Ruby on Rails Full Stack Developer

**Ruby on Rails Full Stack Developer (Remote)** **No Visa Sponsorship is available for this position.** **This is a 3 year term appointment which may be ended or extended based on organizational needs, funding availability, and performance.** **This position is eligible for remote work within the United States. However, while the position is remote, periodic travel to Cornell University's Ithaca, New York campus will be required for meetings, team collaboration, training, and other departmental or university business needs. The university reserves the right to modify, suspend, or terminate remote work arrangements in accordance with university policy and business needs.** **About the Cornell SC Johnson College of Business** Leading at the intersection of people, business, and technology, the **Cornell SC Johnson College of Business** is one of the most comprehensive business schools in the nation and includes many areas of expertise not found in any other leading institution. The college is comprised of the university’s three accredited business schools, each of which is recognized as among the best in higher education: the Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management, the Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management, and the Cornell Peter and Stephanie Nolan School of Hotel Administration. Our academic research; industry and community engagement; and undergraduate, graduate, and professional degree programs all reflect the future of business: flexible, collaborative, and cross-disciplinary. The college community includes 232 research faculty, 46,000 alumni, and nearly 3,300 undergraduate, professional, and graduate students. The SC Johnson College of Business has an unparalleled resource base from which to draw—within the college, Cornell Tech in New York City, and Cornell University broadly. **Our Team:** The **SC Johnson College of Business Information Technology (IT)** department plays a critical role in the success of the College by providing the technology and systems required to fulfill the mission. Our team members collaborate and partner with customers, IT@Cornell, top peer business schools, and vendors to solve problems, provide innovative and valuable business solutions, and share knowledge and resources across the campus. The intimate knowledge of the business functions of the college, the IT department’s collaborative personal relationships with the customers and the pride in what they do helps to set them apart. The department enhances the ability for college personnel to do their jobs effectively and make their lives easier and more productive by providing flexible and user-friendly technology solutions which are helpful and provide a positive user experience. The department is agile and responds quickly as the priorities and needs change. The IT department believes in an ongoing investment in strengthening the team, in professional staff development and continually improving workplace satisfaction. **What will you do:** - Provide advanced software development support on a daily basis for the College custom applications. Analyze requirements for and design, develop, implement, maintain and upgrade **Complex Rails end-to-end software systems and web pages** in support of the information technology needs of the College. - Design, develop, and maintain **Ruby on Rails** applications with **complex relational database backends** **(Oracle, PostgreSQL, etc.), selecting technologies (Ruby, Rails, PHP, CSS, HTML, JavaScript, SQL, XHTML, XML, etc.)** that best support maintainability, performance, and user experience. - **Design, code, test, debug, document and maintain complex programs or Rails end-to-end systems; develop enhancements that enable a positive end-user experience.** - Communicate with users for needs analysis and provide resolution. - Establish and contribute to a detailed program specification through discussion with clients. - Assist in research and fact-finding to develop or modify complex software systems; Formulate and define system scope and objectives to develop or modify complex software systems. - Research, design, document, and modify software specifications throughout the production life cycle. - Complete and document phases of projects. - Create and implement project specifications/plans for projects with straightforward inter-dependency with other systems and/or projects. - Modify complex application programs from detailed specifications. - Evaluate code to ensure that it is valid, properly structured, meets industry standards and is compatible with browsers, devices, or operating systems. - Review code written by peers to ensure that it is valid, is properly structured, meets project standards and is compatible with browsers, devices or operating systems. - Analyze and amend software errors in a timely and accurate fashion and provide status reports when required. - Collaborate with project team members including project manager, business analysts, subject matter experts, other developers and quality assurance specialists. - Contribute to and influence technology decisions by actively seeking information about new software technologies and techniques to meet business needs and objectives. - Actively seek out and apply upgrades to existing software packages as needed. **This is a 3 year term appointment which may be ended or extended based on organizational needs, funding availability, and performance.