Do you like your computing physical? Do Sinatra, Python, and MongoDB get you excited? If so, we should get to know each other. Sub Rosa is looking for a Creative Technologist to join our team and work to bring amazing, awe-inspiring technical work to experience design. The role includes writing code for web, mobile, and physical computing applications, testing and researching technology, and working in partnership with all members of the Sub Rosa team.
The right person should have a strong understanding of object-oriented client- and server-side architectures, building and consuming APIs and service-oriented architectures, and the ability to work autonomously and with teams. The Creative Technologist will also travel and be a part of installations and integration in the field with other members of the team. Here are the guts of the role:
The Skills You’ll Need:
- Physical computing
- Python
- Java
- PHP
- Ruby
- Ruby on Rails
- Sinatra
- MongoDB, Postgres and MySQL database familiarity
- Able to articulate technical documentation and provide WBS
- Familiarity with Heroku and AWS
- Version control using Git
- Familiarity with UML diagramming
- Systems design with scalability and performance in mind before it becomes a necessity
- Able to work in traditional waterfall and agile processes
- Insatiable curiosity and forward-thinking nature
- Familiarity with Jira, Confluence and Greenhopper
What You’ll Be Doing:
- Writing code for web, mobile and physical computing applications
- Writing functional and behavioral tests
- Architecting and developing object-oriented client- and server-side architectures
- Building and consuming APIs and service-oriented architectures
- Tracking and managing your workload, reporting up to the Lead Producer for client work
- Working collaboratively on conceptual development with Creative and Strategy teams
- Collaborating with and presenting to business and technical stakeholders
- Contributing to best-practices and processes
Other Skills We Like:
- Physical computing, vision and generative systems (Arduino, multi-touch, OpenFrameworks, Processing, Kinect)
- Native and HTML5 development for iOS and Android
- Knowledge of HAML, SASS, Compass and JavaScript
- Server administration for OS X Server, Linux, Apache, Nginx
- CDNs for static asset delivery and video streaming
- API integrations and oAuth2 for services like Vimeo, Flickr, Facebook and Twitter
- Experience with TDD/BDD using Rspec, Cucumber and Capybara
- Commitment and contribution to open-source projects
To apply, send us links to some things you’ve done. Please also send us a resume and introduce yourself by emailing us at work@wearesubrosa.com with the subject line “Creative Technologist”