Software / QA / DBA

Senior Software Test Engineer, to 90k plus bonus


We are working with an exciting software company south west of Boston, who specializes in a cloud technology platform and applications used by Fortune 2000 companies worldwide.

They are ramping up in hiring quite a bit, and are looking to add on a Software Test Engineer to their team. This person will be a key player in their R&D team, designing and implementing various test methods and frameworks.

The right candidate for this position will want to take on a leadership role in terms of driving the quality of the product, will have experience in implementing automated tests for Web Services (in Java), work in both Windows and Lnix environments, and some experience in JUnit, Selenium, and JMeter.


Plusses:

Startup-like environment with exciting culture and opportunity for professional growth
Work in an Agile Development environment
Get the chance to become the recognized expert in your product
Enjoy absolutely top notch benefits package and bonus




PLEASE: No 3rd party consulting firms, contractors, non-local candidates, and/or candidates not authorized to work in the US without sponsorship.

Please send your resume for confidential consideration (ref job #2261). It's not necessary to apply to more than one posting from Lynx, and if you're already working with a Lynx recruiter, please contact them directly.

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Hi, we're a funded software startup working to help people get a little bit greener in their daily lives. We're looking for someone solid to work on the front-end of our application, written in Ruby/Rails with touches of jQuery and extensive Facebook integrations.

Here's what we're looking for:

- You love doing the front-end work, building the designs in a solid skeleton, adding CSS to make it beautiful and JS to make it work seamlessly.

- You have good taste, who knows that usable != ugly.

- You have lots of experience in XHTML/CSS/JS. You will own this part of the application, so you need to be rock-solid in this.

- You have experience in startups, ideally riding the rollercoaster of fast growth.

- You know your way around Linux, at least enough to not blow yourself up.

Here are things we'd love to see:

- You have experience working with Ruby and Rails in production, non-toy environments

- You have experience building non-trivial applications with jQuery

- You have experience building Facebook integrations and applications.

- You know your way around Photoshop, and can do real design work, if necessary

- You contribute to open-source software projects

- You write a blog

- You live in Greater Boston. We'll consider remote arrangements, but you'd have to be damn good.

Super bonus points:

- You are going green, or are trying to.



What to do:

If you are interested, I'd love to hear from you. Here's what to do:

Send over all that apply:
- A link to your blog
- A link to your Github repository
- A link to your Hacker News id
- A link to your LinkedIn profile

along with:
- resume
- why you want to work in a startup
- your five favorite unix commands.

Cheers!

Seeking a skilled front-end developer for a premiere digital agency. This position requires both a mastery of the hands-on aspects of web interface engineering, as well as an ability to design solid front-end architectures that integrate with other systems and technologies; and, the ability to communicate these solutions to other members of the team both verbally and in written documentation.

Day-to-day responsibilities include leading the design of client side engineering solutions; the hand coding of web-based applications, web pages, emails, and web-based mobile experiences; integrating your code with other technologies (Flash, Web Services, client back-end systems, content management systems, etc); optimizing performance of front-end applications; and working with visual designers, interaction designers and software engineers. Must be able to emulate existing html schemes and create new ones that will integrate well with existing HTML. Strong XHTML, CSS, JavaScript, DHTML.
Skills

Requirements:
• A curiosity and excitement for new web technologies / techniques.
• A strong passion for the front end as a mix of art and science.
• Extensive experience in hand coding, no WYSIWYG coding.
• The ability to write standards compliant XHTML & CSS with thought given to accessibility and SEO.
• Solid understanding of cross-browser/platform issues and code solutions.
• Practical understanding of HTML5 and CSS3
• Experience using JS Frameworks (jQuery, MooTools, YUI, etc…).
• Writing well-formed, unobtrusive JS with scalability and extensibility in mind.
• Knowledge/ experience with front-end performance optimization (YSLOW standards).
• Experience working with AJAX and services/ API's to serve up dynamic and data-heavy content.
• Some experience with server-side scripting (PHP, .Net, Java, etc…).
• Excellent debugging and problem solving skills (use of Firebug plug-in, Charles Web Proxy).
• Experience with source control (SVN, GitHub, or Mercurial).
• Excellent time management, problem solving, teamwork, and communication skills.
• Ability to follow technical specifications and production processes.
• Must be available to work on site.

