Web Application Senior Software Engineer

Title:  Web Application Senior Software Engineer

 

Location:  Cambridge, MA

 

Job Order#:  321408BK

 

Job Description:

 

Technology is transforming the way we educate students.  Our client understands this fact, and it is committed to playing a leadership role in the transformation.  The software development group you would be joining is responsible for an online homework / tutoring system for college science students. Our client is extremely proud of these products – they are based on educational research done at M.I.T. and they have proven very effective.

 

The educational product line is built on top of standard web technology: Perl, Flash, JavaScript, XML/XSLT, MySQL, and Apache.  It is a high-throughput database application that services hundreds of thousands of students.

 

They are currently looking for a senior web developer to help with both the design and implementation of the platform.  They are expecting continued rapid growth in usage of the platform as well as continued demands for new functionality.  To satisfy these demands they will need to continually re-factor the application as well as build entirely new subsystems.

 

They are most interested in raw intelligence, deep web application experience, and a go-anywhere, do-anything attitude.  They are looking for someone who is happiest when the entire codebase is his/her playground.  That is, they are not looking for a specialist at this time.  This is not to say that expertise in their toolset is not also important, but it takes a back seat to overall web application smarts and attitude.

 

QUALIFICATIONS:Web application design and implementation expertisePerl (or equivalent) expertiseSoftware Engineering Background Smart, Dedicated, Team PlayerComfortable working on a large (but organized) codebaseExperience with multi-tier, high-throughput web applicationsDatabase programming experience, working knowledge of SQLScience, Engineering, and/or Math background is a plusEducational / Teaching background is a plus Experience with the general Open Source toolset is a plus 



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About NDT:

Celebrating our 29th Year, New Dimensions in Technology, Inc. (NDT) is a permanent technical placement company specializing in Technical and Tech-Business professionals.  NDT is WBENC and SOMWBA certified.