IT Sr. Developer Applications Architect at VMware

Location: CA-Palo Alto

Job Description:
The Application Architect develops leading edge solutions and architectures to address enterprise requirements. A key component of the job is integration of packages and programs residing on multiple platforms.

Responsibilities:

• The Application Architect will be responsible for assisting in the definition, planning and execution of Reference Architecture and Application direction.
• Present ability to be influential in forwarding architecture initiatives across multiple development teams in a large, fast-paced IT environment.
• Assist in the balancing and optimizing application design, performance and stability on core front office systems.
• Ensures that the development teams employ balanced technical solutions and is responsible for building and maintaining reference architectures, standard documents, service catalogs as well as other supporting architecture documentation.
• Research problem areas, record as-is architecture, work with application owners to define to-be architecture, establish a plan and cost/benefit analysis to migrate from the as-is to the to-be architecture
• Ensure Application Platforms follow and have consistent development standards
• Define and provide guidance in implementing new architectures, especially Services Framework
• Understand key business processes and work with Sr. Development Managers and Platform teams to establish reference architecture and plans to migrate or keep applications inline with business processes
• Support development and maintenance of Application Monitoring and Performance measurement and reporting
• Ensure that applications are architected to support this reporting
• Work with platform teams to ensure applications are properly positioned for future changes and growth and there is a sustainable plan to achieve these future anticipated changes
• Provide support in business analysis, business architecture, and requirements expertise for IT systems across the financial services enterprise
• Participate on projects as Domain Architect and provide technical direction based upon Reference Architecture and ensure technical requirements are recorded on a per project basis
• Quickly diagnose and cure technical issues encountered in the production environment when needed
• Contribute in developing and refining process and procedures that contribute to improving Application Development methodology and related processes

Qualifications:

• 7-9 years prior software development experience
• Experience in design, development and architecture on J2EE Application Frameworks and EAI
• Experience in Web Services design, development and architecture
• Experience with BEA, Oracle Portlet Frameworks is a plus
• Knowledgeable of Service Oriented Architecture (SOA)
• Knowledgeable of Oracle EBS modules is a plus.
• Must be self-directed in identifying and implementing architecture improvements
• Excellent demonstrated written and verbal communication skills

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Associate Software Engineer at CNET Networks

Description:
CNET Networks' Intranet team is looking for a talented and motivated Associate Software Engineer (ASE). The ASE is an entry-level position which works in the department responsible for the maintenance and enhancement of CNET's technical infrastructure. Additionally it is also involved in the creation and enhancement of the in-house applications.

The ASE is expected to follow the standard development practices that reflects a good understanding of both business requirements and technical implications, and can develop good quality code in predictable times.
The candidate should have a B.S. in CS, EE (or equivalent) and should possess the following skills:

• Good Java programming skills including J2EE and Struts with focus on web applications.
• Ability to write good quality SQL and PL*SQL.
• Familiarity with Web programming interfaces and technologies including JSP, Resin, and Apache.
• Capable of working in a UNIX development environment.
• Familiarity with software revision control technologies, preferably CVS.
• Familiarity with scripting languages such as Perl.
• Knowledge of MySQL, PHP, Ruby on Rails, and css would be a plus.
• Ability to work well as part of a team.
• Good Problem solving skills.
• Strong and effective communication skills.

Additional Information:
Percent Travel: No Travel
Professional/College: Professional
Brands: Not Brand Specific
Expertise: Information Technology - Software Engineer
Job Type: Full Time
Location: CA-San Francisco
Preferred Language: English

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Solutions Engineer at Akamai

Location: SG-Singapore

Overview:
Akamai is the global leader in distributed computing solutions and services, helping organizations grow their online businesses without growing their IT infrastructures. With thousands of servers in hundreds of networks around the world, we use our computational and network power to transform the chaotic Internet into a predictable, scalable, and secure business platform.
Our customers trust us to deliver music, videos, games, software downloads, news, and web-based applications of all kinds to a global audience with unmatched performance and reliability. This includes some of the most established names in business, government, manufacturing, retail, and media.

Responsibilities:
Akamai Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM) a provider of products and services that enable the world's leading enterprises and government agencies to extend and control their e-business infrastructure, is looking for a technical consultant to support the rapidly growing sales operations of it’s Asia-Pacific business, based in Singapore.
The Position is responsible for the presales technical consulting and solution architecture, across Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan).

