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Thursday, June 29th, 2006
6:20 pm	Hedge Fund / Institutional Investor Sales Reps Rapidly growing financial intelligence company seeks uniquely qualified Sales Representatives to join our team and build our client-base and sales revenues. These positions require unparalleled initiative, creativity and vision to help shape what will be nothing less than a transformation of the world of financial services information. Our well-funded startup has been operating in stealth mode, plans a limited commercial release to a select group of Institutional Investors in Q3 2006, and will launch a full-scale commercial release YE 2006. Our innovative service has already provided unique information that enabled Beta customers to make profitable trading decisions. To help launch our service and rapidly build a solid client-base, we seek exceptionally bright, productive go-getters who are good at consultative selling. Ideal candidates will have experience selling innovative solutions (e.g., StreetEvents, Multex, etc.) to the Institutional Investor marketplace, especially Hedge Funds. Due to the nature of our product, these critical sales roles require a consultative sales approach and extensive product and domain knowledge in the Capital Markets arena. Successful candidates must be producers who have the ability to influence the growth of our business by helping us build customer relationships and generate sales. An extensive network of contacts on Wall Street and within the Hedge Fund community is desirable but not mandatory. Specific responsibilities will include: Closing sales New business development Generating leads by identifying and qualifying new prospects Developing and delivering product presentations and demos Assessing customer needs/issues and articulating how our solution can solve those needs/issues Representing products that require deep domain and product knowledge Managing pre-sales resources Developing and maintaining formal account plans Sales management, including forecasting and pipeline development and reporting for management review Negotiating contracts Qualifications: Experience selling technology-based services directly to traders and portfolio managers, not CIOs and IT departments Demonstrable expertise in consultative selling to Institutional Investors 5+ years experience in direct selling of innovative solutions to a range of Institutional Investors A documented track record of consistently exceeding quota and closing multiple mid- to high five-figure and low six-figure transactions Experience selling specialized, complex technical products and/or services Most of all, we seek producers. These positions require team players that are outgoing, aggressive but not overbearing, and competent in selling leading-edge solutions to Institutional Investors. These are direct sales, quota-carrying positions offering competitive base salary, sales commissions, stock options, an extensive benefits package (health, vision, dental, 401K), and the potential for cash bonuses. These positions are based at our corporate headquarters in New York City and require limited travel. The right candidates will have strong credentials and work experience with the references to back them up. About Us Our small, but rapidly growing company is leveraging leading-edge technologies and data to create innovative financial intelligence solutions. Lead by highly reputable Wall Street and technology veterans with proven track records of entrepreneurial success, our well-funded start-up leverages advanced intelligence technologies to find tradable information on the web and provide our clients with this information before it becomes news. Our service enables our Institutional Investor clients to access, analyze and monetize information gleaned from the internet in a manner previously unthinkable. Our dynamic team shares the enthusiasm and drive to do something truly innovative and is backed with our own personal funds, strategic angel investors, a Tier 1 bi-coastal VC and the family office of one of the most famous and successful hedge fund managers on the planet. (Comment on this)
Wednesday, May 31st, 2006
1:44 pm	Java Interface Developer We are searching for an exceptional web developer with 4-6 years experience. The successful candidate will have a passion for programming and a proven track record of producing clean code in Java, HTML, DHTML, AJAX, PHP, Ruby, Python, and C/C++ on Linux (or other UNIX). Knowledge of blogs and RSS/ATOM feeds a must. Exposure to the financial services industry a big plus. Exposure to and comfort with multiple development methodologies such as RAD, Extreme or Agile are pluses. This is a KEY position in our organization, and the right hire will be given enormous responsibility, the opportunity to work alongside industry gurus, and upside equity participation. Job Requirements: * Passion for programming and willingness to learn new languages * 4+ years web development experience in several languages including Java, HTML, DHTML * Experience with User Interface development * Working knowledge of development methodologies and comfort with RAD * Knowledge of blogs and high familiarity with RSS/ATOM feeds * Entrepreneurial spirit and willingness to work in an exciting and fast-paced environment * Strong communication and organization skills * Exposure to the financial services industry a plus This key full-time position at our Manhattan headquarters offers the right candidate base salary, bonus, equity, benefits and 401K. To learn or more apply, visit www.technologyrockstars.com (Comment on this)
