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Sr. Software Engineer
Job Title: Sr. Software Engineer
Salary: 70-130k
Location: West Los Angeles, CA
Our client is a massive-scale consumer web property that delivers a next-generation eCommerce experience to millions of entertainment lovers all over the world. Based in West Los Angeles and under the leadership/guidance of a new highly ambitious CEO, this company recently earned a significant round of financing and is poised for tremendous growth over the coming years.
Job Description:
The Sr. C# Developer will be an integral part of a small and dynamic development team, working on core business applications and developing new generation systems. This position requires versatility, problem-solving skills and multitasking in a challenging environment, with the unique opportunity of learning new technologies. This position includes interaction with multiple departments and requires excellent verbal and written communication skills.
This candidate will have at least 3-5 years of expertise delivering enterprise level applications and on-the-job experience with large e-commerce sites, inventory, and/or sale order management systems. The candidate will have extensive experience in full-cycle application development processes, from requirements gathering to production. The candidate will have a broad understanding of software architecture methodologies. The candidate will have prior proven success working with the business users in developing application specs, good verbal and written communication skills. The candidate will be self directing and highly motivated toward deliverables.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Extensive on-the-job experience developing high end, high traffic, and scalable multi-tiered applications
- In-depth knowledge of web application development and technologies
- Expert level knowledge in C#, .NET, XML/XSD, and SQL
- Outstanding software architecture and design qualities, documentation and publishing architectural plans, designs, and visions
- Other technologies include ASP.NET, CSS, , AJAX, and Web Services (SOAP and REST),
- Degree in computer science or equivalent experience
- Strong analytical and debugging skills
- Strong communications skills are required
Preferred Qualifications:
- Demonstrable knowledge of browser-side technologies including AJAX, CSS, Cross Browser compatibility and optimization
- Recent experience working with modern MVC frameworks
- .NET 3.5 experience
- Knowledge of Search Engine Optimization practices
- Offshore experience
Sr. QA/Test Engineer
Job Title: Sr. QA/Test Engineer
Salary: 60-90k
Location: West Los Angeles, CA
Our client is a massive-scale consumer web property that delivers a next-generation eCommerce experience to millions of entertainment lovers all over the world. Based in West Los Angeles and under the leadership/guidance of a new highly ambitious CEO, this company recently earned a significant round of financing and is poised for tremendous growth over the coming years.
Job Description:
The Sr. QA Engineer will be an integral part of a small and dynamic team testing eCommerce websites, core business applications and new generation systems. This position requires versatility, problem-solving skills and multitasking in a challenging environment, with the unique opportunity of learning new technologies. This position includes interaction with multiple departments and requires excellent verbal and written communication skills.
This candidate will have at least 3-5 years of expertise testing large eCommerce sites and enterprise level applications including, but not limited to, development and execution of test scripts, integration and regression testing, working with source control, and deployment and post-deployment testing. Our QA engineers must be exceptional testers with the ability to communicate and interact with developers to isolate and resolve bugs, and with product managers to clarify functionality and resolve usability issues. The candidate will be self directing and highly motivated toward deliverables and will enjoy working in a fast paced and dynamic environment where multi-tasking is required.
Key Functions:
* Create and maintain efficient and concise test cases and plans for the testing of massive-scale web applications built in C# and asp.net.
* Maintain documentation of test results to assist in debugging and modification of software
* Collaborate with development engineers to reproduce, isolate, and resolve issues.
* Provide technical assistance to other departments to enable quick resolution of production support issues.
* Work with product owners to determine expectations and provide usability testing to the accomplishment of product development objectives.
* Perform other duties as required.
Minimum Qualifications:
* Strong QA skills: planning, defect isolation, bug report writing, troubleshooting, and root cause analysis.
* Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
* Outstanding written and verbal communication skills.
* Solid knowledge of various QA methodologies and the SDLC.
* Requires a minimum of 3-5 years of Software Quality Assurance experience.
* Bachelor’s degree in computer science or equivalent experience.
Preferred Qualifications:
* Experience with MS SQL.
* Experience working with Offshore teams.
* Experience with development and execution of automation testing strategy and processes.
* Experience developing regression and functional automation test suites
* Experience in developing QA automation framework and tools
* Experience writing performance/load/stress test scripts
* Experience researching, selecting and implementing testing tools for automated testing
What We Offer:
* Competitive salaries
* Medical, dental, vision, 401(k), and other benefits
* Energetic and collaborative work environment
Sr. Front-End Developer for West LA Consumer Web Company
Job Title: Sr. Front-End Developer
Salary: 60-70k
Location: West Los Angeles, CA
Our client is a massive-scale consumer web property that delivers a next-generation eCommerce experience to millions of entertainment lovers all over the world. Based in West Los Angeles and under the leadership/guidance of a new highly ambitious CEO, this company recently earned a significant round of financing and is poised for tremendous growth over the coming years. Join this company NOW and get involved with one of the hottest development and growth efforts in all of Los Angeles.
