CAN I HAS JOB PLZ?

Olivier Demers

I have an opportunity for you in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. My client is activelly searching for Groovy/Grails expertise and they’re working on the kind of project you’re looking for. John Adelus suggested me to contact you. Full description below, I’ll wait for your feedback!

DESCRIPTION:
We are seeking a talented and experimented Web Developer to create high volume, cutting edge social networking platform. We develop in leading-edge technologies: cloud computing and offline web application

The ideal candidate must have demonstrated proficiencies in developing web-based applications and have completed AT LEAST ONE MAJOR PROJECT or PRODUCT.

Responsibilities:
Design, develop, unit test, optimize, deploy and document scalable web applications.
Participate in the code and architecture design.
Participate in the automation of continuous integration and deployment between development, integration and production stages.
Critical thinking in solving complex problems on tight deadlines
Perform application tuning and suggest code improvements to optimize production

What We Offer:
A driven, motivated, and talented team that believes in working hardDesign, develop, unit test, optimize, deploy and document scalable web applications.
Energitic, idea-driven and transparent work environment
Exciting world-changing opportunity
Competitive salary and great benefits.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE:
Education Level
Bachelor’s degree and 5 years of professional web development experience or 8+ years of professional web development experience.

Mandatory Skills
Extensive Java Web Application development; prior experience developing a Gails applications is a huge plus
Strong knowledge with OO design patterns and agile engineering practices (e.g., test driven development, object oriented design, refactoring) and SOA architectures (i.e., web services design, integration with 3rd party services).
Strong experience with common web development technologies HTML, CSS, XML, JSON, HTTP, JavaScript (e.g.: AJAX, JQuery, Prototype), HTML, other related technologies.
Strong experience developing, testing, profiling, deploying and maintaining enterprise Web applications in Java, including extensive knowledge of the Spring Framework, Hibernate and other leading open source Java libraries (i.e. Groovy, Grails, Rails, Python, Scala)
Minimum of 3 years experience with SQL related database development (e.g., MySQL, Oracle, PostgreSQL).
Very familiar with UNIX environments, shells, version control systems (e.g., Subversion)
Good Experience with concurrency and distributed systems.
Experience of building and supporting scalable, high-quality web applications
Experience with performance tuning of applications including Java profiling, memory profiling, data caching, database tuning and browser performance analysis
Candidates should possess the following characteristics:
Design and develop clean and reliable code;
Excellent at problem solving;
Work in small teams or small companies, deliver tasks in a fast paced environment;
Work with agile development processes (e.g.: SCRUM);
Communicate, fluently with team members; give and receive feedback;
Be self-motivated. Excel at converting needs into solutions even in the absence of detailed specs and requirements documentation;
Ability to perform well on open-ended tasks with little to no direction, changing requirements and dynamic deadlines

Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Ability to work well both independently and within a team
Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work with product management team
Capable of driving a software idea from concept to reality on their own or within a team setting
Motivated, competitive and eager to learn and share ideas
Think “out of the box” in solving problems and troubleshooting issues
Optional skills & experience
Amazon Web Services (e.g., S3, EC2);
UNIX system administration;
Scala programming skills;
Iphone SDK, Cocoa, Objective C programming skills;
UML design;
Released products / personal work demonstrations.
Experience in content delivery networks such as Akamai is a big plus

Language requirements
English, French