Objectives for the position:

• Support the Regional Sales Manager and Account Executives in exceeding the bookings quota from a technical standpoint
• To play a pivotal role in the international Technical Consulting community
• Lead technical training of sales team

The role:

• Technical Consultants (SEs) support the sales team through the process of analyzing technical requirements, to architecting solutions. SEs must understand business drivers, match those to Akamai’s technology and clearly articulate complex solutions to prospective customers.
• SEs must possess the highest levels of both business and technical acumen, and form the critical link in securing Akamai’s impressive client roster.
• Reporting to the Director of Asia-Pacific, this Technical Consultant role is distinguished by the ability to take on the most demanding business and technical challenges.
• The Technical Consultant is expected to demonstrate a high standard of leadership - playing an active role in the development and mentoring of the members of the technical consulting and sales organizations.
• You are an ambitious self-starter, keen to be part of a dynamic team, and comfortable with high expectations.

Qualifications:

• Bachelors Degree in Engineering or Computer Science.
• Excellent business writing, communication, and presentation skills.
• Detailed knowledge across the spectrum of Internet technologies.
• Thorough understanding of eCommerce, On-line Marketing, Web Analytics, Security.
• J2EE, .NET, Web Services experience a plus.
• Proven analytical abilities, a strong work ethic, and a strong desire to join a performance team
• Willingness to travel
• 6+ years in supporting the sale of solutions in a professional services environment
• Enterprise customer engagements
• Managed technical team
• Pan-Asia client engagements
• English fluent written & spoken
• Mandarin proficiency

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QA Manager at imeem

Location: San Francisco, CA
imeem is seeking a full-time talented and enthusiastic QA Manager ready to take imeem to the next level. The ideal candidate will be responsible for managing and scaling the quality assurance effort. The successful candidate should excel in a fast paced and dynamic environment.

Key responsibilities:

• Must be hands on and an excellent troubleshooter
• Able to manage multiple projects
• Ability to think strategically and act tactically and develop new testing approaches
• Develop quality assurance standards and processes
• Understanding of QA test plan and test case design, development and implementation
• Work closely with development team, product management and customer support
• Lead improvements in QA infrastructure and processes to maximize efficiency
• Hire and train QA engineers
• Estimate and forecast resources based on past performance data
• Lead by example

Successful candidates should have the following qualification/requirements :

• Requires BS in Computer Science or related discipline, with a minimum 3 years experience in software
• QA testing or software development
• 2+ years in managing QA engineers
• Knowledge of QA processes for regression, functional, system, stress, and performance testing
• UNIX and Scripting (Perl, Python, etc) skills required
• Experience with Microsoft .NET and/or Java/J2EE environments a plus
• Understanding of website technologies including AJAX, Javascript, CSS
• Understanding of relational databases and sql skills a must
• Experience with Agile development methodology a plus

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Technical Project Manager at Akamai Technologies

Location: US-CA-San Mateo

Job description:
Akamai is the global leader in distributed computing solutions and services, helping organizations grow their online businesses without growing their IT infrastructures. With thousands of servers in hundreds of networks around the world, we use our computational and network power to transform the chaotic Internet into a predictable, scalable, and secure business platform.
Our customers trust us to deliver music, videos, games, software downloads, news, and web-based applications of all kinds to a global audience with unmatched performance and reliability. This includes some of the most established names in business, government, manufacturing, retail, and media.

Responsibilities:

• Technical Project Managers are part of the Akamai Professional Services team and work directly with Akamai's clients to deliver Akamai solutions.
• TPMs lead and manage the integration of customers’ web sites with the Akamai network. They are involved from early in the pre-sales cycle (proposals and trials) through implementation and customer sign-off.
• TPMs must have a full understanding of development methodologies, consulting best practices, and common web and application architectures.
• This position requires a strong technical background, excellent client and project management skills, proven ability to do hands on technical work when needed, and ability to lead technical projects and technical teams.
• Successful candidates must be action oriented, capable of independently solving complex technical problems and able to communicate clearly and effectively to both technical and business audiences.
  

Responsibilities include:

