Java Architect | BlueMetal Architects | New York City, NY

Java Architect | BlueMetal Architects | New York City, NY

Java Architect

Location: New York City, NY

Type: Full Time

Min. Experience: Experienced

YOU: As a leader in our team, you will be responsible for the architecture, design and development of mission-critical solutions for a wide range of clients, from Fortune 1000 companies to educational institutions and non-profits.  You will work closely with business and IT stakeholders in a collaborative, team environment to envision and implement modern Java platform architectures that are of extremely high quality.
WE: are a rapidly growing, nationally recognized award winning business with offices in New York, Boston and Chicago. We design and build software solutions that exactly meet the client’s needs, today and in the future.
We are not just a consulting company… We also imagine, design and build products and technologies which we sell to enterprises and consumers.  We love individuals with entrepreneurial passion who are interested in bringing ideas to market, and since everyone at BlueMetal receives equity as part of their compensation, we share our success!
Job Duties and Responsibilities: 
The Java Architect is a strong, hands-on developer with core Java and web service development experience.  As a leader within our development team, you will be responsible for estimating, developing and testing web services that are consumed by our clients.  You will also be responsible for mentoring Java junior developers on Java development best practices, establishing Java development standards and ensuring that software development engineers adhere to those standards.
While working with our clients, you will work collaboratively with product managers, Java developers and subject matter experts on other teams within an Agile development methodology.  You must be able to clearly communicate progress, risks and blockers to other team members as well as lead design discussions.
Skills Required:

• Experience with the IBM Rational Development Environment (RAD and RSA)
• Experience with WebSphere Application Server
• Java Enterprise Edition (1.6) Development Experience
• Java Persistence API Development Experience
• SOAP Web Services Development Experience (CXF experience is preferred)
• Knowledge of an Application Logging Framework (log4net is preferred)
• Knowledge of Unit Testing Using a Framework (junit is preferred)
• Knowledge of Mocking Framework (jmockit is preferred)
• Developing web service component tests using soapUI.
• Experience with Maven build automation tool
• Agile/Scrum methodology
• Understanding of Oracle query development
• 10 years of proven development and leadership experience

In addition to the above skills, the following skills are highly desirable:

• Knowledge of a Dependency Injection Framework (Spring is preferred)
• Team Foundation Server
• Adobe LiveCycle Server
• Life Insurance Industry knowledge
• SAML
• PingFed Identity Manager

Benefits
We offer a highly competitive and comprehensive employee compensation and benefits package that focuses on what you care about most, including base salary, generous bonus program, medical plan (80% company paid for you and your family), dental, and vision plans (100% company paid for you and your family), FSA, company paid LTD and life insurance coverage, 401(k) plan with company match, and equity in the company through participation in our equity incentive plan.
About BlueMetal
Modern technology, craftsman quality. We’re an interactive design and technology architecture firm matching the most experienced consultants in the industry to the most challenging business and technical problems our clients face. We seek to understand our client’s business strategy and technical foundation to craft solutions that holistically blend architecture, innovation, creative design, and strategic vision to exactly meet their needs and ensure their success.
Have we piqued your interest? If so, please contact Deb Sulser, our Director of Recruiting at: dsulser@bluemetal.com to learn more about this position, our team and our strategy. Our rapid growth and dynamic work environment will give you a tremendous opportunity to play a critical role in our success!
BlueMetal provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, religion, national or ethnic origin, ancestry, age, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, qualified veteran's status, disability, or any other categories protected by law.
 

 

 

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Sr. Information Architect | BlueMetal Architects | Boston, MA

