Facebook Architect Position in Austin, TX
Technical person with a strong front-end background and experience with Facebook Solutions who can interface with customers.  This would require the candidate to translate customer desires into technical solutions.  (Someone from a consulting services business model is a big plus.)

Submit your Resume to Jessica.Staffing@gmail.com

Facebook Page Tabs:

* Create brands designs and customized solutions for Clients’ platform app builder
* Develop market specific pages by use of multi media and interactive materials
* Plan projects with internal/external design and technical resources
* Work with internal/external technical teams (1-3 app Developers and Designers)
* Communicate with Product Development Team to improve CRM platforms
* Define capabilities and develop ongoing maintenance by customer usability
* Propose social strategies and manage custom coding systems for customers

Requirements:

* 2 years building Facebook page tabs for large corporations and agencies
* 8 years in software development
* 5 years working with HTML, CSS, Javascript SDK
* Experience with Facebook APIs and integrating FB apps with other technologies

This is a fulltime role that pays a competitive salary, benefits and stock options.
Submit your Resume to Jessica.Staffing@gmail.com

Mid-Level Javascript/PHP Developer
near Downtown Austin, TX

Mid-level Javascript/PHP Developer with a focus in MVC Frameworks, Development in Object Orientation, and Agile.  The job entails working independently, as well as part of a team and both small and large projects.

Requirements:

• PHP 5 Object Oriented Programmer
• Expert with Javascript, CSS, and MySQL
• CS or Engineering BS Degree, or equivalent experience

Desired Skills:

• NoSql, JQuery, Memcached, Solr (XML/XSLT)
• Version Control Systems
• Restful Web Services
• Document Databases

Sr. Cloud Operations Engineer
NW Austin

A very successful well-funded Social Media Startup is looking for a Lead Cloud Operations Engineer.  The person in this role will be solely responsible for the cloud infrastructure.  This is a FT position with competitive salary, benefits, and valuable stock options.  Most importantly, this is a great opportunity to work with cutting edge technologies and a brilliant team of people.

Submit your resume to Jessica.Staffing@gmail.com

Responsibilities:

• Own and manage the entire cloud infrastructure, as well as all technical resources
• Infrastructure Design/Implementation
• Run various web applications
• Administer all IT operations
• Deliver high availability services
• Act as the escalation point for IT Operations with 24/7 availability
• Make recommendations to maintain the performance of the Monitor server
• Take action to ensure security and avoid risk
• Document and archive network/server topology
• Develop business procedures alongside Management to implement continuity plans/procedures

Preferred Skills:

• Linux platform administration expertise
• Understanding for early-stage startup environment
• Computer Science or Information Systems Degree
• Ability to work with tools, such as Chef, Puppet, and/or others
• Amazon EC2 and/or Rightscale
• Bash, Python, Ruby, etc. or other languages
• JIRA, Confluence, and Crowd

Sr. Ruby on Rails Developer
Downtown Austin, TX

Social Media early-stage Startup in Application Development is looking for a Sr. Rails Developer that can work independently and with small teams to deliver highly-critical products to market.  The company’s CTO is industry-recognized as a fault leader.  Submit your resume to Jessica.Staffing@gmail.com.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate and develop manual testing before deployment to find bugs and ensure passing robust test suite
• Create and deliver features by use of test-driven development in a timely manner
• Deploy new software (bi-weekly with weekly iterations)
• Achieve the goal of 100% up time by monitoring system use and scale
• Provide first-line technical customer support and triage
• Collaborate with Design Team and Developer Community and communicate customer feedback with teams
• Serve as liaison between Designers and Product Manager in reference to high-level concept of features prior to wireframe development
• Utilize Agile for projects

Qualifications

• Master of tools/languages:  Ruby on Rail, Test::Unit/MiniTest/Rspec/Cucumber, HTML/CSS, HAML/SASS, Javascript/Coffescript, jQuery/Backbone.js
• Ability to think analytically in problem solving, work in a team environment, and clearly communicate
• CS Degree or equivalent 5+ years experience
• Experience with e-commerce, video-media, and web 2.0
• Detail-oriented

DevOps (Linux Systems) Engineer
NW Austin, TX

The ideal candidate for the DevOps Systems Engineer position would be a really high level Linux Operations Engineer.  This position calls for experience and/or interest in Infrastructure/Release work.  This company is a leader in Social Commerce, offering a creative and collaborative environment.

Responsibilities:

• Research/analyze/propose new technology solutions and develop internal tools to maintain stable performance within the company’s infrastructure
• Collaborate with Development teams to build sustainable applications
• Design high-availability cross-datacenter, world-wide systems

Requirements:

• Technologies (Linux, Tomcat, Solr/Lucen, MySQL, Amazon)
• Web Services (EC2, S3, VPC)
• LAMP development/administration (5+ years)
• Hands-on scripting (Shell, Python, Ruby, Perl)
• TCP/IP networking & DNS experience
• Experienced Project Manager
• Strong customer service mindset
• BA degree in CS, EE or MIS; or equivalent experience

Sr. Front End Developer
Downtown Austin, TX

Cutting-edge well-funded social media startup in Downtown Austin is looking for a strong UI Front End Developer to join a dynamic 3-4 person team.