• Work independently or lead small technical teams with Akamai enterprise customers to evaluate their web architecture and deliver the appropriate integration solution. This includes, but is not limited to, evaluating the customers’ content management and publishing processes, web application architecture, security requirements, DNS configurations, and provide detailed documentation for a custom solution that satisfies the customers’ business and technical requirements.
• Work closely with customers and pre-sales teams to manage and implement customer trials, propose technically feasible solutions and set accurate expectations on effort and timelines for integration. Establish success criteria and act as the single point of contact for the customer for all technical issues and project deliverables.
• Create and manage to proposals, Statements of Work and detailed project plans for customer integrations including timelines and effort estimates.
• Work closely with Account Management, Sales professionals, engineering, product development and Customer Care to resolve issues that arise during customer trials or integrations.
• Identify new product features and additional sales opportunities during trials and integrations and communication of the same to product development and sales teams.
• Track and document status and time spent on customer integrations.
• Participate in internal projects that help scale the group, implement best practices, and improving our methodology and quality of integrations.
• Review quality of customer integrations.
• Support and train technical team of Partner organizations.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in MIS/CS or 4 years of relevant experience in Internet technologies. Master of Science degree in MIS/CS a plus.
• 5-8 years of IT solution delivery experience within a consulting organization in progressively responsible positions, including experience as a project technical team lead or technical project manager. Proven track record of delivering successful projects for Fortune 500 customers a must.
• Experience working on and managing enterprise scale J2EE or .NET projects with direct client exposure. At least some J2EE or .NET coding experience a plus.
• Experience in one or more web development languages, methodologies, and / or architectures. Candidate should be able to teach a class or provide training and mentoring in these technologies.
• Must have the ability to travel 20 - 40%

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Senior Solutions Engineer at Akamai Technologies

Location: US-CA-San Mateo

Responsibilities:

Our Solutions Engineers possess the highest levels of both business and technical acumen - understanding customer business drivers; match those to Akamai's technology, and clearly articulating complex solutions to prospective customers.

• You will use your Internet expertise to drive revenues by managing the technical pre-sales process and to evangelize Akamai's technology to prospective customers, and to drive new product and service offerings.
• You will work closely with direct sales to educate prospective customers about the superiority of Akamai's services - this includes conference calls, site visits, presentations, technical evaluations, technical objection handling, proposals, and follow up on all customer related issues.
• You will work closely with R&D and Product Management to develop future product direction and strategy - providing valuable input from "the field".
• You will oversee the customer proposal process and ensure that all technical information and recommendations address customer requirements.
• You will support and educate Sales, Marketing and other internal departments to ensure that customers get appropriate updates, upgrades and event-oriented solutions.
• Lastly, you are expected to show high standards of leadership - actively developing and mentoring junior staff within the Solutions Engineering and Sales organizations.
  

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science or related technical field
• Detailed knowledge of Internet technologies, thorough understanding of eCommerce, On-line Marketing, Web Analytics and Security
• Technical programming background - J2EE, .NET, Web Services experience a plus
• 8+ years experience in a “customer facing” environment such as sales or technical consulting
• Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills appropriate to both technical and management clients
• Must have experience developing and enhancing strong client relationships
• A proven track record demonstrating good business judgment, an ability to make decisions, and a passion for excellence
• Must be willing to travel to approximately 20%

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Architect at metacafe

• B.Sc. in computer science or software engineering (M.Sc. An advantage).
• Previous experience working as architect or in development managerial role
• 5 years of experience with designing software systems
• Experience in OO software development and OO design
• Experience in C++ development or other OO languages. Hands on capabilities.
• Experience in multi tier development of web platforms and GUI (J2EE, web services, .Net).
• Experience in design and implementation of highly scalable platforms (number of machines, users, traffic and data) - an advantage.
• Good presentation and documentation skills
• Ability to lead processes
• Ability to lead software teams

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Software Java Engineer

The LinkedIn engineering team is seeking highly talented and dedicated people who are passionate about making a difference. As a software engineer at LinkedIn you will be responsible for producing high quality designs and code for our business critical Web 2.0 features that are relied on by millions of professionals worldwide:

• Java developer with in depth hands on knowledge of Java, the J2EE platform and experience working with relevant tools (IDEs, ant, junit, etc.)
• Solid understanding of OOP and design patterns
• Experienced with the entire product development lifecycle from design specifications to testing
• Enjoys working in a fast paced collaborative and iterative programming environment with short release cycles
• Strong understanding of the server side software, scalability, performance and reliability aspects
• BS/MS in Computer Science or equivalent
  

LinkedIn, the largest and fastest growing professional network in the world has recently reached profitability, despite having only scratched the surface of a $5 billion market. Creating an innovative, fast, user-friendly experience is at the heart of what we do. That's why we attract smart, creative, and energetic employees. People you want to work with.

LinkedIn is profitable privately held company backed by top-tier VC firms. We offer competitive compensation packages which include stock options, medical, dental, and vision coverage, 401(k) plans, catered lunches and more.

LinkedIn is four years old, growing strong, and one of the hottest companies in Silicon Valley. There is a ton of opportunity for those willing to take it.

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Senior Software Engineer

LinkedIn is an online network of more than 13 million experienced professionals from around the world, representing 150 industries. We are four years old, profitable and one of the fastest growing pre-IPO Web 2.0 companies in Silicon Valley.