Sr. Information Architect | BlueMetal Architects | Boston, MA

Sr. Information Architect

Location: Boston, MA

Type: Full Time

Min. Experience: Experienced

YOU are an extraordinary Information Architect who is passionate about the craft and art of customer experience design. You aspire to design solutions that are elegant, beautiful, and exactly aligned to client needs.  You want your canvas to span from small devices to walls of pixels to the latest mobile platforms to clients.  You use design to tackle the most challenging business problems in the industry.  You are eager to learn and work with leading-edge technologies.  You thrive in entrepreneurial, creative, and innovative environments. You enjoy taking on big challenges, getting the job done, and knowing that your work is critical to the success of your client, your project, your team, and your company.  Wireframes and an understanding of the importance of brand are part of your DNA.
WE are a rapidly growing, nationally recognized award winning business with offices in New York, Boston and Chicago. We design and build software solutions that exactly meet the client’s needs, today and in the future.
We are not just a consulting company… We also imagine, design and build products and technologies which we sell to enterprises and consumers.  We love individuals with entrepreneurial passion who are interested in bringing ideas to market, and since everyone at BlueMetal receives equity as part of their compensation, we share our success!
More about the position…
As a member of our Strategy and Design team, you will be responsible for the research and design of next-generation UX solutions for our Fortune 1000 clients. You will work closely with business and IT stakeholders in a collaborative, team environment to envision and implement modern UX designs that are of extremely high quality and craftsmanship.
Job Summary
Senior Information Architects are responsible for the navigation, organization, interaction design, and business/user process engineering for leading-edge Web solutions, software, mobile and other interactive devices. This involves application of user-centered design methods to translate user needs, business objectives, and technology capabilities into world-class user experience for leading companies.
Key Responsibilities

• Evaluate existing sites in terms of their persuasiveness, emotional design, and conversion; assess properties for usefulness, usability, visual design, content, and branding
• Lead participatory design/user testing sessions
• Identify and document meaningful patterns from the user research, audit the findings; provide recommendations to the client/internal team based on findings
• Lead development of personas/segmentations based on research findings; integrate personas/segmentations with related deliverables such as opportunity maps and wireframes
• Prepare, conduct, and analyze behavioral in-context research events
• Identify opportunities to create business value and improve the user experience
• Execute participatory requirements gathering sessions, participate in debrief sessions
• Conduct and analyze stakeholder interviews to understand key success factors for a project or pursuit
• Present concepts to clients and internal stakeholders with research and best practice annotations
• Assist in creating strategies for persuasive design with oversight and guidance
• Develop Navigation Model, Primary and Secondary Navigation structure
• Develop Sitemap with all levels as required
• Analyze task flows, task decompositions and create optimal Task Flow
• Develop frameworks describing key aspects of proposed experience, how it reconciles business/user needs
• Create prototypes using tools such as InDesign, Visio, Axure as required
• Conduct periodic Knowledge Sharing sessions

Job Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Human Factors, Communication Design, Library Information Systems, or equivalent required
• 5-7 years of industry experience
• Well-versed in user-centered design methods and techniques and usability testing best practices
• Proficient to expert in: InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, Visio, Microsoft Office
• Excellent analytical and process-oriented skills
• Excellent verbal and written skills
• Experience working on multiple projects simultaneously
• Ability to work collaboratively on multi-disciplinary teams
• Prior experience in a consulting firm or agency preferred
• Prior experience in UI design for mobile devices and/or responsive design a plus

We offer a highly competitive and comprehensive employee compensation and benefits package that focuses on what you care about most, including base salary, generous bonus program, medical plan (80% company paid for you and your family), dental, and vision plans (100% company paid for you and your family), FSA, company paid LTD and life insurance coverage, 401(k) plan with company match, and equity in the company through participation in our equity incentive plan.
About BlueMetal Architects
Modern technology, craftsman quality. We’re an interactive design and technology architecture firm matching the most experienced consultants in the industry to the most challenging business and technical problems our clients face. We seek to understand our client’s business strategy and technical foundation to craft solutions that holistically blend architecture, innovation, creative design, and strategic vision to exactly meet their needs and ensure their success.
Have we piqued your interest? If so, please contact Deb Sulser, our Director of Recruiting at: dsulser@bluemetal.com to learn more about this position, our team and our strategy. Our rapid growth and dynamic work environment will give you a tremendous opportunity to play a critical role in our success!
BlueMetal provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, religion, national or ethnic origin, ancestry, age, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, qualified veteran's status, disability, or any other categories protected by law.


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Lamp Architect | BlueMetal Architects | Boston, MA

Lamp Architect | BlueMetal Architects | Boston, MA

Lamp Architect

Location: Boston, MA

Type: Full Time

Min. Experience: Experienced

Summary:
As a leader in our Open Source team, you will be responsible for the architecture, design and development of mission-critical solutions for a wide range of clients, from Fortune 1000 companies to educational institutions and non-profits.  You will work closely with business and IT stakeholders in a collaborative, team environment to envision and implement modern LAMP-based platform architectures that are of extremely high quality:
Duties and Responsibilities:
Design and build scalable platforms that serve to extend and enhance a client's internal applications and services.

