Ruby Backend Developer

About YoungCapital

YoungCapital is an employment agency but does it very differently than you might think. We recruit almost all our candidates via digital channels and offer each year many students, graduates and young professionals a wide range of career opportunities. To make us even smarter, accelerate our growth even further and make our customers even happier, we are currently looking for a Ruby on Rails developer.

Endless energy. A look on the world with fresh eyes. And innovative ideas on working. That is what YoungCapital stands for. We are known for our innovative take on recruitment. We see YoungCapital more as an internet company. Therefore, it is no surprise that IT and innovation are leading for our strategy. Are you curious about what we can offer you?

Position

We have big plans for the future and plan on growing our R&D team like crazy. But most importantly, we want to re-architecture our systems to create a core structure so that building new products around them becomes easier. This way we can try new ideas and innovate faster and more efficiently.

So, do you know your way around Ruby on Rails ? Perfect! We work with both daily. Does an ambitious team with a healthy level of fun sound like music to your ears? Then you might be the right developer to help us grow further and achieve our goals.

Want to know more? Take a sneak peek at our R&D website: https://www.youngcapital.dev

Current Stack: Ruby on Rails, Git, ElasticSearch, Python, AWS, Google Cloud, Kubernetes, Sidekiq with Redis, MySQL, Cordova, JavaScript, NodeJS.

Your qualification

• At least finished hbo or University level or equivalent by experience 
• At least 2 years of experience using Ruby on Rails
• You have knowledge of SQL
• Experience with ElasticSearch is big plus
• You feel comfortable dealing with JavaScript occasionally
• You have some experience with Rspec and Minitest
• Experience working in an Agile/Scrum development process

What we offer

• Besides a salary and an awesome job at YoungCapital's HQ in Hoofddorp there are some important things like 
• A pension plant, potential bonus, travel allowance, 25 vacation days, 6.5 ADV days plus 1 additional holiday day 
• Each year, there is a budget for your education and development
• A yearly budget of €150,- which you can spend on sports-gear
• Room for relaxation in the form of good talks, games, ping pong, table football or go to our own gym
• You will have a MacBook Pro or a Chromebook 
• You will be a part of a great working atmosphere, including our own YoungCapital festival, various hackathons and other fun events 
• A free, awesome and healthy lunch, every day!