This is a full time position in New York City. This company does not offer visa sponsorship.

Web Software Engineer

Snooth is seeking an experienced front-end engineer to help build and maintain the world's largest wine website. You'll work alongside a smart, dedicated team of designers and engineers to build the next generation of the site. If you enjoy the challenges and opportunity of working with a startup with the benefits of a mature company, Snooth may be for you. Candidates should have at least 2-3 years of professional experience working with PHP, SQL and Javascript. Specific experience with PostgreSQL, Smarty, and MooTools/jQuery is a plus. Duties will include developing site features and taking part in high level software architecture projects. Experience working with Perl and Java are helpful but not a requirement.

The engineering environment at Snooth is fast paced and exciting. If you are interested in finding scalable ways to approach everything you do from shopping for groceries to building databases, you're exactly the type of engineer we are hoping to find.

Skills Needed: (You should have...)
* Advanced level PHP knowledge (2-3 years)
* Advanced level Javascript knowledge (2-3 years)
* Experience working with SQL (2-3 years)
* Comfortability on the Linux command line
* Formal understanding of the HTTP protocol and how clients and servers communicate with each other

Requirements: (You should...)
* Be able to demonstrate that the above is true
* Have a CS degree or equivalent experience
* Be a team player
* Understand elegant and scalable software development
* Be detail-oriented, willing to get your hands dirty and ability to move fast while making minimal mistakes
* Enjoy coding as a leisure activity
* Have the ability to work within frameworks that are the foundations of development rather than throwaway or standalone code
* Uphold the Three Virtues of a Programmer
* Understand the appeal of "Duct Tape Programming"

If you are interested in this opportunity, please send an email to jobs (at) snooth.com with the subject line "Web Software Engineer Position". Please include samples of code you have written in the past. Please also include salary requirements.

This is a full-time position based in our Lower Manhattan office. No recruiters. Qualified candidates only please.

Snooth is revolutionizing the way people buy wine. We're the world's largest and fastest growing wine site. We power the wine results for companies such as Time Inc, Conde Nast and others, reaching a monthly audience of over 10M uniques. We're a nimble, New York based, venture capital backed company and a great place for smart, hard working people to make a difference and help us change the wine industry.

Competitive Salaries, Full Benefits

All positions are full time and based in New York and come with a comprehensive benefits package, belying our startup status: health, dental, vision, vacation, stock options, flexible schedule, pool table, etc.

Work With Interesting People

Snooth is a small but rapidly growing startup with less than 15 employees, but we're a unique group of people with a wide range of previous experience. Between us we've done things from climbing Everest and playing professional soccer to DNA sequencing and building search engines. We've also created and built popular products for such companies as Lucent, Vivastreet, Merrill Lynch, Ask, Sony Ericsson and many others. Snooth's employees have over 30 years of combined experience in the wine industry.

Not an engineer but know someone Snoothy who is? If you refer someone to us and we end up hiring them (and they are still with us after 3 months), we'll send you a check for $2,000 as a thank you.

Hungry Fish Media
Hungry Fish Media is an innovative online performance marketing startup focusing on product-side e-commerce. We combine an interactive advertising agency with in-house brand creation and impeccable customer service, allowing seamless development, marketing and support of our products. Creating brands overnight that compete with established competitors and creating millions of satisfied customers are our specialties.
At Hungry Fish Media, our employees are empowered to innovate and execute ideas quickly. Team members across all departments pitch ideas ranging from new product development to the build-out of our collaborative work space. Everyone is encouraged to share, discuss and create constructive feedback loops. Receiving feedback and resources quickly allows our employees to champion ideas, take true ownership of projects, and see them to completion.
While growing rapidly into a mid-sized company, Hungry Fish Media retains an atmosphere that is both positive and electric. Speed and hard work are valued and rewarded. Compensation is extremely competitive, with frequent opportunities for the assumption of responsibility and the self-shaping of career advancement. Team-wide lunches, after-work gatherings, and 24/7 access to a pantry stocked to the brim with food and drinks round out HFM as an exciting place to work.