• Assess existing application portfolio and recommend approaches for modernization.  Document and present solutions to systems architects and CTOs
• Assess and recommend Open Source solutions centered on the LAMP stack running against MySQL and NoSQL technologies (e.g. Mongo, Redis, Cassandra, Couch, etc.)
• Assess and recommend decision points for choosing and/or integrating LAMP platform offerings that deliver CMS, CRM, and Document Management capabilities
• Define application architectures for large-scale solutions including integration with existing enterprise systems
• Work collaboratively with a team of data architects and developers to implement the solutions
• Help grow our technologists and skills inventory through mentoring others and sharing what you know and learn.

Required Skills:

• Full lifecycle experience with related/ open source software platforms and languages (e.g. PHP, Linux, Apache, Perl, Python, Ruby, Node.js)
• Experience building scalable, large scale distributed systems/applications or large-scale internet systems.
• Experience with high traffic front end web sites including caching approaches, debugging of architectures and cloud approaches.
• Symfony, Doctrine, or other ORM
• PHP core design patterns and approaches
• CMS experience using Drupal, Wordpress, Joomla, or analogous platforms

• 10 years of proven development and leadership experience

Preferred Skills:
• Hands-on engineering skills in the cloud (Amazon, Azure, Rackspace)
• Team leadership and Java development experience
Benefits
We offer a highly competitive and comprehensive employee compensation and benefits package that focuses on what you care about most, including base salary, generous bonus program, medical plan (80% company paid for you and your family), dental, and vision plans (100% company paid for you and your family), FSA, company paid LTD and life insurance coverage, 401(k) plan with company match, and equity in the company through participation in our equity incentive plan.
About BlueMetal Architects
Modern technology, craftsman quality. We’re an interactive design and technology architecture firm matching the most experienced consultants in the industry to the most challenging business and technical problems our clients face. We seek to understand our client’s business strategy and technical foundation to craft solutions that holistically blend architecture, innovation, creative design, and strategic vision to exactly meet their needs and ensure their success.
Have we piqued your interest? If so, please contact Deb Sulser, our Director of Recruiting at: dsulser@bluemetal.com to learn more about this position, our team and our strategy. Our rapid growth and dynamic work environment will give you a tremendous opportunity to play a critical role in our success!
BlueMetal provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, religion, national or ethnic origin, ancestry, age, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, qualified veteran's status, disability, or any other categories protected by law.
 

 

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Java Architect | BlueMetal Architects | Boston, MA

Java Architect | BlueMetal Architects | Boston, MA

Java Architect

Location: Boston, MA

Type: Full Time

Min. Experience: Experienced

Summary:
As a leader in our Open Source team, you will be responsible for the architecture, design and development of mission-critical solutions for a wide range of clients, from Fortune 1000 companies to educational institutions and non-profits.  You will work closely with business and IT stakeholders in a collaborative, team environment to envision and implement modern Java platform architectures that are of extremely high quality.
Duties and Responsibilities:

• Design and build scalable platforms that serve to extend and enhance a client's internal applications and services
• Assess existing application portfolio and recommend approaches for modernization.  Document and present solutions to systems architects and CTOs
• Assess and recommend Java solutions centered on Java EE running against SQL and NoSQL technologies (e.g. Mongo, Redis, Cassandra, Couch, etc.)
• Assess and recommend decision points for choosing and/or integrating Java platform offerings that deliver CMS, CRM, and Document Management capabilities
• Define application architectures for large-scale solutions including integration with existing enterprise systems
• Work collaboratively with a team of data architects and developers to implement the solutions
• Help grow our technologists and skills inventory through mentoring others and sharing what you know and learn

Required Skills:

• Full lifecycle experience with related/ open source software platforms and languages (e.g. Java, Linux, Apache, Perl, Python, PHP)
• Experience building scalable, large scale distributed systems/applications or large-scale internet systems
• Experience with high traffic front end web sites including caching approaches, debugging of architectures and cloud approaches
• JPA, Hibernate, or other ORM
• Java core design patterns and approaches
• CMS experience using JCR / Jackrabbit or analogous platforms
• 10 years of proven development and leadership experience

Preferred Skills:

• Hands-on engineering skills in the cloud (Amazon, Azure, Rackspace)
• Java and PHP development experience

