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[full-time] Senior Quality Assurance (QA) Engineer at Incisent Technologies

2011-04-21 12:36:58

Location: North Austin
URL: http://incisent.com

Description:

Do you excel on a small, focused team? Do you have the vision and creativity to change an industry? Would you enjoy working in a fast-paced culture?

If you are passionate about your work, work and play well with others, and have the skill and creativity to find subtle defects in complex systems, then we may have a position waiting for you at our new Northwest Austin office.

In addition to extremely talented co-workers, fast workstations with multiple large monitors, ergonomic chairs and semi-private offices, we also offer a casual and flexible work environment, competitive pay, excellent benefits, and a wealth of interesting, challenging problems.

At MAX Systems, we develop innovative software to optimize digital advertising and sales. We love software and are intrigued by finding better ways of using data to help our customers. The Senior QA Engineer will be an invaluable member of this elite team.

Responsibilities
• Test plan creation, test case implementation, test execution, and ongoing test asset maintenance for new product development.
• Share ownership of regression testing efforts, including test coverage analysis, new test creation, and manual test execution.
• Develop automated functional tests cases using browser-based automation test tools and frameworks.
• Verify code deployments to test and production servers on an ongoing basis.
• Document and communicate results during all phases of test cycle.

Requirements
• Must be a self-starter who is able to overcome obstacles and excel in a team environment
• Motivated and willing to learn about a new business domain and be willing to explore new technologies and trends
• Should have knowledge regarding website design and usability
• Excellent analytical and communication skills
• Must be able to effectively communicate across business/technical boundaries
• BS or BA in Computer Science or related field or equivalent experience.
• 5-7 years of QA experience in software development organization is required. Experience with .NET, Java, SaaS, HTML DOM, JavaScript, modern web browser application frameworks, etc. highly desired.
• Experience with automated test tools such as Selenium, Winnrunner, SilkTest, WatiN/WatiR, Visual Studio Team System, or equivalent is required.
• Experience writing and using SQL queries is required.
• Experience with a modern programming language – Java, C#, etc…
• Strong background in Windows platform will be preferred.
• Able to work independently and with small focused teams in a fast paced, aggressive environment.
• Persistent “can-do” attitude, aggressive work ethic, and “hustle” mentality.
• Passion for quality of the software being developed.

How to apply:
Check out our automotive vertical marketing site www.maxadsystems.com to see what we do and what our customers are saying about our market leading solutions. If you are confident you are a good fit for our team, please send your resume to Austin-HR@incisent.com.

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[full-time] Senior .NET Application Engineer at Incisent Technologies

2011-04-21 12:35:45

Location: North Austin
URL: http://incisent.com

Description:

Do you excel on a small, focused team? Do you have the vision and creativity to change an industry? Would you enjoy working in a fast-paced culture?

If you are passionate about your work, prioritize testability, work and play well with others, and have the skills to bend C# to your will, then we may have a position waiting for you at our new Northwest Austin office.

At MAX Systems, we develop innovative software to optimize digital advertising and sales. We love software and are intrigued by finding better ways of using data to help our customers. The Senior Application Engineer will be an invaluable member of this elite team.

Responsibilities
• Work in fast-paced environment to help generate ideas and quickly turn them into robust, well-tested, functioning code
• Architect and develop solutions to a set of complex problems
• Play a key role in the development of best practices in software design, implementation, and coding standards
• Produce exemplary code and deliver completed projects in the time promised
• Perform unit and system level testing on their application and all affected systems
• Implement all aspects of an application design including but not limited to: high performance design, coding, caching mechanisms, state management, error logging, scalability, environment configuration, proper testing procedures, naming standards and all other aspects of good application design and development

Requirements
• Must be a self-starter who is able to overcome obstacles and excel in a team environment
• Motivated and willing to learn about a new business domain and be willing to explore new technologies and trends
• Object oriented design skills and the ability to communicate design intent outside code
• Excellent analytical and communication skills
• Optimally 5+ years working experience with C#, HTML, ASP.NET, JavaScript, XML, SQL
• Prefer candidates who can work across the entire stack – from database to UI
• Experience delivering enterprise software strongly preferred
• Should have knowledge regarding website design and usability
• Must be able to effectively communicate across business/technical boundaries
• BS or BA in Computer Science or related field or equivalent experience.
• Preferably able to have discussions about the merits of The Mythical Man-Month, Code Complete, The Pragmatic Programmer, Peopleware, and other software classics

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[full-time] UI Developer at vConstruct at Dean Dzurilla

2011-03-31 15:03:35

Location: South Austin
URL: http://www.vconstruct.com

Description:

UI Developer at vConstruct

vConstruct is looking for an experienced UI developer to build an ASP.NET web application using the ASP.NET MVC framework. This is a near greenfield opportunity.

