Location: Chadds Ford, PA Area code: 610 Tax Term: Full time Pay: 70K to 90K Length: Perm Position ID: 1060 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 an immediate need for a programmer who will become a member of a growing team responsible for designing, implementing and maintaining java software. The current back-end software is implemented in Java with a n-tier model (RMI) design. The client-side is oriented toward Internet access and is developed using HTML and JSP technology. A job description follows. Position Title: Java Programmer Work Location: SW Suburbs of Philadelphia, Near Chadds Ford, PA This position will report to: Lead Programmer Day to Day responsibilities: Develop and implement Java classes for server side (middle tier) applications. Projects involved with: 1. Create spiders that gather and index information from the Web. 2. Expand capabilities of a web site monitoring service that is a key part of the business model. Role with the group (tech. lead, individual contributor, etc.): Individual Contributor Work environment (cube, office, bull pen): Open office, no cubicles Size of department: 6 Required Skills: JAVA, RMI and JDBC OOA/OOD Desired Skills: Experience with Oracle. Knowledge of TCP/IP sockets and protocol implementation. Knowledge of UML preferred. Experience with Servlets, XML, JSP, Swing, JSP Tag Extension a big plus. Knowledge of Perl and C++ helpful.
"Soft" Skills: As long as candidates have solid technical skills, there aren't a lot of "soft" skills needed for this position. For instance, you don't have to be good at public speaking, etc. Just a good programmer. Selling point for the job: (Why would the candidate 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?) 80K negotiable bases on experience Dress Code: CASUAL ! What is the interview process? Interview #1: CFO, VP of Application Development, Lead Programmer Interview #2 (on another day): CTO and Benefits representative Target Start Date: ASAP