Benefits
We offer a highly competitive and comprehensive employee compensation and benefits package that focuses on what you care about most, including base salary, generous bonus program, medical plan (80% company paid for you and your family), dental, and vision plans (100% company paid for you and your family), FSA, company paid LTD and life insurance coverage, 401(k) plan with company match, and equity in the company through participation in our equity incentive plan.
About BlueMetal Architects
Modern technology, craftsman quality. We’re an interactive design and technology architecture firm matching the most experienced consultants in the industry to the most challenging business and technical problems our clients face. We seek to understand our client’s business strategy and technical foundation to craft solutions that holistically blend architecture, innovation, creative design, and strategic vision to exactly meet their needs and ensure their success.
Have we piqued your interest? If so, please contact Deb Sulser, our Director of Recruiting at: dsulser@bluemetal.com to learn more about this position, our team and our strategy. Our rapid growth and dynamic work environment will give you a tremendous opportunity to play a critical role in our success!
BlueMetal provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, religion, national or ethnic origin, ancestry, age, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, qualified veteran's status, disability, or any other categories protected by law.
 

 

 

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Big Data Architect | BlueMetal Architects | Boston, MA

Big Data Architect | BlueMetal Architects | Boston, MA

Big Data Architect

Location: Boston, MA

Type: Full Time

Min. Experience: Experienced

YOU: As a leader in our Business Analytics team, you will be responsible for the architecture, design and development of mission-critical solutions for our Fortune 1000 companies.  You will work closely with business and IT stakeholders in a collaborative, team environment to envision and implement modern user experiences that are of extremely high quality.
WE are a rapidly growing, nationally recognized award winning business with offices in New York, Boston, and Chicago. We design and build software solutions that exactly meet the client’s needs, today and in the future.
WE are not just a consulting company… We also imagine, design and build products and technologies which we sell to enterprises and consumers.  We love individuals with entrepreneurial passion who are interested in bringing ideas to market, and since everyone at BlueMetal receives equity as part of their compensation, we share our success!
Job Responsibilities: 

• Design and build scalable platforms to collect and process very large amounts of data (structured and unstructured), including streaming real-time data using Cloud and On-Premise configurations
• Assess existing data management application portfolio and recommend approaches for modernization.  Document and present solutions to data platform architects and CTO’s.
• Assess and recommend “Big Data” solutions centered on Hadoop and other NoSQL technologies (e.g. HBase, Hive, Pig, Cassandra, Mongo)
• Assess and recommend decision points for choosing and/or integrating traditional Business Analytics sources and tools with Big Data solutions
• Define data architectures for large-scale solutions including integration with existing enterprise systems
• Work collaboratively with a team of Data Architects and Developers to implement the solutions. Help grow our technologists and skills inventory through mentoring others and sharing what you know and learn

Required Skills:

• Full lifecycle experience with related open source software platforms and languages (e.g. Java, Linux, Apache, Perl, Python, PHP)
• Demonstrated experience of Hadoop and its related technologies e.g. Map/Reduce, YARN, HBase, Hive, Pig.
• Installation and tuning of a Hadoop cluster
• Experience with traditional RDBMS systems (e.g. Oracle, SQL Server, PostgreSQL)

In addition to the above skills, the following skills are highly desirable:

• Configuring/Deploying Hadoop distributions (e.g. Cloudera, Hortonworks)
• Experience with real-time analytics, Data Modeling and Data Management, analytical tools and libraries (e.g. SAS, SPSS, R, Mahout)
• Hands-on engineering skills in the Cloud
• Data Visualization tools
• Experience with Data Mining and Predictive Analysis

Benefits
We offer a highly competitive and comprehensive employee compensation and benefits package that focuses on what you care about most, including base salary, generous bonus program, medical plan (80% company paid for you and your family), dental, and vision plans (100% company paid for you and your family), FSA, company paid LTD and life insurance coverage, 401(k) plan with company match, and equity in the company through participation in our equity incentive plan.
About BlueMetal Architects
Modern technology, craftsman quality. We’re an interactive design and technology architecture firm matching the most experienced consultants in the industry to the most challenging business and technical problems our clients face. We seek to understand our client’s business strategy and technical foundation to craft solutions that holistically blend architecture, innovation, creative design, and strategic vision to exactly meet their needs and ensure their success.
Have we piqued your interest?  If so, please contact Deb Sulser, our Director of Recruiting at: dsulser@bluemetal.com to learn more about this position, our team and our strategy. Our rapid growth and dynamic work environment will give you a tremendous opportunity to play a critical role in our success!
BlueMetal provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, religion, national or ethnic origin, ancestry, age, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, qualified veteran's status, disability, or any other categories protected by law.


