Rails Developer

SB Nation is the largest and fastest-growing network of fan-centric online sports communities. We develop the highest quality content, conversations, and applications for an audience of nearly 9 million passionate fans around the world. After three years of steady growth, we're a well-funded company, supported by the same folks who invested in Facebook and Etsy, with business expertise to go with our editorial and technology foundation.

We're seeking an outstanding developer. You're a smart, friendly, pragmatic problem-solver who's passionate about making excellent products that are used by millions of people. Additionally, you:

• Are a self-starter who can take a challenging task and run with it
• Care deeply about the quality of your work
• Communicate well
• Have a solid grounding in object-oriented programming and fundamental computer science concepts such as concurrency, complexity theory, and algorithms & data structures

Ideally, you also have:

• Experience building high-traffic web applications, writing complex and efficient SQL queries, profiling and optimizing code, and devising and implementing caching strategies
• Built and deployed into production a non-trivial Rails application
• Worked on small development teams and with remote team members
• Experience building JavaScript-driven interfaces using the Prototype framework
• Experience using a variety of programming languages and frameworks

Other bonuses:

• Experience administering MySQL servers (configuration, tuning, etc.)
• Experience administering web or application servers (configuring and tuning any of these: Apache, HAProxy, Mongrel, Nginx, Lighttpd)
• Experience in sports media, passionate fan of sports or actively play sports yourself

We encourage candidates of all experience levels to apply. If the above doesn't describe you, tell us why you would be great at SB Nation anyway.

About working at SB Nation: This is a permanent, full-time position with benefits based in Washington, DC (though we'll consider outstanding remote candidates). We work in a converted townhouse in Dupont Circle, a historic neighborhood full of interesting architecture and great coffee shops and restaurants. You'll be joining a family of focused, hard-working, creative people who are passionate about creating for the web, building tools to foster online community, and doing work that's challenging and fun.

Learn more about our work environment and other opportunities.