Director of Technology
The Director of Technology will be a detail-oriented, self-motivated, and experienced leader responsible for the development of HFM’s technological tools and the management of the Technology Department. Responsible for the build-out of the department, the Director of Technology will have the opportunity and resources to draw top talent from nearby Harvard and MIT, as well as from top-tier software companies.
With lofty goals and a desire to accomplish them quicker and more effectively than most companies would think possible, HFM requires a candidate capable of implementing structure and developing HFM’s empowering culture. The ideal candidate must have the technical aptitude to guide development, the finesse to champion a motivated and positive team, and the ability to bridge communication between the technology team and the rest of the company.

Responsibilities include:
• The immediate build-out and management of the development team.
• The allocation of department resources to projects.
• The implementation of structures for project management that ensure quality, scalability, flexibility, and robustness.
• The development and maintenance of all of HFM’s websites, marketing tools, and back-end systems.
• Providing HFM’s Managing Partners with the technical expertise needed to make strategic decisions.

Required Qualifications:
• A Bachelor’s or higher degree in Computer Science or related field from a top-tier university.
• Experience managing software development teams at a mid- to large-size company.
• Experience architecting, building and deploying large web applications.
• Exceptional attention to detail, organization and time management.

Preferred Qualifications:
• Experience working in the e-commerce, direct response or online marketing industries.
• Experience working in both start-up and large-company environments.
• Experience motivating employees
• Experience recruiting employees from top-tier universities and software companies.

Embedded Software Engineer - Object Oriented Design - Test Driven Development - SOLID - C++ - Agile
Amesbury, MA

Fluidnet was founded in 2002 by a group of medical device professionals who collectively have over 100 years of industry experience and product innovations. The company is headquartered just north of Boston, providing access to a rich medical device community and first-rate research and development skills and facilities. Fluidnet is relentlessly dedicated to exploring, listening to, and responding to the unmet needs of nurses, doctors, patients, and healthcare IT professionals.

Virtually every patient admitted to a hospital receives intravenous medications or fluids, but the infusion pumps used for this have numerous limitations. Fluidnet has designed and tested an innovative infusion pump that will revolutionize clinical workflow around infusions by moving beyond these limitations. The pump design brings state-of-the-art consumer electronics components (e.g. a large touchscreen and several wireless modalities) to a life-critical medical device, providing an opportunity for advanced embedded software to have a palpable impact on patients and caregivers.

We are creating a team to build the embedded medical device software for the Fluidnet pump in a high performance Agile SW development environment. We are seeking a software engineer with 5+ years of experience and a solid background in the following critical areas:

Strong Object Oriented Design skills, and working knowledge of SOLID design principles, especially in C++
Experience working with Test Driven Design, especially Google Test and Google Mock
Experience working in an Agile development environment

Also a plus:
Experience with Boost libraries; design patterns; and IOC containers

Although experience working in a high-performance Agile SW development team is desirable, a willingness to immerse yourself in an Agile team is a must. Experience working with embedded medical device software is similarly desirable, but an understanding of the development challenges associated with multi-threaded, real-time code is essential.

This position is located in our Amesbury, MA development facility, offering a great work environment and free parking. Please provide your cover letter with a short description of the Agile/XP practices that you believe would be most important for a team developing embedded medical device software and why, and send along with your resume.

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, a teaching hospital of Harvard Medical School, is renowned for excellence in patient care, biomedical research, teaching and community service. Located in the heart of Boston's Longwood Medical and Academic Area, it hosts nearly three quarters of a million patient visits annually in and around Boston.

Under supervision of the principal investigator, participates in the development of cutting-edge software applications and suites dedicated to solving the most pressing and complex challenges in translational biomedical science. The Research Assistant III works closely with senior members of the software team and will contributes to all facets of programming and application building. Specific projects may include front-end web interface/web service development, back-end computational programming, algorithm/tool development, or process scripting. Additional responsibilities consist of specification/documentation writing, broad-scope and unit-level quality assurance and testing, and diligent code and application maintenance. A Research Assistant III is expected to manage project timelines and deadlines and organize team support over multiple project tasks.