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Systems Administrator - Network Operations Center | Next Jump Inc. | Boston, MA

Systems Administrator - Network Operations Center | Next Jump Inc. |  Boston, MA

• Title: Systems Administrator - Network Operations Center
• Job Type: Full-time
• Locations: Boston, MA

Job Description:

Next Jump is looking for talented engineers to join our site operations team. This team operates the Next Jump NOC and Datacenters and is responsible for ensuring uptime across all of Next Jump's websites.
Qualified individuals will enjoy working in highly technical environments, with a hands-on approach. Candidates should possess a mix of skills in Linux, Windows, and Network Administration. You will be part of a team directly responsible for Next Jump's uptime along with end-to-end performance and reliability of Next Jump's user-facing services. NOC web operations strives for stability by continuously enhancing the monitoring and response infrastructure and serve as a hub for all other technical and development operations teams. In this highly visible role, you will be responsible for ensuring that users can always reach and use all of the services under your team's care.

Responsibilities:

• Ensure 24x7 stability and uptime, resolve service impacts and handle client requests in a fast-paced environment
• Ensure compliance of systems through various tasks and remediation
• Ensure that security policies are implemented through the use of network and OS level security
• Setup, configure and maintain network & systems infrastructure
• Work closely with the applications developers to configure, manage and implement various physical and virtual application environments
• Assist in researching and implementing new technologies to improve existing environments and be proactive in problem mitigation
• Act as both an external and internal facing point of contact to facilitate handling of problem reports and escalate technical issues and communicate network status
• Maintain, monitor and implement the security infrastructure
• ETL - Data Loading

Requirements:

• BS/MS degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Networking & Systems Administration, Telecom/Network Management, or related field
• Familiarity with Linux system administration
• Solid understanding of IP networking
• Solid scripting skills in Shell, PHP, Perl or Python
• SQL, PHP or JBoss knowledge a plus
• Experience with Configuration Management tools (Puppet, Chef, Spacewalk, Graphite) a plus
• Experience with monitoring tools (Nagios, Ganglia) a plus
• Technical troubleshooting and performance tuning knowledge a plus
• Knowledge of Windows server 2003 & 2008 and VMware in a SAN/WAN/LAN environment is a plus
• Cisco, VMware, Red Hat, Dell, and/or Microsoft certifications are a plus

Company Summary:

Founded in 1994, Next Jump is positioned to become the universal loyalty platform for the internet, leveraging proprietary technology engineered over the last decade. The Company already has the largest footprint in providing rewards and loyalty programs to more than 90,000 corporations, organizations, and affinity groups including 70% of the Fortune 1000 and the largest membership clubs in the country, including AARP, NEA and AAA. Next Jump's WOWPoints is one of the fastest growing virtual currencies due to its cash-like value and flexibility. Consumers are able to earn and burn WOWPoints through all Next Jump powered marketplaces, including OO.com, the Company's first direct to consumer site. Next Jump was founded by Charlie Kim and is based in New York City with offices in Boston, San Francisco and London.


https://www.nextjump.com/about/viewposting/id/12

Software Engineer - Web Applications (Internship) | Next Jump Inc. | Boston, MA, New York, NY, San Francisco, CA

Software Engineer - Web Applications (Internship) | Next Jump Inc. | Boston, MA, New York, NY, San Francisco, CA

• Title: Software Engineer - Web Applications
• Job Type: Internship
• Locations: Boston, MA, New York, NY, San Francisco, CA

Compensation: Competitive. Housing subsidy and transportation allowance provided.

Job Description:

Do you live and breathe technology, take pride in your accomplishments, and enjoy working with talented engineers? We seek inspired students interested in designing, architecting and coding cutting edge web 2.0 applications in a fast-paced agile development environment.