Responsibilities
•Develop, implement and maintain major portions of the user interface
•Enhance and maintain business objects access layer via web services
•Be a senior member of our development team

What We Want
•Passion and energy – there’s a reason this is our first requirement
•Expert knowledge of ASP.NET (C#), MVC, LINQ, JQuery/JavaScript, CSS, XHTML
•Experience working on a high traffic web application

Ideally
•Knowledge of SOLID principles, Unit testing (NUnit), StructureMap, JQGrid, JQuery Theming, Web Services (WCF)
•Authorized to work in the United States

About Us
vConstruct is a profitable startup with big ideas and smart people. We provide tools and services that make moving to the cloud easy, repeatable and secure. So if you’re looking for a challenging career building game changing business tools, consider working with us.

•Profitable with stable cash flow
•Small – currently 8 full-time employees – there’s a certain individual and mindset that embraces it
•Really serious about what we do yet have fun doing it
•Big enough to transform an industry and small enough for you to make a major difference
•Based in Austin, TX – consistently ranked as one of the best places to live and work
•We’re inventing the future!

Interested?
Email dean@vconstruct.com and let’s talk. I’m a real person and founding partner in the company.

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[full-time] Spiceworks Software Engineer at Jennifer Cantu

2011-03-25 13:02:17

Location: Anywhere
URL: http://www.spiceworks.com/jobs

Description:

Summary: What’s this job about?

At Spiceworks developing software is not a job… it’s a passion. A passion fueled by the desire to innovate every step of the way; to have a firsthand impact on transforming how IT pros get their work done. And to be tirelessly fine-tuning and improving your ideas based on what end-users really want and need.

Spiceworks innovative model combines a network management app with an online community of over 900,000 IT pros. IT pros from around the world who rely on Spiceworks to carry out their day-to-day IT responsibilities…and to connect with each other to exchange tips, IT advice…and even jokes! Called the “Facebook of IT,” Spiceworks users interact not only with each other, but also with our dev team – to tell us what features will have the most impact on simplifying their day. And it’s no coincidence that those are the features that show up in our product roadmap!

Spiceworks needs killer developers who will take us to the next frontier of impactful innovation. Who will take new ideas, run with them and turn them into realities. Realities that will have a direct and practical impact in the IT trenches. Developers who don’t just code on auto-pilot, but who will think about usability every step of the way. Who will tap into our user base, interact with them directly and get real-world feedback and insights to make ideas and features as relevant and useful as possible in today’s IT trenches.
Responsibilities: What will I do?

As a Spiceworks Application Developer you will be responsible for the design and development of entire product features as well as major components. Additionally, you will contribute to the innovation and evolution of the Spiceworks suite products. You will also be responsible for designing consistency and other UI standards across our products (working closely with other members of the UI team). As with all development positions at Spiceworks, you will get to work directly with our growing community of over 900,000 IT pros.

Qualifications: What does it take to do this job?

• Object Oriented programming skills with Ruby-on-Rails ( Python or equivalent,
• Application and/or Web Application experience is a must
• Familiarity with HTML, CSS, JavaScript (Prototype) and Ruby-On-Rails
• Solving large-application/user-level problems i
• Skilled with distributed software (native or webapp)
• Some experience with SQL is desireds

BS or BA in Math, Engineering, Computer Science or related field preferred

About Spiceworks:

Founded in 2006, Spiceworks™ develops the first free social business application that combines systems and network management software with an online community of IT professionals to help over 1 Million IT pros and 140,000 managed service providers (MSPs) simplify everything IT. Spiceworks makes it easy for businesses to manage their networks, collaborate to solve technology problems, and find the best practices, products and services they need day-to-day. Through its Voice of IT™ market research program, the company enables direct conversations with IT professionals, conducts surveys and provides insight on important technology usage, staffing and purchasing trends by small and medium businesses worldwide. Spiceworks is a privately held company headquartered in Austin, Texas with funding from Institutional Venture Partners (IVP), Austin Ventures and Shasta Ventures. For more information visit www.spiceworks.com.