The LinkedIn engineering team is seeking world-class engineers to build the corporate version of the LinkedIn system, a key component of the LinkedIn growth strategy.

Experience

• At least 3 years of relevant experience in a Software Engineer, Senior Software Engineer, or equivalent position.
• Experience working in a fast paced, startup environment a plus.
• Experience with payment systems, job boards and job management systems, or any web-based revenue driven feature a plus.
• Experience with developing Web2.0, collaborative, 'user generated content' features a plus.
• Experience with Groovy and the Grails framework a plus.

Skills and abilities

• In depth and hands on knowledge of Java, the J2EE platform and experience working with relevant tools (IDEs, ant, junit, etc.).
• Solid understanding of design, coding and testing patterns.
• Ability to work in a fast paced, test-driven collaborative and iterative programming environment.
• Strong understanding of the server side software, scalability, performance and reliability aspects.
• Strong team player.
• Ability to provide guidance, leadership and mentoring to peers and less experienced team members.
• Ability to pro-actively collaborate with business and product people, and to design and discuss technical solutions for the implementation of business requirements.

Education
BS/MS in Computer Science or equivalent experience.

Other
US Work authorization required.

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Whitebox Java Developer

LinkedIn is an online network of more than 14 million experienced professionals from around the world, representing 150 industries. We are four years old, profitable and one of the fastest growing pre-IPO Web 2.0 companies in Silicon Valley.

We are looking for a Java Developer who is passionate about quality with excellent test automation experience. You will also design, develop, implement and maintain automation tools requiring close relationships with other product developers and QA to enhance automation test coverage.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain the JUnit test suite
• Continuously improve the efficiency and efficacy of our automatic test suite
• White box testing our entire software stack, using private as well as public APIs
• Design and perform performance and load test for web application
• Analyze failures and report in the Bug tracking system
• Harvest or create test data sets

Required Skills:

• Experience with building extensive tests with Junit (3 or 4)
• Experience with building test automation suite for web services
• Experience testing API, specifically REST APIs
• Working knowledge of debugging and root cause analysis, from the web layer to the DB layer
• Experience with J2EE architectures
• Experience with Unix, Solaris preferred
• Experience with one of more scripting languages: Shell, Perl, Python, Ruby
• Experience with QA and testing methodologies
• Experience testing complex distributed systems
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Desired Skills:
• Hands on experience with Ruby on Rails
• Experience with httpunit, htmlunit or similar tools

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Associate Software Engineer at CNET

Description:
CNET.com is seeking an Associate Software Engineer who will be an integral part of the Shopper and Catalog Engineering team. This is an entry-level role with the opportunity to grow within a larger engineering organization. This engineer will build tools, services, and data processes to support the highly trafficked sites of CNET Reviews and CNET Shopper. Millions of users visit these sites every month to research options for the purchase of consumer electronics products. Responsibilities will extend to any of the applications associated with CNET's Editorial and Catalog initiatives including both front facing applications and back-end services. Knowledge of Java, JSP, JSTL, and MySQL are an absolute must, but a deep understanding of all web technologies from a technical and product perspective are also very important. The applicant should have some experience with Web 2.0 technologies with an interest in building out and supporting back-end infrastructure and services. This engineer will become part of CNET’s dynamic technical community which will provide opportunities to work with open source technologies, develop innovative Tech Time projects, and craft solutions using new technologies.

Qualifications:

• 1-2 years of previous professional development experience with Java or J2EE applications
• Hands-on development with MVC frameworks like Spring and DAO frameworks like Hibernate
• Excellent knowledge of JAVA/JSP/JSTL and MySQL
• Strong ability to rapidly design, build and own technical components, within tools, back-end infrastructure, or front-end web applications
• Must have good communication skills and the ability to interface with non-technical users
• Ability to learn quickly and adapt in a face-paced environment
• Excellent problem-solving and organizational skills
• Bachelors Degree in Computer Science or equivalent training and experience

Additional Information:
Percent Travel No Travel
Professional/College Professional
Brands CNET.com
Expertise Information Technology - Software Engineer
Job Type Full Time
Location CA-San Francisco
Preferred Language English

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Business Systems Analysts at ThoughtWorks1

Country: India

Skills:

• Work on complex, enterprise-transforming business applications
• Take responsibility for ensuring that applications fulfill the business requirements by identifying user stories and completing the detailed analysis required for the implementation of the user story
• Work closely with the development team to ensure the timely delivery of business requirements
• Review functionality of enterprise level business applications
• Be part of diverse, high energy teams focused on full life-cycle development
• Use the latest tools and techniques
• Continually learn, mentor and grow
• Travel to work at client sites and other ThoughtWorks offices. This may include international travel
  