We are currently looking for a Sr. Front-end Developer to join this company’s highly progressive creative team to build, maintain, and amend HTML/CSS and web graphic work for their end-to-end web experience. This person will work in a collaborative manner with Product, Creative, and Development departments to maintain and improve the product through a template approach to HTML and CSS design.
The ideal candidate will have 3-5 years of experience in web development and production. Individual must be able to work independently as well as collaboratively within a team and with other departments. Must be resourceful and be able to understand the full breadth of workflow and how specific projects affect the company as a whole. Individual must be a creative thinker, detail-oriented, confident and able to express ideas in an articulate, well thought-out manner. Education/Experience/Knowledge
- Strong knowledge of pertinent Web design issues including, but not limited to: browser/platform compatibility, HTML and CSS and Javascript
- Knowledge of current trends in web design techniques and technology advancements (e.g. DHTML, Table-less layout, CSS)
- Strong conceptual thinker, with the ability to take printed design mock-ups and visualize how to execute in HTML with an attention to technical requirements and the ability to understand and execute HTML as a 3-dimensional object
- Knowledge of all standard web graphic optimization techniques and file extensions and appropriate use of each
- Minimum 3 years experience in coding HTML (candidates dependant upon WYSIWYG applications will not be considered)
- Minimum 3 years experience in coding CSS (both inline and external). Familiarity with table-less HTML/CSS layout (floats etc.) is a plus.
- Experience with computer graphics applications such as Fireworks, Photoshop, Illustrator, and Image Ready–specifically as they relate to web production. Note: we are not looking for graphic or flash designers, but skills as such are a plus
- Knowledge of pertinent Web design issues including, but not limited to: browser/platform compatibility, CSS, CVS versioning software
- Working knowledge of both Mac and PC platforms and operating systems required; proficiency with one or both
Production Artist for West LA Consumer Web Company
Job Title: Production Artist
Salary: 40-50k
Location: West Los Angeles, CA
Our client is a massive-scale consumer web property that delivers a next-generation eCommerce experience to millions of entertainment lovers all over the world. Based in West Los Angeles and under the leadership/guidance of a new highly ambitious CEO, this company recently earned a significant round of financing and is poised for tremendous growth over the coming years. Join this company NOW and get involved with one of the hottest development and growth efforts in all of Los Angeles.
We are currently looking for a Production Artist to join this company’s highly progressive design team to work on web/print design for the company’s website, brand & marketing efforts. The ideal candidate has 1-5 years of professional experience in both print and web mediums and a passion for creative design. Individual must be able to work independently as well as collaboratively with design team members and with other departments. Must be resourceful and able to understand the full breadth of how the company operates. Individual must be a creative thinker, detail-oriented, confident and able to express ideas in an articulate, well thought-out manner. Ability to multi-task and prioritize deadlines is a must.
Education/Experience/Knowledge
- BA or BFA degree in Graphic Design preferred
- Minimum 1 year professional design experience in both web and print mediums
- Must have excellent typographic and conceptual design skills; a portfolio of print and web design examples required
- Must have ability to demonstrate familiarity with critical concepts specific to both print production and web production
- Thorough knowledge of Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Flash and Image Ready/Fireworks required
- Solid presentation skills
- Understanding of information architecture
- Illustration skills a plus
- eCommerce experience preferred but not required
- Macintosh OS X proficiency required
Full-time Designer in West Los Angeles
Job Title: Designer
Salary: 50-60k
Location: West Los Angeles, CA
Our client is a massive-scale consumer web property that delivers a next-generation eCommerce experience to millions of entertainment lovers all over the world. Based in West Los Angeles and under the leadership/guidance of a new highly ambitious CEO, this company recently earned a significant round of financing and is poised for tremendous growth over the coming years. Join this company NOW and get involved with one of the hottest development and growth efforts in all of Los Angeles.
We are currently looking for a Designer to join the company’s highly progressive creative team to work on web/print design for the company’s website, brand & marketing efforts. This person will also spend time designing, building and maintaining the company’s online products and marketing collateral. The ideal candidate has 3-5 years of experience in both print and web mediums and a passion for creative design. Individual must be able to work independently as well as collaboratively with design team members and with other departments. Must be resourceful and able to understand the full breadth of how the company operates. Individual must be a creative thinker, detail-oriented, confident and able to express ideas in an articulate, well thought-out manner. Ability to multi-task and prioritize deadlines is a must.
