Location: Chadds Ford, PA
Area code: 610
Tax Term: Full time
Pay: to 100K+
Length: Perm
Position ID: 1068
Job Description:
* NO CALLS OR UNSOLICITED RESUMES FROM 3RD PARTY
BROKERS OR NON WORK AUTHORIZED CANDIDATES *
Our client is an Internet incubator/ venture capital
firm with equity stakes in several diverse high
technology companies. They currently have a
requirement for a senior level programmer/ design
analyst who will be part of a growing team responsible
to develop and maintain the client's search engine WEB
site. The individual in this position will be
responsible for the implementation of the client side
and server side as well as providing direction to more
junior level developers. A job description follows:
Position Title: Lead Programmer and Design Analyst
Work Location: Near Chadds Ford PA (North of
Wilmington DE)
This position will report to: Chief Technology
Officer
Day to Day responsibilities:
Defining clear project objectives and deliverables
Creating schedules and work assignments using
scheduling software
Revising schedules to meet changed requirements
Programming current projects as required
Projects involved with:
1. Search engine development.
2. Development of Web site monitoring product
3. Conversion of source code from MS based ASP and VB
Script to
Java.
Role with the group (tech. lead, individual
contributor, etc.):
Technical Lead
Work environment (cube, office, bull pen): Open
office, no cubes
Size of department: 6 and growing
Required Skills:
Extensive experience with Java and OOA/OOD (Object
Oriented Analysis and Design) is required.
Knowledge and experience of JAVA, RMI and
JDBC required.
Experience with a n-tier model (RMI) design.
Experience with Oracle a plus.
Knowledge of TCP/IP sockets and protocol
implementation a plus.
Knowledge of UML preferred.
Experience with
Servlets, XML,
JSP, Swing, JSP Tag
Extension a big plus.
Knowledge of Perl and C++ helpful.
"Soft" Skills:
Formal project management experience
Ability to communicate effectively with upper
management and take responsibility for deadlines,
functionality, and revenue generation.
Selling point for the job:
(Why would want to work here?)
Our client is a well funded startup. They have a very
unique business model the description of which is
beyond the scope of this job specification. However,
some of the really nice things about this job are the
people and the setting. The company is located on a
back road in the country. The offices are in a brand
new building, in the woods by a creek. Very
picturesque. If you're looking to get out of the rat
race, this is the place for you! The people managing
the company are all veteran entrepreneurs, so there is
a lot one can learn just by being around them. Stock
option and bonus plans are "in the works" and promise
to be generous. Medical insurance is 100% COMPANY
PAID!
Work Hours and Schedule (is there flex time?): FLEX
TIME! As long as you get your job done, work when
you want.
Compensation and Structure (salary, hourly, O.T.,
Bonus?)
Up to 100K plus.
Dress Code: Casual
What is the interview process?
Usually a 2 step process. First interview with the
CTO and other key personnel, then interviews with COO
and possibly the CEO.
References (at least 4) are checked and background
check is required.
Target Start Date: ASAP
