Has anyone seen max (p100) client latencies of 300 to 400ms but totally normal p99? We see this across almost all our redis clusters on elasticache and have no idea why. CPU usage is tiny. Slowlog shows nothing.
Skilledup Academy (New York)- Senior Ruby Developer
TL;DR:
We’re looking for a Senior Ruby Developer to help us build a mentored online education platform to get people their first job in a new career. You are a coder, a system designer, and a mentor. More than that, the Senior Ruby Developer is a crucial, respected contributor to a startup team that is playing to win. Our code is pristine. We are nice.
We are looking for 2+ years of professional rails experience. Our website is at academy.skilledup.com.
Our Beliefs:
§ Education changes the world: We're an education company at heart. We care about the growth of our learners and our employees. We have investment days on Fridays to research the competition, learn new skills, and do things that get us closer to our vision.
§ Sustainable Code: We practice BDD. Our code is pristine and we're proud of the work we produce. We have over 95% test coverage, but we focus on writing the right kinds of tests.
§ Lean: We don't build things we don't need. We iterate quickly on what we learn.
§ Cross-Functional Teams: Our team is composed of generalists. There is no "wall" to throw things over. We aren’t fans of the "assembly line" model of development.
§ Flat Organization: We believe good ideas come from anyone in the crowd. In that sense, we are a flat organization.
§ Design First: We really care about UX and design, and bring 3 to 5 users in every week for user testing so that we stay close to our users. We first design wide, then design deep.
Tools include: Ruby on Rails, Postgres, Heroku, RSpec, Factory Girl, CoffeeScript, Konacha & Mocha, Trello, GitHub, git rebase -i, CodeClimate, Gemnasium, and CircleCI.
SkilledUp Academy is changing the way that people learn skills online. Over 44% of college graduates work in jobs that don't require a college degree, but employers still can't find quality talent. We introduce the human element into real-world, skills-based online education. Students complete rigorous curriculums created by our partner companies that focus on teaching the skills that employers need. Our industry-based mentors ensure that students receive the support that they need to learn.
Our Story
We were born out of two acquired startups and still retain the culture and practices of a lean / agile startup, but have all the resources and benefits of a public company (our parent company, Apollo Education Group, made over 3.5 billion in revenue last year). We’re a young company looking for people looking to help shape our culture.
Our Team
We’re a diverse team made of:
- A Bonnaroo Guitarist
- The world’s preeminent scholar on Toilet Based Social Networks
- A philosopher king with a sweet spot for ice cream
Our engineers write pristine, well-tested code. We pride ourselves in developer happiness. SkilledUp uses a pull request based workflow, continuous integration. We think Ruby on Rails, Trello, Github, and Heroku are the best tools. We have continuous investment days, where we only focus on learning new skills.
If you are interested in learning more and want to talk to an engineer, send an email to [email protected]
Senior Ruby/Javascript Engineer - SkilledUp Academy
New York, NY
Our Mission
SkilledUp Academy is changing the way that people learn skills online. Over 44% of college graduates work in jobs that don't require a college degree, but employers still can't find quality talent. We introduce the human element into real-world, skills-based online education. Students complete rigorous curriculums created by our partner companies that focus on teaching the skills that employers need. Our industry-based mentors ensure that students receive the support that they need to learn.
Our Story
We were born out of two acquired startups and still retain the culture and practices of a lean / agile startup, but have all the resources and benefits of a public company (our parent company, Apollo Education Group, made over 3.5 billion in revenue last year). We’re a young company looking for people looking to help shape our culture.
Our Team
We’re a diverse team made of:
- A Bonnaroo Guitarist
- The world’s preeminent scholar on Toilet Based Social Networks
- A philosopher king with a sweet spot for ice cream
Our engineers write pristine, well-tested code. We pride ourselves in developer happiness. SkilledUp uses a pull request based workflow, continuous integration. We think Ruby on Rails, Trello, Github, and Heroku are the best tools. We have continuous investment days, where we only focus on learning new skills.
If you are interested in learning more and want to talk to an engineer, send an email to [email protected]
I run ProjectXpresso. Thanks for the recommendation! We're throwing another event on Feb 1st and have official partners from EA games, Monetate, and MongoDB (some others are in the works) helping students learn about what its like to work there.