Software Engineer

(Job Id W339931)
Posted on 5/28/2010
Location:

MA


Job Type:

Full Time


Salary: $70000.00 to $90000.00/year
Degree: Bachelor of Science
Job Description
Our client is looking for an entrepreneurial and creative engineer.  The qualified individual will have a proven track record of delivering high quality results, while thriving in a fast-paced environment.



Responsibilities

This team has primary responsibility for developing, deploying, and maintaining the features and infrastructure that millions of users interact with every day.

As Senior Software Engineer you will:

• Touch code at every level – from the UI, to the servlets and backend services, down to the database.

• Design complex systems at the component level.

• Work with the technical leadership to make strategic technology decisions.

• Partner with the product team to design new features.

• Be responsible for the code quality on your team.

• Mentor more junior developers.



Qualifications

You have demonstrated excellence running cross-functional engineering teams in fast-paced environments, both in terms of technical leadership and hands-on coding.

You can drive results within a strong, talented, opinionated team, and have a solid track record of project delivery.

You are a leader who can prioritize, communicate clearly, and partner effectively with both technical and non-technical employees.



Requirements:

- Bachelor of Science in Computer Science.

- A solid foundation in computer science, with strong competencies in data structures, algorithms, and Object Oriented Software Design.

- Experience with high-volume web applications preferred.

- 4+ years of large scale, full life cycle development experience.

- 4+ years experience developing complete Java-based, database-driven server side, multi-threaded web applications.

- In-depth and hands on knowledge of Linux, Java, JavaScript and related open source technologies such as Apache, Tomcat, and Postgres SQL, Xstream, Memcached and Hadoop.

- Proven success at an Internet startup or early stage company.