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[full-time] Spiceworks Test Engineer at Jennifer Cantu

2011-03-25 13:01:06

Location: Anywhere
URL: http://www.spiceworks.com/jobs

Description:

Summary: What’s this job about?

Spiceworks Testers know that the word “quality” isn’t an adjective. It’s a non-negotiable product requirement. An expectation we’re fanatical about meeting, exceeding and delivering with every single new feature, update and release. A standard of excellence that nearly 1 million IT pros around the world have come to rely upon to get their jobs done.

Spiceworks needs top-notch testers who are up for the challenge of delivering software as flawless as humanly possible. Who will to go through the countless cycles of testing and verification required to identify and resolve everything from general usability issues all the way down to the tiniest of bugs. Who will tap into our user base for firsthand feedback to help discern issues and validate appropriate resolutions. And who’ll never be heard uttering the words “…that’s good enough.”

Responsibilities: What will I do?

As a Spiceworks Tester you will be responsible for testing and verifying all areas of the Spiceworks application (including app plugins) and the Spiceworks Community. This will require you to set up and configure testing environments, write automated Watir and Ruby test scripts, track and verify software defects, analyze user feedback and identify usability issues. You’ll also work with the entire development team to program various automated test scripts within the Ruby On Rails environment. And with the engineering and product teams to define new regression test cases and continually improve the quality of our software and services

Qualifications: What does it take to do this job?

• 5+years experience as a QA engineer or related position
• Knowledge of web development (Ruby, Javascript, Rails, HTML, CSS, XML, AJAX, Watir, etc)
• Hands on experience creating test processes and scripts for software and web/service products
• Working knowledge of SQL and relational data structures
• Ability to analyze defects / test results and be able to deduct the chain of events leading to a failure
• Experience translating a product definition (use-cases/stories, reqs, etc.) into test cases
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Ability to articulate to both technical and non-technical audiences
• Acute attention to detail
• Self-starting nature with the ability to work independently in a fast-paced, startup environment
• Experience automating testing through scripting and third party tools
• Willingness and ability to adapt to testing new technologies

About Spiceworks:

Founded in 2006, Spiceworks™ develops the first free social business application that combines systems and network management software with an online community of IT professionals to help over 1.3 million IT pros and 140,000 managed service providers (MSPs) simplify everything IT. Spiceworks makes it easy for businesses to manage their networks, collaborate to solve technology problems, and find the best practices, products and services they need day-to-day. Through its Voice of IT™ market research program, the company enables direct conversations with IT professionals, conducts surveys and provides insight on important technology usage, staffing and purchasing trends by small and medium businesses worldwide. Spiceworks is a privately held company headquartered in Austin, Texas with funding from Institutional Venture Partners (IVP), Austin Ventures and Shasta Ventures. For more information visit www.spiceworks.com.

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[full-time] SENIOR QUALITY ASSURANCE (QA) ENGINEER at INCISENT Technologies

2011-03-08 12:29:14

Location: North Austin
URL: http://www.maxadsystems.com

Description:

The Senior Quality Engineer is responsible for the quality of the SaaS applications and coordinating testing efforts across multi-office, and multi-disciplinary teams. You’ll be responsible for liaising with business stakeholders and engineers to insure quality throughout the product development lifecycle, from requirements development to production release and support. Additionally, you’ll act as an advocate for quality and engage the organization in establishing quality processes and metrics.

We’re a small company of highly motivated, smart people and we move fast! Hands-on attitude required!

Responsibilities include:
• Own test plan creation, test case implementation, test execution, and ongoing test asset maintenance for new product development.
• Share ownership of regression testing efforts, including test coverage analysis, new test creation, and manual test execution.
• Develop automated functional tests cases using browser-based automation test tools and frameworks.
• Verify code deployments to test and production servers on an ongoing basis.
• Document and communicate results during all phases of test cycle.
• Support Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) working with local and remote team members from Product Management, Development, IT Operations and Support organizations.

