THOUGHTS OF A BOSSMAN

I recruit. I chop wood. I make things look easy.

Posts tagged John VanderSande

Java Engineers- learn work/ Hadoop, Lucene, Machine Learning

Java Engineers - Really Complex Interesting Challenges

This is one of the most exciting and promising companies that I have come across in a long time. They have a lot to offer: a well-funded company, an all-star cast of engineers, and execs, cutting-edge technology (Hadoop, Lucene, high volume low latency apps, machine learning, etc), great ideas—->great products, and most importantly, CUSTOMERS! They are bringing order to a chaotic marketplace, a marketplace that is long overdue for some much needed analysis and intelligence. There are lots of moving parts and meaty problems to get behind, including the analysis of terabytes of data, millions of transactions per minute,etc.

We are searching for engineers of all levels (JR- Mid- Sr)

Requirements:

- Bachelors / Masters Degree in Computer Science.
- 1+ years of professional experience
- Very strong Object Oriented and Java Skills
- Multithreading experience.

Nice to have:

- Experience with high volume web applications.
- Experience designing and developing applications that handle a very high load in a very short period.
- Experience designing and building highly redundant systems.

Bonus:
- Hadoop.
- Lucene.
- Very strong Database skills.
- Any machine learning experience.
- Dealing with thousands of transactions per second.

If you are interested in learning more please send your resume and contact info to John VanderSande of WinterWyman’s Software Group to jvandersande@winterwyman.com

PhoneGap/Mobile or Web UI Dev (html, javascript)

Big Data, Scalable Systems- Work with the CTO of a Growing Startup

Do you get excited by working with a team of talented Entrepreneurs / Engineers toward a common goal? Do you get excited by releasing high quality software that is pushing the limits and defining a new emerging market? Do you love the buzz and energy of a successful startup where everyone is motivated by one common goal- to build the best product and company possible?

If you are interested in an exciting startup venture that is defining an emerging market, I would love to speak with you!

My Client is less than a year old, has recently taken a round of funding, and is already incredibly profitable. They have been growing revenues at a break-neck pace. They have access to new technology that only a handful of companies in the world have access to, and the Founders (3 of them) have successfully sold 5 Software companies previously.

We are looking for strong end-to-end engineers. The only real requirement is that you have a strong Computer Science background, have a knack for delivering high quality production software, and love the startup atmosphere.

In this role you will work with the CTO helping to architect the system for scale (upwards of 75million impressions per day) You will be working with Hadoop, Hive, Amazon Cloud tech, etc

Skills and Experience:

- Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Computer Science
- 2-15 yrs of professional experience.
- Professional of personal experience with Java, PHP, Ruby, or Python
- MySQL
- Linux
- Experience building production software applications.
- Prior startup experience
- Experience working on high volume scalable systems is a plus, but is not required
- Experience working on systems that handle and process enormous amounts of data is a plus

This is a FULL-TIME role.

Only those currently authorized to work in the US will be considered.

If interested, please send your resume to John VanderSande of Winter Wyman’s Software Group at jvandersande@winterwyman.com 

Java Software Engineers For Scalable Web Applications (Java, Linux, MySQL, Etc)

My client develops software that touches hundreds of million consumers. They offer an incredibly friendly culture and amazing perks and amenities. Are you interested in working on software that touches millions of people every day? Are you interested in working on software that you can actually show to and explain to your family? Are you interested in working at a company where there are incredibly brilliant Engineers? Are you interested in working on software that people love to use and feel passionate about?

Okay, sounds great, right?

Now what if I told you that this company has an “Advanced Development” team; a “lab” so to speak, and this “lab” team is hiring and is doubling and needs to hire right now! This would be like a dream come true: a mid-size stable company with a small elite team working on brand new applications and acting like a startup with the stability of 100s of millions of dollars. It almost sounds too good.

We are recruiting for very talented Software Engineers who have solid Computer Science fundamentals and have a passion and enthusiasm for software development and technology in general.

Skills and Experience:

  • B.S. or M.S. in Computer Science.
  • Very strong Computer Science fundamentals.
  • Must be able to apply knowledge of data structures and algorithms to solve complex problems.
  • Professional Java Development experience.
  • Web Application experience
  • Linux
  • MySQL
  • Any experience with memcached or Hadoop is a plus, but is not required.

Experience level: OPEN. We are looking for the best and brightest regardless of experience level.

This is a full-time role.

If you are interested in learning more please send your resume and contact information to John VanderSande of Winter Wyman’s Software Group at jvandersande@winterwyman.com