integration of relevant new technologies into design

Skills required

• Good understanding of front-end technologies, such as JavaScript, HTML5, and CSS3
• A knack for writing clean, readable Ruby on Rails code
• Ability to integrate multiple data sources and databases into one system
• Understanding of fundamental design principles behind a scalable application
• Able to create database schemas that represent and support business processes
• Able to implement automated testing platforms and unit tests

Requirements

• Extensive experience working professionally with Ruby on Rails
• Experienced in performance, debugging, and refactoring
• Comfortable with the full stack to deliver features from idea to production
• Experience in using version control systems, e.g. Git
• Experience developing highly interactive applications
• Passion for writing great, simple, clean, efficient code
• Integration of user-facing elements with server-side logic
• Identify bottlenecks and bugs, and devise solutions to these problems
• Help maintain code quality, organization, and automatization

Work Schedule

37.5 hours per week (9am - 5.30pm equivalent), from Monday to Friday. However, Good Sixty offers a flextime work model so that employees can choose when to start or end work outside the core working hours which are 10am to 4pm.

EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY STATEMENT

We pride ourselves on creating an inclusive and flexible workplace that allows all staff to flourish. Good Sixty offers an equitable, diverse and inclusive workplace where all workers, whatever their gender, race, ethnicity, national origin, age, sexual orientation or identity, education or disability, feel valued and respected. We are committed to a nondiscriminatory approach and provide equal opportunity for employment and advancement.

*(Option of bonus earning of >10% and EMI employee option scheme launching in 2022 details TBC)