Skillset:
• 5-7 years of QA experience in software development organization is required. Experience with .NET, Java, SaaS, HTML DOM, modern web browser application frameworks, etc. highly desired.
• Experience with automated test tools such as Selenium, Winnrunner, SilkTest, WatiN/WatiR, Visual Studio Team System, or equivalent is required.
• Experience writing and using SQL queries is required.
• Experience with a modern programming language (C/C++, Java, C#, JavaScript, python, perl, or equivalent) will be preferred.
• Strong background in Windows platform will be preferred.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, or related engineering field from reputable program.
• Able to work independently and with small focused teams in a fast paced, aggressive environment.
• Persistent “can-do” attitude, aggressive work ethic, and “hustle” mentality.
• Passion for quality of the software being developed.
• US citizenship or permanent work authorization required. Permanent residence in Austin will be required. No relocation assistance will be provided.

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[full-time] SaaS ASP.NET Developer – Innovators Needed at Dean Dzurilla

2010-12-27 17:34:29

Location: Austin, TX (Central)
URL: http://www.vconstruct.com

Description:

Do big things quickly. Get in on the ground floor at an Austin-based startup with proven leadership, existing strategic relationships, and a compelling idea that will change the future. vConstruct is aiming to be Austin’s next great technology company. We specialize in cloud computing. Our team delivers world class services and builds cutting edge products that revolutionize the way companies do business.

Today, we’re a small bunch of visionaries with big ideas. Join our team and help us change tomorrow. See our new website for more details.

Job Description:
We currently need a SaaS developer specializing in ASP.NET for a full-time position in the Austin office of vConstruct. Core duties include the design, development, and release of a SaaS product for one of our major clients.

The position is based in Austin and reports to the Vice President, Technology.

Job Responsibilities:
• Write clean, easy-to-understand code that is well documented
• Collaborate with vConstruct team to gather, document, and analyze business and user requirements
• Create solution designs for customer requirements
• Participate in code reviews as part of a collaborative environment with the development team; provide and receive constructive criticism
• Design, develop, and execute test plans

Technical Job Qualifications:
• 2+ years of .NET web application development
• Excellent knowledge of ASP.NET (C#), Microsoft Visual Studio 2008/2010
• Desired knowledge of jQuery, Javascript, and AJAX
• Consuming ASP.NET Web Services/WCF
• XHTML/CSS
• T-SQL (Microsoft SQL Server Studio)
• MS Report Viewer (RDLC)
• LINQ to SQL (ORM)

General Job Qualifications:
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent real world experience
• Desire to achieve big things quickly; must be ambitious and hard working
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Experience with Agile software development methodology (SCRUM) is highly desirable
• Ability to work in a small team environment with business and technical resources
• Strong analytical and organizational skills
• Authorized to work in the United States

Interested? Email jobs@vconstruct.com with your resume, cover letter, and salary requirements. Or check out our new website to learn more. We look forward to hearing from you.

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[full-time] Application Architect at NetSpend

2010-09-23 18:14:52

Location: Downtown Austin
URL: http://www.netspend.com

Description:

Application Architect

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The Application Architect provides strategic and tactical level technical leadership for Netspend in the application architecture arena. Applications may include both package and custom applications. The architect defines how the applications interact with each other, with databases, servers, and external systems to provide the complete functional solution to the business requirements. This role also defines the technology stack, development standards, and User Interface standards.

The Application Architect is part of the software development group and works with the project managers, technical staff, partner, and vendors. This role develops and communicates the detailed technology architecture and implementation strategy for a solution to the development team, and provides practical plans to implement architectural changes.

The Application Architect is expected to assess business needs, acquire product and business process knowledge, and use the information in every aspect to influence key technical decisions to deliver the best solution.

Responsibilities
· Coordinate development activities on major projects; includes leading design teams, developing and maintaining core architectural constructs, providing architectural leadership to development teams, and serving as the primary application architect resource.
· Responsible for quality of the implemented solution and its adherence to standards, governance, and best practices.
· Assist with application business analysis, joint application design, and application prototyping sessions.
· Communicate critical technical choices, specify requirements and constraints for design and implementation, and scope the level of architectural effort for development projects.
· Interpret business analysis documentation, including use cases and user stories.
· Provide high level scoping for deliverables.
· Mentor junior development staff in NetSpend architectural design and objectives.
· Review design documents and specifications.
· Analyze application design and performance metrics and propose improvement and redesigns.
· Monitor third party software versions and release notes, and recommend upgrades and patches as necessary.
· Verify deployment strategies for new features and components, asserting rollout plans are safe, progressive, and reversible.
· Willing to contribute to the development cycle when necessary.

