Web Application Developer

Our Client:

Our client provides internet-based currency data to everyone from individuals to large corporations and financial institutions. Located in Toronto, they have engaged ROSS (www.getROSS.com) to help them recruit a Web Application Developer.

Our Agency:

ROSS is a team of People Specialists helping companies align their People Strategy with their business growth. We provide remote or onsite HR and Recruitment solutions such as Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO) and Recruitment Augmentation complemented by leading-edge open-source HRIS software.

The Opportunity:

The Web Application Developer works with a team of talented, experienced software developers who are focused on all aspects of web application work, including participating in design meetings. Web Applications are a 3-tiered system consisting of a front-end browser, high-level programming, and a standalone database. Each Application Engineer touches all three tiers and has the skills and depth of experience to do so. The Web Application Engineer is someone who takes a holistic approach to web technology and is excited about tackling issues that pose a multi-layered challenge. This is a robust software development role that focuses on applications that operate for a web-based product.

Job Description:

1. A University degree in computer science, computer engineering, or a related field.
2. Extremely comfortable with UNIX / Linux / Solaris operating systems.
3. Utilizes MVC design approach.
4. Proficient with one or some of the following programming languages: Javascript, Perl, SQL, Python, Ruby.
5. Experience with these back-end frameworks: Perl Catalyst, Django, Rails.
6. Experience with these front-end frameworks: Prototype, jQuery.
7. w3c experience: HTML 4.01, CSS 2.1, SOAP, DOM level 2.
8. Protocols: HTTP, HTTPS.
9. Experience with databases: DB2, MySQL.
10. Message/configuration formats: JSON, YAML, SOAP.
11. Cross-browser JavaScript development experience.
12. Apache and nginx web server experience.
13. Experience with AJAX.
14. Basic knowledge of trading concepts in stock or forex markets a plus.

If you're not interested, but know someone who is, please help a current or former colleague in their career development by referring them. In addition, we're happy to give you a $400 referral fee. Click http://www.getROSS.com/referral_fee.php for more details.