Jobs

Our team works in a relaxed and educational environment. We use the latest web development technologies, frameworks and techniques, and embrace both agile development methodologies and a “getting real” project philosophy. We limit our work weeks to 40 hours, stock the fridge with free drinks, and provide lunch on Fridays. We are always seeking like minded people to join our team. If you are interested, contact us at resumes@thoughtbot.com.

In your communication, describe why you want to work for us, what your past experience is, what your salary requirements are, who your work references are, a link to a portfolio, a bunch of sites you like, a list of hobbies, or anything else you think represents who you are or who you want to be.

Experienced Ruby on Rails Developer

We are looking for someone with expert knowledge of Ruby on Rails to join our team of Ruby on Rails developers full-time in either our Boston, MA or New York City office. The ideal individual will have been using Ruby on Rails extensively (probably since before 1.0), have an excellent knowledge of Javascript, HTML, and CSS, and experience in TDD.

This is a great opportunity to work exclusively with Ruby and Rails at one of the leading Ruby on Rails development shops, and work with a group of excellent and experienced Rails developers.

The competitive salary will depend on experience, and includes full medical benefits.

Web Developer (Ruby on Rails)

We are looking for web developers to join our team full-time in our Boston, MA and New York City offices. The right individuals will either already know Ruby on Rails or have an excellent knowledge of HTML and CSS and some experience with Ruby (with or without Rails), Perl, Java, or PHP and the desire and ability to learn.

This is a great opportunity to learn many of today’s latest technologies, work on actual production software systems and websites, and it has a large potential for advancement for the right person.

Compensation will Depend on Experience, and includes full medical benefits.

Graphic/User Interface Designer

We need an expert Graphic Designer with excellent XHTML and CSS skills to join our team full-time in our Boston, MA or New York City office. The right individual will have experience designing user interfaces for web applications, will have good typographical skills, a strong foundation in design principles, and will be as passionate about great design, semantic markup, and web standards as we are about our Ruby code.

Some programming experience is a plus, but is not required for this position.

The competitive salary will depend on experience, and includes full medical benefits.

Development Intern

As an intern at thoughtbot, inc. your responsibilities will include both development and testing of software applications. As in intern at thoughtbot, you’ll work exclusively with the Ruby on Rails framework. The well-qualified candidate will have experience with RoR, but if you don’t have Ruby or Ruby on Rails experience, thats all right – if you have experience with Java, Perl, PHP, SQL, HTML, CSS, or Javascript, we still would like to talk with you.

This is a great opportunity to learn one of today’s hotest technologies, Ruby on Rails, and work with one of the best Ruby on Rails firms out there.