** **This position is eligible for remote work within the United States. However, while the position is remote, periodic travel to Cornell University's Ithaca, New York campus will be required for meetings, team collaboration, training, and other departmental or university business needs. The university reserves the right to modify, suspend, or terminate remote work arrangements in accordance with university policy and business needs.** While position responsibilities vary, every member of our community is expected to foster a culture of belonging and a psychologically healthy work environment by communicating across differences; being cooperative, collaborative, open, and welcoming; showing respect, compassion, and empathy; engaging and supporting others regardless of background or perspective; speaking up when others are being excluded or treated inappropriately; and supporting work/life integration of oneself and others. **Required Qualifications:** - Bachelor’s degree in Computer Information Science/Management Information Systems or closely related field, or **five (5)+ years’** experience in **software development, modification and/or maintenance** or equivalent combination of education and experience. - Minimum of **four (4) years’** experience in **web systems development** required. - Minimum of **two (2) years’** experience writing **HTML** code. - Extensive experience with **Ruby on Rails** and **relational databases (PostgreSQL or other RDBMS).** - Experience in **automated testing methodologies, enterprise level reporting,** **and complex software integration/development** required. - Ability to guide & advise others on technical matters. Able to work well as a member of a team within a constantly changing environment. - Experience modeling values that support inclusion, belonging, and wellbeing. **Preferred Qualifications:** - Working knowledge of **Ruby on Rails, PHP, PostgreSQL, AWS, Linux, Git, and JavaScript.** - **React Framework (Front End Expertise).** - Familiarity with **Automated Testing Frameworks (Rspec, Cucumber).** - Familiarity with **AI and how to use it for role efficiencies.** - Familiarity with **OWASP Application Security standards.** - Ability to configure, monitor, and troubleshoot **AppSpider vulnerability scans.** **Application Information:** - A **resume** is required for further consideration for this position. A **cover letter** is strongly encouraged. When applying through our system, please remember to attach your application materials (Cover Letter and Resume) in PDF format. - **No Visa Sponsorship** of any kind is available for this position. - **Relocation assistance** will not be provided for this position **.** **Rewards and Benefits** - This position is based in Ithaca, New York, however, the successful applicant may perform this role remotely anywhere within the United States. Employees who work remotely may receive multiple W-2 Forms depending on their work location. The New York Convenience of employer guidelines require New York State individual tax reporting and withholding for this position. Additional individual state income tax filings may also be required if working temporarily outside of New York State. The university reserves the right to modify, suspend, or terminate the remote or hybrid work arrangement at any time. - Cornell receives national recognition as an award-winning workplace for our health, wellbeing, and sustainability. Our benefits programs include comprehensive health care options, generous retirement contributions, access to wellness programs, and employee discounts with local and national retail brands. We invite you to follow this link to get more information about our benefits: [Understand Your Benefits | Working at Cornell](https://hr.cornell.edu/understand-your-benefits) - Our leave provisions include health and personal leave, three weeks of vacation and 13 holidays: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving and the day after, and an end of the year winter break from December 25-January 1. To offer greater flexibility for observing faiths and traditions we also offer two additional floating holidays. Learn more about our generous leave provisions: [Holiday and Accrued Time Off | Working at Cornell](https://hr.cornell.edu/about/employment-policy-practice/employment-policies/time-and-leaves/holiday-and-accrued-time) - Cornell's impressive educational benefits include tuition-free Extramural Study and Employee Degree Program, tuition aid for external education, and Cornell Children's Tuition Assistance Program. Learn more about our extensive educational benefits: [Education Benefits | Working at Cornell](https://hr.cornell.edu/understand-your-benefits/education-benefits) - Follow this link to learn more about the Total Rewards of Working at Cornell: [Total Rewards | Working at Cornel](https://hr.cornell.edu/job-seekers/why-cornell/total-rewards) **University Job Title:** Applications Developer III **Job Family:** Information Technology **Level:** F **Pay Rate Type:** Salary **Pay Range:** $93,422.00 - $108,572.00 **Remote Option Availability:** Remote **Company:** Endowed **Contact Name:** Maria Avila **Contact Email:** [email protected] **Job Titles and Pay Ranges:** **Non-Union Positions** Noted pay ranges reflect the potential pay opportunity for each job profile. 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