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