Lead Software Engineer / Ruby on Rails

SproutBox is hiring a Lead Software Engineer with a strong knowledge of Ruby on Rails, Linux, Apache, MySQL, jQuery and other open source technologies. You’ll have the opportunity to be the key architect of multiple software products and the luxury of focusing on one at a time.

While it won’t be easy, it will be a blast. We have a flexible work environment focused on hitting milestones, not jumping through hoops. While the companies we create may grow in staff, we aspire to remain a small, focused team of the industry’s recognized best. We value our collaborative atmosphere—where your work will be noticed, and will be critical to our success. We offer a broad range of amenities and benefits centered around making work what it should be: someplace you want to be every day.

We live and work in Bloomington, IN. It’s an incredible place to be. It fosters a new startup culture that has the ingredients for success: a great university, vibrant downtown, beautiful landscape, fantastic food and arts, low cost of living and a solid tech community.

Requirements

• Strong experience with Ruby on Rails, Linux, Apache, MySQL, jQuery and other open source technologies
• Strong software architecture and design sensibility
• Self motivated with excellent communication skills

This is an on-site, full time position with benefits at our office in Bloomington, Indiana. To apply send your resume and cover letter to: jobs@sproutbox.com

We’re looking for a few good folks to help out at the Box.

INTERNSHIPS
To be considered for any of the following positions, email your resume to meg@sproutbox.com

Video/Media:

1. Creative: Thinks so far outside the box they may have forgotten what it looks like.
2. Experience:
   • Screencast experience (website walkthroughs, demos)
   • Pre-production experience (storyboarding, script writing)
   • Production experience (camera, lighting, sound)
   • Post-production experience (editing, titling, effects)
3. You have any combination of the above, but not necessarily all of them, and you would like to make some interesting and creative new media.
4. You like to get things done fast, complete short projects in single days.

Animation:

1. Creative: You love to make interesting things, and can make boring things seem interesting. You can make a 30 second spot about a financial services company as eye-catching and compelling as a beer commercial.
2. Experience:
   • Animation experience (physical or digital, stop-motion, After Effects, Cinema 4D, etc…experience is necessary, medium is not important)
   • Pre-production experience (storyboarding, script writing)
   • Post-production experience (editing, titling, effects)
3. You have any combination of the above, but not necessarily all of them, and you would like to make some interesting and creative new media.

Social Media:

1. Social Butterfly: You’re a regular Chatty Kathy who loves to communicate. You blog, you Facebook and you tweet … all day, everyday.
2. Experience:
   • Strong oral and written communication skills
   • Strong knowledge and understanding of the digital media landscape, including various social media websites
   • Strong technical background a plus
3. You’ll be instrumental in increasing our social media presence and gaining visibility for our sprouts, so you’ll need to be self motivated and tenacious.

PR:

1. Writer: You love to write and edit, and you’re good at it. You are creative, innovative and comfortable with different types of writing.
2. Experience:
   • Excellent oral and written communication skills (we may ask you for a writing sample)
   • Strong knowledge and understanding of the digital media landscape, particularly blogs
   • Strong technical background a plus
3. You’re a go getter and you’re adaptable. We’ve got a lot going on, so you’ll need to be flexible.

Design:

1. You like to create clean, eye popping designs, and your work is user friendly.
2. Experience:
   • Proficient in basic layout and design (Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator)
   • Basic skills in front end coding (HTML, CSS)
   • Self-starter, team player and strong ability to multi-task
   • Knowledge of basic print design (Adobe InDesign) and video editing (Adobe Premiere, After Effects, Final Cut) a plus
3. You have focus and can produce quality work in a quick, timely manner.
4. You have a portfolio that you can share with us.

User Experience:

1. You can work with an entrepreneur to conceptualize a Web application by creating high level requirements and prototypes.
2. Experience
   • Understanding and passion for user-centered design
   • Experience building user experience workflows, prototypes, or wireframes
   • Strong oral and written communication skills
   • Solid knowledge of web design principles
   • Strong technical background a plus
3. You are adaptable and can make revisions based on discussions.