BA/BS in Computer Science, Information Science, or a related field is required. Specific experience with Java/C++ and Perl (or an equivalent scripting language) is required. Experience creating and managing relational databases and familiarity with UNIX environments is necessary. Prior web development experience (PHP, HTML, Ruby on Rails) is required for this position. Familiarity with biological data is highly desired. At least two years’ programming experience is required. Candidate must show a demonstrated aptitude for learning and programming in new languages, possess excellent written and verbal communication skills, and must have some project team management and organization skills. Applicants with prior experience developing scientific software and biomedical informatics applications will be given preference.

We offer a competitive compensation/benefits package with a generous earned-time program, 401(k)/403(b), subsidized T-pass program, health and fitness facility, and more! Equal Opportunity Employer.

TO APPLY, please go to www.bidmccareers.com and enter requisition #10-1132.

Salesforce.com Developer

Experience: Minimum 2 years on Salesforce.com development/implementation

Job description

• Ideal candidate must have hands on experience in Salesforce.com development and implementation of all modules of Salesforce.com.

• Experience on existing Salesforce.com implementation of the client or creating a design plan for a new Implementation. Ability to create design plan for Salesforce.com implementation, Use Cases, Test Scripts

· Strong skills around data migration, interfacing/integrating Salesforce.com application with legacy/external applications, working on workflows, Translation workbench, Triggers, Vforce Pages and Apex Classes, Web service integration, approval processes, admin configuration, SSO, reports and Dashboards and Salesforce.com customization.

• In-depth understanding of the capabilities and constraints of Salesforce.com application.

• Experience in designing and delivering development and integration projects on the Force.com platform

· Excellent analytical and problem solving skills

Ability to develop processes and methodologies
· Strong communication skills, must be a team player


Please email your latest resume detailing your experience in Salesforce.com along with desired hourly rate.

THIS IS ONSITE FULL TIME CONTRACT POSITION BASED IN JERSEY CITY.

Our client is looking for an excellent front-end engineer who has tons of experience writing very high quality Javascript code in web publishing and online advertising environments. The position is available to start immediately and pays between $50 - $70 per hour, depending on your skills and experience. Please respond the following questions via e-mail and attach your resume:
1. Describe your experience with front-end, client-side development, especially Javascript?
2. Have you worked as a front-end engineer writing Javascript code in an online advertising or publishing environment? Please provide brief descriptions of the project(s).
3. How many years of Javascript experience do you have?
4. Are you available to start immediately?
Based on your responses to the above questions, and your resume, I will call you soon and schedule time to take a test and interview with me. Client interview will follow.
Thanks for your responses.

FAST GROWING WIRELESS FIRM seeking a Lead QA Manual Tester who has had team lead experience to work as part of our technology team in our Midtown Manhattan office.

Responsibilities:
· Responsible for performing system, integration and regression testing for a suite of embedded and web-based applications
· Provide breakdown of QA tasks and time estimates for project planning
· Participate and provide input in requirement and technical design review meetings
· Develop and document test strategy for projects
· Develop, maintain and execute manual test cases
· Identify, analyze and report test results
· Report, track, and monitor defects in the defect tracking system
· Investigate defect reports from production support and isolate their causes
· Perform QA lead functions for projects: documentation preparation, test case assignment, defect management, QA status reporting
· Provide input in developing quality assurance standards


Requirements:
· BS Computer Science or equivalent job experience
· At least 3-5 years experience in a software QA role. Some of this experience must have been in a lead role.
· Must have experience in testing web-based applications
· Self motivated individual who will take ownership and accountability
· Must be comfortable working in a small-team, fast-paced environment where you may be asked to perform a variety of functions,QA Lead Tester
· Some experience in automating a manual test environment would be helpful.

Software QA Tester
Xanboo is seeking a QA Tester to work as part of our technology team in our Midtown Manhattan office.


Responsibilities:
· Responsible for performing system, integration and regression testing for a suite of embedded and web-based applications
· Develop, maintain and execute manual test cases
· Identify, analyze and report test results
· Report, track, and monitor defects in the defect tracking system
· Investigate defect reports from production support and isolate their causes

Requirements:
· BS Computer Science or equivalent job experience
· At least 1-2 years experience in a software QA role.
· Must have experience in testing web-based applications
· Self motivated individual who will take ownership and accountability
· Must be comfortable working in a small-team, fast-paced environment where you may be asked to perform a variety of functions,

Do you take pride in providing a high-level of service? Do you enjoy the feeling of accomplishment in solving a problem with only partial information? If so, Visalia is looking to hire their next all-star to head up the support efforts for one of our most prestigious clients – and this person could be you.