Requirements:

• At least 4 years of commercial experience in business or systems analysis
• Familiarity with object oriented analysis and design and have worked on systems developed in Java J2EE, .NET and C++
• Experience in writing use cases, defining acceptance tests, following requirements through to production and training developers in business issues
• Exposure to modelling tools and languages such as Visio, Rose, UML and ERD
• Participated in full lifecycle development on large projects (more than 15 people. Longer than 6 months)
• Ideally worked on a programme using Agile methods and writing story cards
• Exceptional communication and people skills, especially listening skills
• Worked very closely with developers to deliver systems

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Java and Web Developer for Mindquarry

Location : Potsdam, Germany

Mindquarry, the fastest growing open source startup in germany is looking for skilled Java developers with experience in web development in order to expand its international development team.

Our ideal candidate is a great team player and communicator, and has experience with open source software.

The core skills we are looking for are:

• Java programming
• J2EE (Java EE)
• Postgres
• XML & XSLT
• Apache 2 HTTP Server

A great plus is a skillset that includes

• HTTP, HTML, CSS
• Javascript, Ajax, Dojo
• Cocoon, Subversion, Maven

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Technical Architect at optaros

Location: New York City, NY, Boston, MA or any major US city

Responsibilities:

Technical Architects at Optaros are critical resources in helping us expand and grow our business. Partnering with the sales team, you will have the opportunity to influence the way that projects are sold and delivered to our clients. You will work closely with our Sales Managers throughout North America to close new business, advising clients throughout the sales cycle on technology trends and key architectural decisions. Depending on the size of the project, you may also run the project or play a technical advisory role to the team throughout the engagement.

Qualification:

The ideal candidate will have had experience selling, designing, developing, and deploying large scale custom enterprise applications.

Skills:

1) Sales and Client Management

• Effectively manage the technology track throughout the sales cycle
• Write clear and concise proposals and Statements of Work (SOW)
• Meet established revenue goals (business development and/or utilization)

2) Technology and Thought Leadership

• Design architectural solutions for various problem types
• Extensive knowledge in the areas of custom software development (Web development experience is required)
  • OOAD Methodologies
  • OO Design Patterns
  • Open Source J2EE Tools and Frameworks (Hibernate, Struts, Spring, PHP, AJAX)
  • Web Services, middleware and messaging technologies (MQ Series, JMS, TUXEDO)
  • Web Application Servers and associated products (Portal, Commerce, Workflow, content server)
• Well thought out view regarding software trends and the role of Open Source within those trends
• Regularly speaks and/or publishes thought leadership at relevant industry forums
• Extensive understanding of Fixed Price Fixed Fee project planning and delivery

3) Consulting Craft

• Drive excellence in service delivery, methodology, and operations (Track record of managing successful projects
• Interact with and gain the trust of the highest level of technical and business unit level resources at client sites (Wins clients confidence)
• Excellent communicator (facilitation, presentation, verbal and written)

Link: http://www.optaros.com/en/company/careers/technical_architect

Technical Lead at optaros

Location: Austin, or any major US city

Responsibilities:

The Technical Lead supports business development efforts by writing proposals and Statements of Work (SOWs) to solve client problems using Optaros services, needs little supervision in supporting sales, and effectively manages the technology track throughout the sales cycle. The Technical Lead is responsible for facilitating clients through decision making processes, including facilitating large and complex client meetings with up to 10 stakeholders in attendance and manages projects up to $1MM in scope and 10 person project teams.

Skills required

Management:

• 5+ years managing small to medium size (6-10) project teams.
• Hands on experience designing, developing and deploying large-scale custom enterprise application development projects.
• Ability to mulitask!! Every engagement is different and having the ability to play varied roles depending on engagement (hands on development, project management, client management, etc...) is key!!

Technical:

Extensive experience with several of the following:

• J2EE: EJB, Servlets, JSP, JMS,Struts, Hibernate, Spring, Tag Libraries, Symphony
• Open Source tools and frameworks
• Databases: SQL, MySQL, Postgres, Oracle

Hands on experience with OO Design Patterns, OOAD Methodologies

Consulting Craft:

• Ability to work directly with client through all stages of the engagement ( requirement gathering, design, development, implementation and delivery.)
• Excellent communicator (Faciliator, presentation, verbal and written)

Link: http://www.optaros.com/en/company/careers/technical_lead