This position plays an important role at CMI Marketing (www.clubmom.com and www.cafemom.com) by interacting with people across different departments of the company. The developer will mostly focus on maintaining and expanding our web services to support our growing websites, as well as our internal tools used to manage different aspects of the website content as well as other business functions.
You will learn a wide variety of technologies, and also get a strong understanding of how CMI and its partners' businesses work. CMI works with technologies such as SQL, PHP, Perl, Oracle 9i/10g, Java (JavaBeans, Struts, Tomcat, etc.), and many others. The ideal individual will get involved in many of these technologies, and possibly more.
Overall Role & Responsibilities:
. Maintain, enhance, and add new XML RPC web services coded in PHP to support our website
. Enhance and maintain our existing internal tools coded in PHP, Perl and some basic shell scripting such as for communications, customer relationship management, fulfillment, website content, etc. Add new tools as needed to support marketing initiatives using whatever tools/languages allow for rapid application development and best fit the particular task.
. Execution of large email and direct mail marketing communications using SQL to implement desired customer segmentation.
. Potentially additional backend service oriented applications supporting the website for the right candidate.
Required Skills & Competencies:
. General understanding of database, application, and program architecture required
. Solid understanding of Perl and PHP required or another high level language (C/C++, Java etc) and a willingness to apply your knowledge of application development to learn Perl and PHP
. Advanced SQL ability is a must (basic analytics and PL/SQL a plus)
. Basic comfort with shell scripting and programs in a UNIX environment required
. Advanced knowledge of HTML, knowledge of JavaScript and/or Java a plus
. Understanding of source code control concepts and programs such as Subversion a plus
. Must be familiar with the entire software development lifecycle, including fleshing out requirements and managing small projects from start to finish
. Must be detail oriented
. Must possess excellent communication skills
. Must have a strong ability to understand business needs
. Must be a good problem solver, able to work in a fast paced environment
. Must be able to work independently as well as with a team
Compensation:
We offer a competitive base salary, health/ dental benefits, 401k, stock option plan, life insurance, paid vacation/ sick/ personal time, and many perks.
To Apply:
Interested candidates must submit a resume AND cover letter with salary requirements to . The subject line of your email MUST read "OSD-GB".
We regret that we are unable to respond to each resume. Only those individuals selected for interviews will be contacted. ClubMom is an equal opportunity employer.
Experience: Educational & Work Experience Requirements:
. Bachelor's degree required, Computer Science background preferred.
. 2 years software development in a UNIX environment.
. Understanding of a trouble ticket and/or bug tracking system such as Trac a plus. To Apply to this job go to http://www.GadBall.com or click here
Thursday, January 18, 2007