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You don’t need a fancy degree, a certain number of years of coding experience, or big tech experience -- but you do need to be a nice person and a good communicator.Basic requirements:- You'll be expected to complete a Rails coding challenge as part of the interview process (everybody on the team has done well on it).- You must live and work within a few time zones of Pacific (California) time. We are on zoom and slack a lot.- You must be able to own a project and work directly with people who will use your tools.- You need to have above average skills on the front end\nIf you're motivated to be more, and better, than you are today, if you're not afraid to work with proven, highly skilled people who will ask for your best, to advance a worthy cause, in a fast-paced environment, with a lot of growth opportunity -- then you're a good fit for Decile Group. And we want to work with you too! 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