Requirements:

• Experience developing in PHP
• Strong knowledge of object oriented programming
• JavaScript, AJAX, AJAX Frameworks, and DOM technologies
• HTML and CSS
• MS SQL Server, My SQL, or related RDBMS
• Experience creating web applications
• Excellent organizational and communication skills
• High-degree of creativity and strong analytical mindset
• Pursuing BS or MS degree in CS, CSE, HCI, IS, ECE or related field

Preferred:

• XML/XSLT experience
• Experience developing in Java or C++
• Zend Framework
• Linux/Unix environment proficiency
• UML knowledge
• Familiarity working with open source IDEs
• Experience with revision controls systems like SVN

Company Summary:

Founded in 1994, Next Jump is positioned to become the universal loyalty platform for the internet, leveraging proprietary technology engineered over the last decade. The Company already has the largest footprint in providing rewards and loyalty programs to more than 90,000 corporations, organizations, and affinity groups including 70% of the Fortune 1000 and the largest membership clubs in the country, including AARP, NEA and AAA. Next Jump's WOWPoints is one of the fastest growing virtual currencies due to its cash-like value and flexibility. Consumers are able to earn and burn WOWPoints through all Next Jump powered marketplaces, including OO.com, the Company's first direct to consumer site. Next Jump was founded by Charlie Kim and is based in New York City with offices in Boston, San Francisco and London.


https://www.nextjump.com/about/viewposting/id/6

Software Engineer - Web Applications | Next Jump Inc. | Boston, MA, London, UK, New York, NY, San Francisco, CA

Software Engineer - Web Applications | Next Jump Inc. | Boston, MA, London, UK, New York, NY, San Francisco, CA

• Title: Software Engineer - Web Applications
• Job Type: Full-time
• Locations: Boston, MA, London, UK, New York, NY, San Francisco, CA

Compensation: Competitive. Eligible for pre-IPO stock option grants.

Intro:

At Next Jump, we're committed to a culture of growth, challenges, and collaboration - and our engineers are no exception. We hire the best and brightest, then empower them to tackle big problems, own products, and take risks. Together, we're building a data-driven shopping and rewards program for millions of members in PHP, MsSQL, Java, Solr, Go, and more. Next Jump engineers also play a critical role in shaping our corporate culture; we lead initiatives such as an annual Hackathon, Code for a Cause, and Dev Poets Society. If you have the drive to make a real impact and the technical chops to handle our fast-paced environment, come join us!

Job Description:

Next Jump is looking for full-stack web developers to work in a number of different technical roles. We screen for a wide array of skills from back-end to front-end, as requirements for specific roles vary and you will move from project to project. Being adaptable is a must, and business and problem-solving skills are a big plus. We're looking to get the smartest people on the bus - if we like you, we'll find you a seat!

Requirements:

• Proficiency with HTML, CSS, Javascript, AJAX, as well as familiarity with cross-browser optimization
• Experience with one or more web-scripting languages (PHP, Go, Ruby, Node.js). Next Jump primarily develops in PHP
• Experience with relational databases and other data stores. Next Jump uses msSQL and Redis
• Full-stack skill set. You will be expected to work on projects from the design and planning phases through several rounds of coding and testing, until it is completed.
• Pursuing BS or MS degree in CS, HCI, IS or related field

Preferred:

• Proficiency with one or more code editors or IDEs. Most commonly used at Next Jump are SublimeText, Eclipse, and Vim
• Experience with one or more MVC frameworks. Next Jump uses Zend, an MVC framework for PHP
• Experience with mobile website optimization and responsive design
• Experience with revision controls systems like SVN

Company Summary:

At Next Jump, we believe that people are the center of everything. The best way to create happy, engaged employees is to focus on culture. Our Culture is broken into two components: Personal Growth and Helping Others. Everything we do at Next Jump follows this simple mantra: Better Me + Better You = Better Us. By focusing on personal growth we are able to help others - in the end, everyone wins.
We design and build products geared towards bettering both employees, starting with our own, and companies, to result in a better world. We provide employee engagement programs, which include a variety of products from a savings and reward site to engagement applications, to Fortune 1000 companies as a platform to achieve this goal.


https://www.nextjump.com/about/viewposting/id/41

Database Administrator | Next Jump Inc. | New York, NY

Database Administrator | Next Jump Inc. | New York, NY

• Title: Database Administrator
• Job Type: Full-time
• Locations: New York, NY

Compensation: Competitive. Eligible for pre-IPO stock option grants.

Job Description:

Next Jump's DBA team is looking to add to their current team with self-motivated, talented SQL Server Database Administrators. We're seeking DBAs excited about being part of an expert team focused on operating, tuning, growing and optimizing all aspects our transaction database and database warehouse systems. In this role, you will work closely with development and systems teams to enhance the performance and functionality of Next Jump's systems and services. You will also contribute to the design and delivery of new database solutions, support production systems and participate in an on-call rotation. The current environment primarily includes Microsoft SQL Server 2005 and Microsoft SQL Server 2008.