We are currently seeking an Applications Support Analyst to join our growing team!

As an Applications Support Analyst, you will be involved in the support of a suite of products that manages the promotional efforts for one of the nation’s largest consumer packaged goods companies. Success in this position will result in meeting the needs of over 2,500 end users across the country. You will interact directly with users to provide level 2 and 3 support, research issues and make recommendations for application enhancements. Other responsibilities include authoring and executing ad-hoc reports, providing break-fix/minor application modifications and interfacing with the client’s help desk personnel. The ideal candidate for this entry level position will also have the opportunity of transitioning to a development role within the team.

Requirements:

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Engineering or equivalent work experience
• 1-3 years in a software/systems support or analyst role
• Proven SQL skills (Oracle PL/SQL preferred)
• Web application development experience in C#/ASP.NET
• Tenacious problem solving both in capability and attitude
• Self-starter with a desire and ability to learn new concepts and technology quickly
• Entrepreneurial-minded with the ability to make decisions both independently and collaboratively
• Flexible and eager to pinch hit at a moment’s notice
• Strong interpersonal skills with a keen sense of meeting customer service needs
• Excellent written and oral communication skills

 

All positions are are full time and based out of our downtown Boston, Massachusetts location.  Each applicant must possess prior authorization to work in the United States. Applicants requiring employer sponsored visa programs will not be considered.  Due to the volume of responses, you will only get a reply if your skill set and experience warrants an interview.

Leading international organization is looking to hire a Senior Web App developer to expand its reach into the online space. In this position you will work with leading minds to create a rich platform to distribute information around the globe.

Skills Required:

-3+ years of Java server development experience using EJB and Oracle.

-Experience with web development tools and languages including Java Script, HTML, Hibernate and Seam are a big plus.

-Excellent communication skills and the ability to work in a high caliber team environment.

As a Software Engineer for Visalia you will be involved in the development of a suite of products that manages the promotional efforts for one of the nation’s largest consumer packaged goods companies. You will be responsible for application enhancements as well as implementing new functionality, including prototyping a new order management system for the field sales force's tablet PCs. Our development environment is .NET 3.5, Visual Studio 2008 and Oracle 10g

Requirements:

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Engineering or equivalent work experience
• 5+ years in software development with full SDLC experience
• Experience developing ASP.NET applications using C#, Ajax and JavaScript (jQuery) with Visual Studio 2008
• 3+ years of .NET 2.0 experience mandatory (.NET 3/3.5 experience a big plus)
• Java/JSP experience a plus
• Experience working within an application framework developing web-based line of business applications
• Knowledge and aptitude for designing, developing and understanding object-oriented solutions
• MCSD/MCAD/MCTS/MCPD or ability to achieve within 6 months
• Experience authoring and debugging complex SQL (Oracle PL/SQL) including stored procedures and triggers
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Consulting (not contracting) experience a plus
• Tenacious problem solving both in capability and attitude
• Self-starter with a desire and ability to learn new concepts and new technologies quickly
• Willingness and desire to work a fast-paced and sometimes unpredictable schedule
   

The ideal candidate is a self-starter, highly motivated and self-managing. Someone who has worked for a IT consulting firm but is tired of the travel and is looking to make a transition to a more permanent work environment would do well at Visalia. The candidate will need to hit the ground running and their ability to quickly adapt and learn the business processes will be paramount to their success.

 

 

All positions are are full time and based out of our downtown Boston, Massachusetts location.  Each applicant must possess prior authorization to work in the United States. Applicants requiring employer sponsored visa programs will not be considered.  Due to the volume of responses, you will only get a reply if your skill set and experience warrants an interview.

ITJOBS -Currently looking for the following:

1. DBA- Oracle/MS-SQL2005
2. Analyst with Planview Tools experience
3. QA Tester with EASE/VFO/ASR - remote

Please send your reume for immediate consideration.

We are looking for a web developer for some part time (10-15hrs / Week) work that may lead to full time. This position involves supporting an existing application built with PHP utilizing a MySql database. The candidate will provide support and will be involved with developing new features. The ideal candidate will have at least 1 year working with PHP and MySQL and have at least 3 years of programming experience. Recent college graduates with Computer Science degrees or interns currently enrolled in a Computer Science program will be considered.

