Development Team Leader

About us…

JGP is best known for www.jobsgopublic.com – the UK’s leading jobs board for the public, third and not for profit sectors. Less well known, but a key part of our future strategy, is the provision of software solutions for recruitment and skills development.

Over the last two years we have developed a platform that powers both our own jobs board and the job sections on many public sector employer’s website. The platform has been developed in RoR, using agile & scrum working practices.

About the role…

We’re looking for a talented person to join the team. There’s lots to do – problem solving and solution design for a start. We’ve two opportunities – one for an experienced RoR developer and one for a RoR development team leader.

Both roles will involve developing and maintaining the JGP products through development of new features and also taking an active role in the planning of the solution roadmap. The team leader will be expected to act as the Scrum Master for the team, working closely with the Product Owner to meet the needs of the business.

The person we’re looking for….

…is not only expert in the technology – we’re also looking for a particular approach to life in general. We like to think of ourselves as a bit a different.

• Experienced in developing commercial solutions
• Experience of using Ruby on Rails
• Into agile development and have experience of working in an agile team
• Test-driven to the Core
• Based in or near London
• Enthusiastic about doing things right and doing the right things
• A thinker
• Able to view solutions from a customer perspective
• Enjoy working with other creative people (JGP is full of keen photographers, musicians, and at least one “baton twirler”)
• Enjoy playing table football
• Must have a quirk