Responsibilities:

• Performance monitoring and fine-tuning systems for optimal performance
• Proactively planning and managing all aspects of the database
• Planning and implementing the synchronization of data across several environments
• Teaming up with development groups to support production database releases and database-related requests
• Defining and implementing standards and procedures for schema and query design
• Supporting reporting group on scheduling reporting and data jobs; ensuring reporting availability
• Managing production job processing and data file imports

Requirements:

• Eager to learn, enjoy working in a collaborative environment, excel in team environments, yet be independently driven and motivated
• Strong query writing and tuning skills. Excellent communication skills are critical.
• BS/MS in Computer Science or related field
• 0-2 years DBA experience
• Experience with SQL Server technology
• Strong t-sql capabilities
• Participant in on-call rotation
• Experience with data file loading approaches and processes
• Experience in a high volume eCommerce environment is a plus
• Experience in an agile development environment is a plus

Company Summary:

Founded in 1994, Next Jump is positioned to become the universal loyalty platform for the internet, leveraging proprietary technology engineered over the last decade. The Company already has the largest footprint in providing rewards and loyalty programs to more than 90,000 corporations, organizations, and affinity groups including 70% of the Fortune 1000 and the largest membership clubs in the country, including AARP, NEA and AAA. Next Jump's WOWPoints is one of the fastest growing virtual currencies due to its cash-like value and flexibility. Consumers are able to earn and burn WOWPoints through all Next Jump powered marketplaces, including OO.com, the Company's first direct to consumer site. Next Jump was founded by Charlie Kim and is based in New York City with offices in Boston, San Francisco and London.


https://www.nextjump.com/about/viewposting/id/20

Senior Software Engineer #1699 | FactSet Research System Inc. | Boston MA US

Senior Software Engineer #1699 | FactSet Research System Inc. |  Boston MA US


Senior Software Engineer

Job Code : 1699

Location : Boston MA US 02210

Job Type : Full Time

Career Level : Experienced (Non-Manager)

Education : Bachelor's Degree

Category : Software Engineering

Job Description :

FactSet’s StreetAccount team is seeking a motivated software engineer with a diverse skill set.  Our StreetAccount Team’s responsibilities include web-based real-time content delivery, APIs, and GUI applications.

In this role you will join the team of engineers through the entire life-cycle of software development. You will also work with other organizations, inside and out, to define APIs and formats for exchanging data.

An important initiative for this team will be to complete integration of single-sign on for FactSet’s web properties. You will be working with 5 other teams within FactSet on this exciting new project.

This position is a hands-on role. Although you will be required to do some project management, most of your time will be spent directly contributing to the web properties.

Requirements:                                                                         

+      B.S. or M.S. in Computer Science, related degree or equivalent experience

+      Strong OOP experience

+      Excellent communication skills

+      Excellent organizational skills

+      Deep knowledge of C#, JavaScript, HTML

+      An understanding of client-server, web, and distributed architectures

Highly Desired Skills:

+      .NET, MS SQL Server, JQuery, networking, algorithms, and data structures.

+      Knowledge of software and systems security

+      Interest in learning new technologies and a specific interest in web technologies

+      Ability to work independently and within a group

+      Attention to detail along with the ability to see the big picture

+      Ability to manage projects

+      Ability to work on multiple tasks with shifting priorities

Founded in 2003, StreetAccount was created in order to provide distilled and crucial market-moving information to buy-side and sell-side institutions. The company has created a unique service that users consider to be a critical element of their daily workflow. Learn more at www.streetaccount.com.

FactSet, a leading provider of financial information and analytics, helps the world’s best investment professionals outperform. In 2012, FactSet was ranked as one of Fortune’s “100 Best Companies to Work For” for the fourth time. With over $806 million in annual revenues, FactSet is headquartered in Norwalk, Connecticut and employs over 5,700 people globally.

FactSet Research Systems Inc. is an E-Verify participant and EOE/M/F/D/V Employer which strongly supports diversity in the workforce.

It is the policy of FactSet Research Systems Inc. ("FactSet") to provide equal employment and advancement opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants for employment regardless of their race, color, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, physical or mental disability, genetic information, protected veteran status, pregnancy, military or military reserve obligations, or any other class or status protected by law. This policy applies to all policies and procedures related to recruitment, hiring, training, promotion, compensation, benefits, transfer, discharge, and other terms and conditions of employment.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

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