Education/Experience/Knowledge
- BA or BFA degree in Graphic Design preferred
- Minimum 3-5 years professional design experience in both web and print mediums
- Agency experience a huge plus
- Must have excellent typographic and conceptual design skills; a portfolio of print and web design examples required
- Must have ability to demonstrate familiarity with critical concepts specific to both print production and web production
- Thorough knowledge of Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Flash and Image Ready/Fireworks required
- Solid presentation skills
- Understanding of information architecture
- Illustration skills a plus
- eCommerce experience preferred but not required
- Macintosh OS X proficiency required
Senior Software Engineer, Data Mining / Quantitative Analyst
Job ID: BE235146
Job Title: Senior Software Engineer, Data Mining / Quantitative Analyst
Salary: $110-130k
Location: Southern California
Job Description:
Our client is seeking a highly intelligent, innovative, quantitative and technically savvy individual to analyze process complex data sets related to online advertising marketplace.
- Are you a pioneer looking to apply your skills to an emerging market?
- Are you innovative, driven and enjoy scouring data and a market to come up with better ways of doing things?
- Do you have intermediate to advanced programming skills in at least one high level language (Perl, Python, Java, Ruby or shell scripting)?
- Do you have experience working with extremely large data sets exceeding 1 TB?
- Do you have an engineering mentality, i.e. knack for figuring out what went wrong by taking apart and then putting back together again?
- Do you enjoy working with end results oriented team that likes to win?
If you said “yes” to all the above and you have a passion for the Internet industry, this may be the position you have been seeking.
Responsibilities:
- will assist in the success of our client
- will gather, understand and maintain Internet online advertising data
- will deliver insights based on underlying trends in the data to improve efficiency of our client’s strategies
- will ensure collected data is accurate and rapidly accessible
- will apply economic principles to datasets to develop and model media buying and selling strategies
- will optimize data collection process to scale to larger data sets
- will collaborate with others to test and refine strategies based on the data sets
Qualifications:
- must have a BS degree required or MS preferred in computer science, computer engineering, statistics, or applied math with an exceptional GPA
- must have 3 years professional programming experience in at least one high level language (Perl, Python, Java, Ruby or shell scripting)
- must have experience with Linux and related tools
- must have work experience manipulating large scale datasets via flat files and common database skills
- must have ability to apply a pragmatic financial or business outlook to daily work and long-term plans
- should have experience using statistical modeling packages such as SAS and interest to test emerging tools such as HADOOP
- should have experience in financial services or investment management, asset management, risk management • should have experience with machine learning algorithms
- must be highly intelligent, motivated, innovative, with ability to accept and give very direct constructive criticism for improvement in an ego-less manner
- must have high energy with strong work ethic and commitment, ability to operate with tight deadlines in a startup environment
Company Culture:
- One of the largest distributed media networks on the Internet
- Products are used on over 2,000,000 websites and blogs
- Located in Southern California
- Mid-stage startup, launched in 2006
To apply for this position please click here to send your resume
Senior Audio Programmer
Job ID: BE715547
Job Title: Senior Audio Programmer
Salary: 80-120k
Location: Southern California
Job Description:
The Senior Audio Programmer is responsible for development of audio tools and technologies for the next generation of server-based gaming. This is a software development position rather than sound design or composition role. Ideal candidates will have a broad range of game development experience with two to three years of game audio coding experience. They should have a strong history of getting things done in a timely and practical manner with minimal supervision, have high standards when it comes to code quality, and have the desire to work on AAA titles in a highly collaborative team environment.
Responsibilities:
· will design, implement, and support systems and tools that will enable the audio team to meet their goals
· will work closely with audio department and content creators to improve workflow
· will evaluate, integrate, and enhance third party tools and technologies, tailoring the provided functionality to meet the needs of the product
· will identify possible pitfalls and provide practical alternatives/solutions
· will help drive the vision for audio technologies
Qualifications:
· must have 5+ years game development experience with at least one shipped product
· must have fluency in C/C++
· must have knowledge of audio signal processing and 3D positional audio
· must be familiar with Sound Forge, Pro Tools, and Miles
· must have exceptional problem-solving and troubleshooting skills
· must have strong 3D math skills
· must have ability to accurately and realistically schedule tasks
· must have ability to complete assigned tasks in a timely fashion with a high degree of quality
· must have ability to work in a highly collaborative team environment
· must have excellent written and verbal communication skills
· must have a passion for games
· should have audio engineering, composing, and/or sound design experience
· should have previous MMO experience
· should have previous console experience (Xbox 360 or PlayStation3)
Company Culture:
· Game Publisher and Developer
· Very well funded
· Leading MMO developer
To apply for this position please click here to send your resume
PS3 Sr. Programmer
Job ID: BE712221
Job Title: PS3 Sr. Programmer
Salary: 80-120k
Location: Southern California
Job Description:
The Senior Programmer is responsible for developing key systems and technologies for the next generation of server-based gaming. Ideal candidates will have a broad range of game development experience, be willing to tackle challenging tasks that are not necessarily in their area of expertise, have a strong history of getting things done in a timely and practical manner with minimal supervision, have high standards when it comes to code quality, and have the desire to work on AAA titles in a highly collaborative team environment.
