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Job Description
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CAREPAGES, INC.
JOB DESCRIPTION
EFFECTIVE DATE: November 2007
POSITION TITLE: Web Developer
DEPARTMENT: Technical
REPORTS TO: Director, Application Development
CarePages, Inc. is a vibrant healthcare services business, based in Chicago, whose mission is to facilitate communication and support for patients and their families. The CarePages service creates patient web sites that help family and friends stay in touch when someone is receiving care.
The primary purpose of the Web Developer is to work within a team of technical experts to develop and maintain our core product.
Principle Duties:
• Participate in full agile development methodology (XP / scrum-like) including user story definition, acceptance test creation, design, development, unit testing, deployment, documentation.
• Develop tools for the monitoring of all online systems for uptime and optimum performance. Actively involved in the ongoing support of production systems.
• Integrate third party solutions and service to support business initiatives.
• Provide support and perform system maintenance/upgrades.
• Assists in operations including release coordination and system deployment.
Required Skills:
• Bachelor's degree and/or 3-5 years experience relating to web-based software development using PHP, Python, Ruby (preferred) or Perl. Other languages a plus (eg Java).
• Minimum of 5 years experience developing, testing, deploying and maintaining open source interactive web applications.
• Minimum of 5 years experience with any SQL-based database development (MySQL or Oracle experience especially).
• Real-world experience with Agile engineering practices (test-driven development, object-oriented design, refactoring) and project management practices (Scrum teamwork, User Story development and estimation).
• Thorough understanding of common web and e-commerce concepts and technologies, such as: HTTP, SSL, Javascript and variants, HTML and other client-side data formats (no graphic design skills required).
• Knowledge of OO design patterns, refactoring and unit testing
• Ability to work collaborative, in a team environment and independently.
• Good written and verbal communication skills.
• Actual experience on a ROR project a plus
• Entrepreneurial spirit
• Interest in open-source and advanced Internet technologies
• Experience with large volume, public-facing web sites preferred
Benefits/Compensation:
Employees enjoy competitive compensation. We have a full benefits package including medical and dental insurance, long-term disability and life insurance and a 401(k) plan.
About Us:
Founded in 2000, CarePages, Inc. is a dynamic business with a unique niche in the healthcare world. CarePages, Inc. delivers www.CarePages.com, the first site dedicated solely to helping patients, their families and their friends cope with the emotional difficulties caused by a health event. It offers free, self-created web pages that make it easy for these individuals to talk to and comfort each other, plus unique resources to guide them on what to do and say during these experiences. Today, millions of members from 190 countries participate in this nurturing community. CarePages, Inc. is part of Revolution Health Group LLC whose goal is to empower people to take control of their health care. For more information, visit www.CarePagesinc.com.
NOTE: We are open to contractors. Remote contractor expenses will be covered to be on-site in Chicago for it's duration.
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