Software Engineer

Menlo Park  ‐ Onsite
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A top Financial Firm in Menlo Park, California is looking to hire a Software Engineer.

This is a 6+ contract position with the opportunity to turn full time

Please find the rest of the job spec below and If you are interested, respond with a copy of your most recent resume.

Also, please do not hesitate to forward this information to any colleagues or friends who may be interested and have the desired skill set.

Major Responsibilities:
  • Viewed as an expert in applications development.
  • Undertakes complex projects requiring additional specialized technical knowledge.
  • Makes well-thought-out decisions on complex or ambiguous application development issues. Coordinates with users to determine requirements.
  • Ensures that system improvements are successfully implemented and monitored to increase efficiency.
  • Creates complex prototypes. Codes, tests, debugs, documents and implements complex software applications.
  • Establishes and communicates common goal and direction for team.
  • Acts as a source of direction, training and guidance for less experienced staff.
  • Monitors project schedules and costs.
  • Required Experience and Education: Typically requires six to ten years of experience.


Technical skills:
  • 7+ years experience developing high-performance Javascript
  • Knowledge of advanced javascript and browser optimizations
  • Ability to quickly design Brainstorm and prototype new concepts and approaches, and turn prototypes into functional applications real things.
  • Ambitious, driven, and talented individual who wants to work on significant, game-changing problems.
  • Able to design and write well-structured, easily maintainable, well-documented code that balances beauty and pragmatism.
  • Deep understanding of web standards & technologies (ex. HTTP, REST and JSON).
  • Consider yourself a JavaScript expert, and be able to leverage the power of various frameworks such as jQuery, backbone.js, Ember.js and AngularJS.
  • Experience with cross browser platform development.
  • Expert in building and debugging rich web applications.
  • A solid understanding of user-centered interaction design.
  • Understanding of Object-Oriented javascript, closures and namespacing
  • Passionate about web development and up to date with the latest developments in your field.
  • You have a BS/MS degree in Computer Science, Applied Math, Physics, or related field from a leading institution.
  • Knowledge of traditional software engineering patterns and principles
  • Experience with server-side Javascript and/or Node.js a plus


To find out more about Huxley Associates please visit www.huxley.com
Start date
03/2014
Duration
6+ Months
(extension possible)
From
Huxley Associates
Published at
26.02.2014
Project ID:
670017
Contract type
Freelance
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