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XTreme Labs Inc. – Mobile Game/Application Developer

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Toronto, ON

xtremelabs XTreme Labs is a Toronto/San Francisco-based agile development shop focused on working with early stage Internet and mobile companies. We are backed by a leading group of technology and finance executives, including Extreme Venture Partners.

You are a mobile developer with big aspirations to work on the next generation of games/applications for mobile devices (some devices that are out, and some not yet released). You will launch games/applications on various mobile devices that will be live in the various application stores.

Thrive in a start-up environment and join a leading team in the creation of world-class applications. You’ll be responsible for:

  • Developing new BlackBerry/iPhone/Android games/applications
  • Releasing new versions of games/applications as new devices and OS’s are released to the marketplace
  • Enhancing application performance, usability, memory use and application size

Required Skills and Experience

  • Must have 1-3 years experience in development on at least one of mobile, internet or desktop platforms
  • Proficiency in at least one of Java, C++, Ruby
  • Experience with UI design/graphics development is highly advantageous
  • Must have real world experience with object oriented design and a clear understanding of object oriented design patterns
  • Flash, ActionScript and Rails knowledge advantageous
  • Ability to work independently, take initiative and contribute new ideas required in a diverse, fast-paced, team environment.
  • Experience or interest in Agile software development practices and principles (e.g. TDD, Pair Programming, Refactoring, Continuous Integration…) a plus
  • Organization and analytic skills, with exceptional problem solving ability
  • A degree in a computer-related field

Benefits

  • Free breakfast every morning and lunch on Friday’s
  • Downtown Toronto’s best rooftop patio
  • Access to a Playstation 3 and Microsoft Surface in our games room
  • Free access to onsite gym
  • Full benefits

Apply

Resume to jobs@xtremelabs.com

Zerofootprint – API Developer

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Toronto, ON

Update: This position has been filled.

Zerofootprint is looking for an experienced developer who is environmentally focused for a key position in our exciting start-up. We are looking for someone with the skills necessary to connect our SOA-based carbon management software to external systems by improving our API to connect with third parties. You will be collaborating with our internal development team as well as external clients to improve the external interface to our carbon engine. You must have experience designing and implementing a web service that was used in a production environment.

Responsibilities

  • help to design and implement APIs for external use by customers and partners
  • write and maintain unit and integration tests for all work
  • write documentation for all work, both for internal (team) and external (client) use
  • test against third party connector solution

Requirements

  • 3+ years of Java experience
  • B.Sc in Computer Science
  • experience designing and implementing web services, specifically using SOAP and REST
  • experience with writing/parsing XML, XPath
  • experience with SQL databases, preferably MySQL and/or PostgreSQL
  • comfortable on the Unix/Linux command line (e.g. Bash) and in Mac OS X
  • exposure to Spring, Hibernate, Tomcat, Apache
  • good team and interpersonal skills
  • excellent spoken and written English

Nice-to-haves

  • SOA experience, ideally using Mule and JMS
  • experience with concurrency and multi-threading
  • web application experience
  • knowledge of the science of climate change and the impact of carbon consumption on our planet

About Zerofootprint Software Inc.

Zerofootprint provides essential technologies and services to the growing carbon management market. It operates in three complimentary, for-profit arenas-Offsetting, Consulting, and Software as a Service (or Software as a Platform). It also has a strong presence in the not-for-profit market through, among others, its building skinning and city carbon calculator projects.

Zerofootprint’s solution “circle” provides end-to-end services to enterprises, organization, governments, and individuals. The company’s full suite of tools measure, manage, report, and offset carbon production. Enterprises engaging the VELO solution participate in a Continuous Improvement Process that will reduce carbon emissions.

Apply

This position has been filled.

Avid Life Media – .NET Developer

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Toronto, ON

Who We Are

Tired of working for a traditional company that looks at graphs, numbers, and reports when determining your productivity? Want to work towards being the most creative, and fun company on earth? To get there, we need exceptionally talented, bright, and driven people. If you’d like to help us build that place, let us know. This is your chance to make history!!

The Opportunity

We are looking for motivated and dynamic people who live and breathe ASP.NET.

You will

  • Web site and application development with Microsoft technologies.
  • Provide time estimates for various aspects of development.
  • When necessary, provide other development support that is inline with applicant’s skill set (HTML markup, etc.).

You’ll Bring

  • Troubleshooting and problem solving skills
  • The ability to reverse engineer code
  • Minimum 3 years’ experience in the following except as noted:
    • VB.NET / C# / ASP.NET
    • .NET 1.1 & 2.0 Framework
    • Visual Source Safe
    • SQL Server 2000, 2008
    • SQL, and associated normalization & optimization techniques
    • HTML / JavaScript / CSS / JQuery
  • Classic ASP an asset
  • Windows platform and related technologies
  • Strong communication skills and a team player
  • Degree or diploma in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent

Want to apply?

All applicants wanting to apply are asked to apply at: http://tbe.taleo.net/NA12/ats/careers/requisition.jsp?org=IPNETWORKXS&cws=1&rid=40

Jet Cooper – Drupal Developer

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Toronto, ON

Jet Cooper is a digital experience agency that specializes in
building smart end-user experiences for the web. Based in Toronto,
our growing team has a user-centric philosophy with a sworn duty
to inject some realness into the staled traditional approach.

