We're Hiring
Position: Full-time Junior Web Developer
- Are you becoming lost, feeling like just another number working at a large company?
- Are you looking to get back to having some fun at work?
- Are you intrigued by the opportunity to “live & learn” in an entrepreneurial environment, producing and delivering excellent product for interesting clients?
Cosbit Technologies is a rapidly growing web application development firm with head office in Calgary, Alberta, and an office opening Fall 2008 in Ottawa, Ontario.
This opening is for a Calgary resident (no telecommuters, please) looking to become an expert broad-spectrum web application developer. While the initial commitment is for a 90-day assessment period, we are looking to foster a long-term relationship. Employment can be immediate.
We like working with people that:
- have excellent English communication skills, both written and oral;
- read regularly on their own time (10-15 books per year or so);
- are self-starting learners and grok effective Googling and other information sourcing techniques;
- can type 40-60 WPM or will work hard to get there;
- enjoy climbing a reasonably steep learning curve.
Since we’re small, you should be willing to extend yourself as a “Jack of all trades”. Ideally you have, or are working towards, a B.Sc. or equivalent. Any experience in web application development, or software development in general, is an asset. You should be willing to become an expert at HTML and CSS, DOM manipulation, AJAX development including XSS+CSRF defenses, and object-oriented Javascript. You should be comfortable with Photoshop basics (or being willing to learn quickly). While web application development will be your primary focus, your daily tasks will occasionally involve network, hardware, and systems administration, if that’s what needs to get done.
Our infrastructure includes many open-source tools such as Perl, Linux (Ubuntu and CentOS), Apache, FastCGI, BIND, SSH, Subversion, Pure-FTPd, Postfix, and PostgreSQL. Familiarity with these back-end tools as well as various client platforms and browsers, including Windows and Mac OS X, Firefox, Safari, Internet Explorer, and Opera, is a definite asset.
Your workstation will include dual 20” LCD screens, since two heads are better than one. We develop in Perl using the Komodo IDE, and knowledge of Subversion and bits of SQL will certainly come in handy. Modules we use frequently include HTML::Mason, Catalyst, Moose, DBIx::Class, Image::Magick, Perl::Critic, Perl::Tidy, jQuery, and Taconite.
Working with us you will learn standards-based, best-practice coding techniques for web application development. Our trade is our craft and our work is done right — no cutting corners. Pay is based on merit. Starting wage for this position is $18-$22/hr. Pay review occurs every 6 months. We have a very competitive revenue-sharing program for full-time positions (after the assessment period).
As we grow, if you work hard with us along the way, you will have the opportunity to produce more, get more money, and increase your responsibility to being a team leader.
Our office environment is relatively informal, though clients will stop by from time to time (shorts, t-shirt & sandals are okay, good personal hygiene is requisite). Hours are flexible, though we expect the majority of your time to be spent between Monday to Friday, during normal office hours. Full-time means you are expected to commit 35-40 hours a week.
To apply, please send resume, cover letter, and a sample program (in a language of your choice) that outputs positive integers through 100 inclusive, zero-padded, ten per line, to:
Cosbit Technologies
Hussein Patni, B.Sc., President
Suite 217, 2770 - 3rd Avenue NE
Calgary, AB T2A 2L5Phone: 403-536-5913
Email: jobs@cosbit.com
(Posted July 21st, 2008)