Requirements · BS in Computer Science or related degree required; MS in Computer Science a plus. · 5+ years of enterprise-level programming experience in Java, especially business and model layers. · 5+ years experience working as software application architect using Java and J2EE. · Experience in architecture planning for financial services organizations. · Experience in architecting open source technologies like Tomcat, Apache, Jboss, etc in heavy transaction environments. · Expert at OOA, OOD, OOP, workflow, transaction lifecycles, and component models, software design patterns. · Experience with component software development, including EJB 3.0. · Experience with XML, XML Schema, and web services and SOA. · Experience in Database architecture: Oracle 11g and MySql, Toplink or Hibernate. · Experience in capacity planning and scalability. · Experience with enterprise level data security and encryption. · Ability to work in a team environment. · Excellent organizational, oral and written communication skills. · Ability to interact with all levels of the organization in a professional, diplomatic and tactful manner. · Experience with UML modeling. · Experience with Agile methodologies is a plus. · Experience with Atalla is a plus. · Experience with ESB, Rules engines, Business work flow is a plus. · All eligible candidates must be able to meet NetSpend’s Background Check policy: able to pass drug test; no felonies and/or misdemeanors on criminal history; less than $4,000 in collections and/or charge-offs on credit check

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[full-time] Search Engine Optimization Associate at BuildAsign.com

2010-07-07 13:02:56

Location: North Austin
URL: http://www.buildasign.com/careers

Description:

Job Description:
One of the fastest growing web companies in Austin is looking for three intelligent and ambitious recent graduates to join our fast-paced E-Commerce team. You’ll be expected to jump right in helping us to manage, analyze, and grow our revenue and profits. We are looking for smart, talented, ambitious capable people who are willing to work hard, learn and gain valuable experience in online marketing.

Job Responsibilities:
• Increasing revenue and profit from SEO customer traffic on all major search engines
• Leading our link building efforts

Job Requirements:
• BA/BS in a technical field including, mathematics, computer science, engineering, finance, operations management, or economics
• Strong proficiency with technology
• Smart, motivated, analytical and insightful
• Experience with Microsoft excel, SPSS, STATA, R or another analysis program a plus

Compensation:
• Competitive salary + Bonus plan
• Generous health insurance package
• 401(k) with employer match
• Generous paid vacation time

TO APPLY:
Go to www.BuildASign.com/Careers. Click on “view all open job descriptions” and select Search Engine Optimization Associate from the list.

About Us:
BuildASign.com is a highly profitable, emerging startup in Austin, Texas. One of the Best Places to Work in Austin two years running, and a finalist for a third time in 2010, BuildASign.com was also recently named the 6th fastest growing company in Austin by the ABJ. In only four years, we have grown to nearly 20 million in revenue and over 90 employees without taking any venture capital. We have a proven model that works, an outstanding team, and a fun, welcoming work environment. If you like working in a fast-paced, results-oriented, team environment that values original thinking, analytical ability and bottom line results, we could be the right place for you.

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[full-time] Search Engine Marketing Associate at BuildAsign.com

2010-07-06 15:16:33

Location: Anywhere
URL: http://www.buildasign.com/careers

Description:

One of the fastest growing web companies in Austin is looking for three intelligent and ambitious recent graduates to join our fast-paced E-Commerce team. You’ll be expected to jump right in helping us to manage, analyze, and grow our revenue and profits. We are looking for smart, talented, ambitious capable people who are willing to work hard, learn and gain valuable experience in online marketing.

Job Responsibilities
• Reporting on Search Engine Trends and BuildASign.com’s SEM performance
• Increasing revenue and profit from SEM customer traffic on all major search engines

Job Requirements
• BA/BS in a technical field including, mathematics, computer science, engineering, finance, operations management, or economics
• Strong proficiency with technology
• Experience with Microsoft excel, SPSS, STATA, R or another analysis program a plus
• smart, motivated, analytical and insightful

Compensation:
• Competitive salary + Bonus plan
• Generous health insurance package
• 401(k) with employer match
• Generous paid vacation time

TO APPLY:
Go to www.BuildASign.com/Careers. Click on “view all open job descriptions” and select Search Engine Marketing Associate from the list.

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