Description

Jet Cooper is looking for an experienced Drupal developer in
Toronto for immediate hire. Candidates must be comfortable with
developing social network functions with the platform. By default,
this role requires proficiencies with PHP/MySQL.
The following skillset will also be an asset:

  • Fluency with other platforms and frameworks (WordPress,
    Expression Engine, Joomla, CakePHP, CodeIgniter, etc)
  • Experience with FBML and developing Facebook
    applications
  • Comfort with working with APIs (Twitter, Flickr, etc)

Candidates are being considered for a 2-3 month project contract.
Pending fit, there are opportunities to extend the contract and
scope of work.

To Apply

Email us at highfive@jetcooper.com with “Toronto Drupal Developer (WDW)” as the subject line. Please include the following information: (1) Resume; and (2) At least 3 examples that demonstrate skills described above. Serious inquiries only. Candidates will not be considered if these items are missing. Toronto applicants only.

STC – Web Developer/Technical Manager

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Toronto, ON

Scott Thornley and Company (STC) is a results driven creative agency committed to making a difference for clients in the arts, government, health and not-for-profit sectors.

Job description / skills

  • 2-5 years experience working in a web production environment
  • Programming/coding – ASP, PHP, HTML, JavaScript, Flash, ActionScript CSS, XML, MySQL, MsSQL
  • File management – keeping a live site, development site and source files organized
  • Experience in working with and developing Content Management Systems (CMS)
  • Experience with version-control software such as subversion (SVN)
  • Understanding and interest in Web 2.0 – online communities, blogs, wiki, UGC etc.
  • Manage all aspects of web production including consultation and briefings with client, information architecture and wireframe development, liaising with designers, developers and consultants
  • Familiarity and experience with web development best practices, technologies and usability standards
  • Experience developing cross-browser compatible code, based on web standards
  • Commitment to profitability – revising project estimates and managing client
  • budgets as requirements and deliverables change
  • Managing and outsourcing third-party suppliers: requires understanding of web development techniques
  • Design skills an asset, as well as ability to enhance provided creative and art direction
  • Image work – Photoshop conversion of images to web format and development of web graphics
  • Administrative – budgeting, estimating, invoicing, project briefs, project tracking, working with studio
  • Top-line tech support – PC, Mac as well as Servers
  • Liaise with outside tech support
  • Software experience – Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint and Visio
  • Industry savvy – can represent the category and knows what can and can’t be done
  • Creative and passionate about the web user experiences and new technologies

Desired personal qualities

  • Meticulous – high attention to detail and commitment to quality
  • Problem solver – ability to come up with new and efficient solutions
  • Team player – works well and respectfully with both staff and clients
  • Time manager/multi tasker – thrives on working under pressure in a fast paced multi-project environment
  • Excellent communicator – can translate technical jargon to clients in an easily understandable way
  • Entrepreneurial – committed to revenue building
  • Imaginative – able to see ways a project can be improved to provide a better end product

Apply

jobs@stcworks.ca

OrderDynamics – Senior .NET Web Application Developer

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Richmond Hill (GTA), ON

OrderDynamics, one of Canada’s leading SaaS eCommerce providers is seeking a skilled and passionate Senior .NET Web Application Developer. An ideal candidate has worked on a number of Enterprise-grade Web Applications and has experience with features like WCF, COM+ and MSMQ. An exceptional understanding of .NET internals is required and a candidate ideally knows their way around windbg. Candidates will also be required to demonstrate exceptional knowledge of web-centric technologies like XHTML, CSS, JavaScript (including libraries like MS AJAX, jQuery, etc.). Experience with a multi-tenant SaaS product is beneficial.

The position is based out of Richmond Hill, Ontario (just outside of Toronto).  The Office environment is young and casual but also fast paced.

Experience

Degree or certificate in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or college level application development program. At least 5 years experience developing production web applications in C# is required.

Responsibilities

  1. Designing and implementing application features and bug fixes in a variety of eCommerce-related .NET Applications authored in C# (majority being ASP.NET web applications)
  2. Implementing standards-based Web User Interfaces using XHTML, CSS and JavaScript, primarily for eCommerce Websites
  3. Documenting implementations, providing assistance to the Technical Writing Team
  4. Communicating with clients regarding progress, feature requests, answering general questions, application support

Requirements

  • Strong object oriented design and programming using C# and ASP.NET 3.5
  • Knowledge of common Patterns & Practices
  • Strong knowledge of Microsoft SQL Server 2000/2005/2008 (programming with T-SQL)
  • A desire to take part in the full development process starting with design of features through implementation
  • Job experience working with C#, ASP.NET, .NET framework, JavaScript, AJAX
  • Experience working in a team environment
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Additional Assets

  • Knowledge of Active Directory, IIS, Exchange and other Microsoft Server Products
  • Team Foundation Server
  • Experience with other eCommerce Products, OMS, CRM, etc
  • Experience with graphic design tools such as Adobe Photoshop

Salary

Commensurate with experience; $80,000+

To apply for the job

Candidates will be required to provide written answers to a short test prior being accepted for an interview.

If accepted for an interview, candidates will be required to provide sample source code that demonstrates strong knowledge of C# and ASP.NET. Additional consideration will be given to candidates who provide sample code using .NET 3.0/3.5 technologies such as LINQ, WCF, WPF or Silverlight.

Candidates should provide three references when applying for this position.

This is a full time position, with a complete benefits package.

If you are interested, please e-mail hr@mbccs.com with your resume and cover letter and salary expectations.

Only qualified candidates will be contacted for an Interview.

We thank all who applied.