Requirements:

• Up to date with modern web technologies to create an efficient User Experience
• JavaScript Frameworks (Prototype JS, MooTools, Dojo, Sencha, etc.)
• DOM Scripting with Javascript and JS Libraries (JQuery and MooTools)
• Use Tableless Design to write HTML and CSS modern layouts
• Ability to work around cross-browser issues
• Write reusable code for UI components

Preferred Experience:

• Experience working with server-side scripting languages (PHP, Python and Ruby)
• History of completing self-started projects
• Web Accessibility standards

Director of Operations
for World-Wide Data Center
Downtown Austin, TX

Required Experience with:

• designing data center infrastructures for performance, reliability, security and availability (10+ years)
• managing operational dashboards
• developing integrated instrumentation throughout a LAMP+Java deployment stack
• implementing the change management process and data center controls
• familiarity with commercial cloud-based offerings
• Amazon Web Services (a plus)
• developing software and scripting fabrics to integrate open source management
• monitoring solutions
• automated deployment frameworks, such as Puppet
• managing a small team of System administrators
• distributing system security requirements
• networking protocols and topologies
• discussing systems architecture with new and existing customers

Submit your Resume to Jessica Ryan at Jessica.Staffing@gmail.com

The Bidding Network is proud to endorse RED Method’s event

RED Lounge

Mobilizing Local Interaction

Friday, February 10th, 2012 at The Flying Saucer in Austin, TX

Austin, TX is an international hub for all things technology, yet lacks a social platform for technology professionals to join together and share ideas, network and learn more about the local technology atmosphere.
RED Method, Inc. took the opportunity to create RED Lounge, a meet-up style forum for industry professionals such as developers, designers, CTOʼs, students and everything in between to come together for engaging information and networking opportunities.
Join RED Method for the first RED Lounge of 2012! Weʼll be at the Flying Saucer on Friday, February 10th discussing development and design trends that will shape 2012. Speakers include Robin Thurston, Co-Founder of MapMyFitness; Matt Walton, President and CEO as well as Josh Wingstrom, CTO of RED Method. RSVP today to participate in insightful conversation and enjoy the many beers Flying Saucer has to offer!

 
About RED Lounge
The RED Lounge is hosted at a local venue each month, with guest speakers from the brightest local companies covering trending topics and the landscape of the industry. RED Methodʼs goal is to encourage interaction among attendees. The next RED Lounge will be hosted at the Flying Saucer (815 West 47th Street Austin, TX 78751) from 6PM-8PM on Friday, February 10th.
Attendance is free but you must RSVP to rsvp@redmethod.com Official Twitter hash tag: #REDLounge
About RED Method, Inc.

 
RED Method is the world’s innovation and thought leader in enterprise mobility solutions, creating mobile systems that address the needs of an untethered enterprise workforce who has made Austin, TX their home. RED Method fuses technology, data, and design into end-to-end solutions for mobile business including sales, marketing, customer service, product development and logistics.

INTERNSHIP

Assistant Talent Agent & Technical Recruiter

The Bidding Network

Contact Jessica Ryan at Jessica.Staffing@gmail.com

INTERNSHIP:

* Hiring 1-2 candidates
* Open to all majors
* 10-20 hours a week
* Off Campus
* Gas $ reimbursement for any travel
* Flexible start date

Interests: Social Media, Networking, Correspondence, Talent Scouting, Public Relations
Flexible Schedule: 9:00am – 5:00pm on WED and THUR, as well 9:00am – 1:30pm FRI
Location: Off-Campus. Work Days can be at cafes close to the UT Campus and/or the Home Office in NW Austin.

Looking for an Internship that provides a cool, relaxed environment? Do you enjoy working on your laptop at cafes, instead of sitting at a cubicle in a loud busy office? Are you invested in learning a lucrative skill set that does not involve making coffee, filing papers, and cleaning bathrooms? Do you excel when working with a small team? If you know how to work hard to get the job done and you appreciate the luxury of a non-traditional work environment, you may have found the perfect Internship opportunity!

The Bidding Network (www.TheBiddingNework.com) is a small Technical Recruiting firm. Don’t worry if you’re not familiar with the term. We operate as a Talent Agency/Staffing Firm for the Software Industry. Simply put, we find specific candidates to fill positions at Software Companies.

The technology field is booming and growing at a very fast pace, especially in cities such as Austin, San Francisco, and New York City. It’s a recession-proof market that is creating jobs in high demand. Technical Recruiters are employed with companies, such as Google, Facebook, Twitter, and more.

This role involves heavy outbound emails by use of Social Media tools and networking strategies. The skill set that this internship provides can be applied to all fields of business/interest. This work will ultimately provide you with the essential guidelines for building your personal career development.

Requirements:

* Must have own laptop
* Strong communications and grammar skills to assist with email correspondence
* Social Media Savvy (Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn)
* Interest in building skills in networking and public relations

Preferred:

* Own car and valid Driver’s License
* Interest in Software Companies and startups
* Computer Science major

Technical Lead
Austin, TX

Submit your resume to Jessica.Staffing at gmail.com

Job Outline:

* Design product features alongside the Chief Architect and Product Management Team
* Ensure product solutions are tested in a cost-effective manner with QA Team
* Support the best architectural practices and scalability with frameworks and 3rd party components by use of Java solutions

Required Skills:

* System Performance is critical
* 5+ years of hands-on, server-side Java development experience
* 2+ years with Identity 2.0 software stack: Web SSO, OpenID, OAuth, Identity Manager
* 5+ years leveraging server-side, Web 2.0 or (RIA) component frameworks: Web Services, SOA, REST, GWT, Spring, or HTML5
* Experience using JSON or XML-based marshalling technologies
* BA in Engineering or related field: Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Information Systems

Preferred Experience:

* Scrum or other Agile development practices
* Development of large scale consumer, social, or e-commerce web applications
* Software deployment models: on-premise, SaaS, IaaS, PaaS
* Identity standards: XACML or SAML