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Posted: February 22, 2005
Job title: Sr. Perl Web Developer
Company name: Large e-commerce company in Toronto
Location: Canada, Ontario, Toronto
Pay rate: 60-80K CDN
Travel: 0-25%
Terms of employment: Salaried employee
Hours: Full time
Onsite: yes
Description:
Key Responsibilities
Feature Specification and Design:
* Understand the overall design of our software tools
* Create designs that meet stated requirements.
* Ability to read a software requirement and produce a technical
specification.
* design reviews
* Consider testability of a system during the design process.
* Ensure that there are complete unit tests for every component or
task.
* Recognize opportunities to turn customizations into generalized
enhancements.
Planning, Estimating and tracking
* Gather and validate estimates from team.
* Proactively track performance of tasks in progress.
* Work with PM to correct schedule in response to events and slips.
* Meet project deadlines.
* Immediately raise red flag when aware of potential schedule slips.
* Identify and articulate technical obstacles to task completion.
* Anticipate upcoming VR functionality and plans around VR schedule.
Code Implementation
* Develop written specifications for designs.
* Ensure proper use of source code control, tickets, and other tools.
* Review code of others and ensure it conforms to standards
* code reviews.
* Ensure that code is testable and is tested.
* Ensure project is complete according to written specifications.
* Project documentation is complete.
Communication and Teamwork
* Mentor and supervise experienced developers.
* Coach and direct inexperienced developers.
* Perform training
* Coach others in best practices
* Motivate others to perform.
* Review and report on performance of others.
* Work hand in hand with the Project Manager
* Set tone for demonstrating respect for fellow employees.
Program Management
* Evangelize coding guidelines and best practices
* Implement process improvements and disciplines
* Understand and articulate project vision
Domain Expertise
* Understand the retail sector
Other
* Long term project focus, able to anticipate future projects needs
Required skills:
Qualifications
Education: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Computer Engineering,
or equivalent.
Experience:
* Minimum five years experience in Perl, Javascript; database
concepts; OO analysis and design
* 2 years minimum working in software release cycles
* Comprehensive knowledge of all aspects of Web programming
applications
* Knowledge of XML/XSLT preferred
* Proven experience with Linux or a Unix variant
* Extremely detailed-oriented with strong time-management skills
* Able to work on several projects simultaneously
* Able to work effectively as a member of a team
Desired skills: e-commerce experience
Contact information:
Jack Ponte
Recruitment
416-575-4434
jack.ponte@no-spam