We work in a very casual and fun environment and would consider allowing some work from home time.

Reply to this ad with your resume and contact information and we will contact you if your qualifications meet our requirements.

3-4 Months project can be done Remotely / KCMetro.

QA Tester with EASE tools knowledge (Orchestrator and Virtual Front Office (VFO) and Access Service Request(ASR). EASE is software from Synchronoss/Wisor.

Please send your reume for immediate consideration.

ITJOBS

The Center for Experimental Social Science at NYU is looking to hire a lead programmer. This person will be responsible for programming interactive software, for training new programmers, and for upkeep of a Windows-based computer laboratory at the Center for Experimental Social Science at NYU. Deep knowledge of z-Tree is desirable but not a requirement for a programmer with good skills otherwise. The position offers a great opportunity to work directly with leading researchers in developing software for the social sciences in a relaxed work environment.

This will be a full time position with full benefits and a competitive salary. Benefits include a tuition remission benefit for those wish to take courses at NYU. The following skills are required:

Web Development: PHP, Javascript, MySQL, HTML, CSS MySQL, CSS. Java is a huge plus.

Linux Administration: Basic experience with Linux, SSH, SCP, and maintaining a linux-based web-server.

Windows Administration: Experience installing and administering Windows-based desktops.

Please send resume with your response.

Niche Technologists, Inc. is an IT consulting & staffing company with a strong presence in the Business Intelligence DSS/OLAP sector. We have been delivering services to clients from Oregon to New Hampshire since 1993.

We are currently in search of an IBM WebFOCUS consultant for an estimated 6 month project in Kansas City, MO.

The start date is around mid-September.

The client is migrating from a Brio/Hyperion/Oracle environment to IBI’s WebFOCUS so the work includes re-developing the BI reports, dashboards, etc. as well as acting as a knowledge base for staff less experienced with the product.

We need someone who is, ideally, experienced with the full suite of WebFOCUS components.

The client is running version 7.7 on a Windows platform accessing data mostly from a Netezza platform.

We realize your experience may be with an earlier version.

Contact Daniel Barber: dbarber@nichetech.com or call 610-847-2143.

Responsibilities:

• Design software solutions.

• Develop software components.

• Identify, track and resolve of software defects and issues.

• Provide Level 3 production support.

• Meet delivery deadlines.

• Interface with users to capture and analyze business requirements.

• Mentor junior programmers so they can develop and learn new technologies.

• Evangelize new technology and learning within the company.

• Evaluate new technologies and software products.

• Define and implement proof-of-concepts for proving new technologies and/or architecture patterns.

Requirements:

• BS degree or greater in Computer Science or related field.

• 5+ years Java development experience.

• Sincere passion for Java programming, very strong understanding of its core concepts and ability to write quality code on schedule.

• Knowledge of some or all of the technologies listed below is required:

o Web development technologies: J2EE, JBoss, Jetty, Tomcat, AJAX, SOAP
o Service Oriented Architecture, Spring framework
o Java Messaging, Tibco Rendezvous, JMS, MQ, FIX messaging
o Transactional systems development
o Enterprising transactional grid solutions like Oracle Coherence Cache
o JDBC, Hibernate, iBatis, SQL, data warehouse technologies
o Full life-cycle development
o Unit testing, load testing and web application tuning
o Source code control (CVS), build tools (Ant)

PRODUCT SUPPORT SPECIALIST

Product & Product Support | New York, NY |

Patch is seeking an experienced and dedicated product support specialist to help us scale our rapidly growing hyper local news organization. We need help supporting our team of offsite news and listings editors as they work with our custom-built CMS and other internal software. To this end, you will offer direct support to team members, work closely with our technical and management staff, and help enforce policies and procedures required to serve our users and scale the business.

You should have at least two years' experience supporting web-based applications. It's important to be an excellent communicator and work well with technical and business teams.

Requirements include:
* Troubleshooting bug reports from internal users
* Working closely with technical staff to solve user problems
* Provide training and support for new feature releases
* Enforce support policies & best practices
* Knowledge of Html, CSS or JavaScript


Join our Team!! Email your resume please.