Responsibilities:
· will design, implement, and support key systems and technologies
· will work closely with content creators to improve workflow as needed
· will evaluate, integrate, and enhance third party tools and technologies, tailoring the provided functionality to meet the needs of the product
· will identify possible pitfalls and provide practical alternatives/solutions
Qualifications:
· must have 5+ years game development experience with at least one shipped product
· must have fluency in C/C++
· must have exceptional problem-solving and troubleshooting skills
· must have strong 3D math skills
· must have ability to accurately and realistically schedule tasks
· must have ability to complete assigned tasks in a timely fashion with a high degree of quality
· must have ability to work in a highly collaborative team environment
· must have excellent written and verbal communication skills
· must have a passion for games
· should have previous MMO experience
· should have previous Playstation 3 experience
Company Culture:
· Game Publisher and Developer
· Very well funded
· Leading MMO developer
To apply for this position please click here to send your resume
PS3 Sr. Graphics Programmer
Job ID: BE719981
Job Title: PS3 Sr. Graphics Programmer
Salary: 80-140k
Location: Southern California
Job Description:
The Senior Graphics Programmer is responsible for developing key rendering systems and technologies for the next generation of server-based gaming. Ideal candidates will have proven experience in developing high performance graphics engines on modern hardware, have a strong history of getting things done in a timely and practical manner with minimal supervision, have high standards when it comes to code quality, and have the desire to work on AAA titles in a highly collaborative team environment.
Responsibilities:
· will design, implement, and support high performance, multi-platform rendering systems and technologies
· will work closely with content creators to improve workflow as needed
· will evaluate, integrate, and enhance third party tools and technologies, tailoring the provided functionality to meet the needs of the product
· will identify possible pitfalls and provide practical alternatives/solutions
Qualifications:
· must have 5+ years game development experience with at least one shipped product
· must have proven experience in developing high performance graphics engines on modern hardware
· must have expertise in low level 3D graphics APIs such as DirectX or OpenGL
· must have expertise in shader languages such as Cg or HLSL
· must have fluency in C/C++
· must have exceptional problem-solving and troubleshooting skills
· must have strong 3D math skills
· must have ability to accurately and realistically schedule tasks
· must have ability to complete assigned tasks in a timely fashion with a high degree of quality
· must have ability to work in a highly collaborative team environment
· must have excellent written and verbal communication skills
· must have a passion for games
· should have previous MMO experience
· should have previous Playstation 3 experience
· should have deferred rendering experience
Company Culture:
· Game Publisher and Developer
· Very well funded
· Leading MMO developer
To apply for this position please click here to send your resume
Senior Gameplay Programmer
Job ID: BE714412
Job Title: Senior Gameplay Programmer
Salary: 80-120k
Location: Southern California
Job Description:
The Senior Gameplay Programmer is responsible for developing core gameplay systems and technologies for the next generation of server-based gaming. Ideal candidates will have a broad range of game development experience, be willing to tackle challenging tasks that are not necessarily in their area of expertise, have a strong history of getting things done in a timely and practical manner with minimal supervision, have high standards when it comes to code quality, and have the desire to work on AAA titles in a highly collaborative team environment.
Responsibilities:
· will design, implement, and support core gameplay systems and technologies
· will work closely with content creators to improve workflow as needed
· will evaluate, integrate, and enhance third party tools and technologies, tailoring the provided functionality to meet the needs of the product
· will identify possible pitfalls and provide practical alternatives/solutions
Qualifications:
· must have 5+ years game development experience with at least one shipped product
· must have excellent feel for what makes a game “fun”
· must have fluency in C/C++
· must have exceptional problem-solving and troubleshooting skills
· must have strong 3D math skills
· must have ability to accurately and realistically schedule tasks
· must have ability to complete assigned tasks in a timely fashion with a high degree of quality
· must have ability to work in a highly collaborative team environment
· must have excellent written and verbal communication skills
· must have passion for games
· should have previous MMO experience
· should have vehicle simulation and gameplay experience
· should have previous console experience (Xbox 360 or PlayStation3)
Company Culture:
· Game Publisher and Developer
· Very well funded
· Leading MMO developer
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