Ruby on Rails Developer (AUS and NZ wide role)

About this opportunity

Applicants from anywhere in Australia and New Zealand are welcome. This is an Australia and New Zealand wide position.

We are looking to recruit a Ruby on Rails developer who will be part of the Technology Team and lead the development of Hackerspace and carry out the following tasks:

• Maintenance of the existing system

• Development of new features

• Supporting the scalability and capacity management (with guidance from lead developers)

Volunteer Benefits

• Opportunity to network and experience working with motivated and inspiring people
• Acknowledgements that you helped deliver the largest hackathon in the Southern Hemisphere

Additional requirements

Strong understanding of web technologies used in GovHack systems

- Technically skilled in Ruby on Rails (required), HTML, CSS, Javascript, UX and UI skills
- Knowledge of GovHack or a similar large scale Hackathon
- Experience with any code repository (e.g. GitHub, GitLab, BitBucket, Azure Repos)

Time Required

The expected work hours during the first phase (Feb- April) of this role will be around 2 hours/ week, as you begin planning your approach and setting up systems. In preparation for the competition weekend (Sept) you will be expected to work around 6 hours during the second phase (May – August). During the third phase (Sep – Dec) you will initially be ensuring the system works during the judging process before moving on to preparing for the next year and working on Hackerspace as required.

Suitable for

• Online & Remote Volunteers
• People Learning English
• Skilled Volunteers
• Work Experience

Type of work

• IT & Web Development

Training

You will be supported and assisted by the Tech Lead. For more information on our organisation structure, please see our volunteers section on our website.