SchoolCNXT Web & Mobile App
School Social Network for Parents, Teachers, and Students in the USA
Overview
- Primary Role
- Lead Ruby Developer
- Team Size
- 8 people
- Duration
- 1 year
- Location
- New York 🇺🇸
TL;DR
- Led a team to develop a comprehensive school social network, enhancing communication among students, parents, and teachers
- Key responsibilities included feature planning, code quality control, Ruby team management, and client communication
- Established efficient workflows with GitFlow, continuous integration, and a defined deployment process
- Integrated tools like Slack, Telegram, and JIRA to boost team productivity
- Key contributions involved refactoring legacy code, recruiting top Ruby talent, and ensuring high code quality and performance
Responsibilities
- Feature Planning: Led the planning and prioritization of features to meet the needs of students, parents, and teachers.
- Code Quality Control: Ensured high standards of code quality through rigorous review and testing processes.
- Ruby Team Management: Managed a team of Ruby developers, providing guidance and support for timely and efficient project delivery.
- Code Refactoring: Improved performance, readability, and maintainability by refactoring legacy code.
- Client Communication: Maintained clear and consistent communication with the client to ensure alignment with their vision and requirements.
- Development: Actively contributed to the development process, writing clean and efficient code.
- Interviewing Ruby Candidates: Conducted interviews to recruit top Ruby talent for the team.
- Project Workflow Setup: Established a streamlined project workflow, including:
- GitFlow: Implemented for efficient version control and collaboration.
- Continuous Integration: Set up to automate testing and deployment.
- Deployment Process: Defined and managed to ensure smooth and reliable releases.
- Team Communications: Fostered effective team communication through regular meetings and updates.
- Code Review: Instituted a thorough code review process to maintain code quality and facilitate knowledge sharing.
- Useful Integrations: Integrated tools such as Slack, Telegram, and JIRA to enhance team productivity and collaboration.
Features
- Comprehensive Social Network: Developed a platform to foster better communication and collaboration among students, parents, and teachers.
- User-Centric Design: Ensured the platform met the needs of all users through careful planning and prioritization.
- High Code Quality: Maintained high standards of code quality through rigorous review and testing.
- Efficient Project Workflow: Established a streamlined workflow with GitFlow, continuous integration, and a defined deployment process.
- Effective Team Communication: Utilized tools like Slack, Telegram, and JIRA to enhance team productivity and collaboration.
Key Contributions
- Feature Planning: Led the planning and prioritization of platform features to ensure user needs were met.
- Code Quality and Refactoring: Ensured high standards of code quality and undertook significant refactoring of legacy code.
- Team Leadership: Managed and guided a team of Ruby developers to ensure timely and efficient project delivery.
- Client Communication: Maintained clear and consistent communication with the client to align with their vision and requirements.
- Development and Workflow Setup: Actively contributed to development and established a streamlined project workflow, including GitFlow, continuous integration, and a defined deployment process.
- Team Productivity: Fostered effective team communication and integrated useful tools to enhance productivity and collaboration.