1:44 pm	Front-End HTML Developer/Analyst/Designer The Front-End HTML Developer is an analytic problem solver that can synthesize user feedback and business requirements into intuitive web page layout and specifications for financial services "information awareness" applications. The Front-End HTML Developer will be responsible for the strategic design and the front-end implementation of projects and works as part of a high performance team in a highly collaborative interdisciplinary environment: * Conceptualize and implement interaction design concepts; * Prototype applications on paper, HTML, Photoshop or PowerPoint; * Gather and analyze user requirements; translate requirements into Site maps, page flows, story boards and presentation specifications; * Responsible for rapid prototyping and final front - end development; * Works closely with development team and lead product visionary; * Responsible for code reviews, template generation, coding and front - end development; (Java Script, AJAX, DHTML, HTML) * Provides technical feasibility analysis to the team; * Refine Functional Requirements; * 4+ years of development experience * Ability to hand code HTML Our core development team is based in NYC, and this position must be on site in our Manhattan headquarters. Important members are also located in China and South America, so experience working with remote teammates is a positive. The selected applicant must work onsite at our downtown Manhattan headquarters. This is a 3 month contract-to-hire position and offers the right candidate base salary, bonus, equity, benefits, 401K, and the opportunity to be part of a team that will change the world of institutional investing. To learn or more apply, visit www.technologyrockstars.com (Comment on this)
1:43 pm	System Analyst/Administrator Minimum 3 year + experience working in either Linux or UNIX; must have strong experience and knowledge of shell scripting and Perl programming skill; experience with MySQL, Open LDAP, and JBoss; experience working in a production Web applications environment; experience with troubleshooting hardware; ability and motivation to learn new technologies quickly; effective communication skills and the ability to interact professionally with a diverse group of vendors and staff; ability to work productively in teams; good problem solver; Duties and Responsibilities: * Maintains data files and monitors system configuration to ensure data integrit * Performs systems level troubleshooting and maintenance for required server application * Performs server software installations, upgrades and maintenance for both production and QA system * Staff training and support * Research and troubleshooting * Database supervision * Routine LAN/WAN network administration, maintenance, documentation, and application licensing * Develops and maintains policies and procedures as related to server. * Perform 24 by 7 Phone Support This full-time position at our downtown Manhattan headquarters offers the right candidate base salary, bonus, equity, benefits, 401K, and great career growth opportunities in addition to being part of a team that will change the world of institutional investing. To learn or more apply, visit www.technologyrockstars.com (Comment on this)
1:43 pm	In-house Help Desk/User Support We seek an exceptional individual to provide general IT support (desktop, network, system) for our team in downtown Manhattan. This entry-level position will offer the right candidate several career paths, including the opportunity to grow our in-house IT organization and/or learn advanced systems support skills from our product system support team. The ideal candidate is personable, energetic, motivated, and a fast learner. Additional requirements include: * Experience working with Windows XP and associated tools * Good understanding of wired and wireless networks, including configuration, security, and troubleshooting * Familiarity with MS office suites, web browsers and email packages * Excellent communication skills * Excellent analytical and problem solving skills * Strong multi-tasking and project manage skills * Ability to explain complicated tasks in clear terms and work with both technically-savvy and technically-illiterate users to solve problems * Enthusiasm, initiative and drive * A team player who is also self-sufficient Basic IT support responsibilities will include: * staff training and support * diagnosing and resolving user hardware, software, and network problems * software, hardware, network and Internet installation, maintenance, and troubleshooting * email setup, support, maintenance, and troubleshooting * developing and maintaining in-house IT policies and procedures (e.g., servers , desktops, security, naming conventions) * performing backups of staff computers and of the server if required * adding and deleting new network users * making sure that virus protection software is up-to-date, and cleaning any viruses that infect staff computers * training and assisting staff in using hardware and software efficiently * troubleshooting any routine problems that staff cannot fix on their own, such as a problem with the printer or a computer that freezes repeatedly * Setting up and maintaining an internal, shared company blog/website This full-time position at our downtown Manhattan headquarters offers the right candidate base salary, bonus, equity, benefits, 401K, and great career growth opportunities in addition to being part of a team that will change the world of institutional investing. To learn or more apply, visit www.technologyrockstars.com (Comment on this)
1:41 pm	Quality Assurance Tester We are looking for an intelligent, inventive QA Engineer to join our team and ensure that our solutions meet the sophisticated demands of investment professionals. This key hire will report directly to the Director of Quality Assurance, must be local to New York City, and will be responsible for the following: * Working closely with product managers and software developers to understand product requirements and use cases to deliver high quality software for production release * Generating test plans and test cases for the web-based product * Reviewing product specifications * Testing and certifying new code * Maintaining a bug/issue tracking database * Building and maintaining automated testing tools * Implementing automated testing framework * Communicating project readiness to the team * Performing ad-hoc and regression of multiple components of the system under aggressive release schedules The ideal candidate should have some development experience and must have incredible attention to detail and experience working with a range of testing methodologies and tools. Experience in financial services or intelligence a plus. This key full-time position at our Manhattan headquarters offers the right candidate base salary, bonus, equity, benefits and 401K. To learn or more apply, visit www.technologyrockstars.com (Comment on this)
Wednesday, February 8th, 2006
10:55 am	Sr. Quality Assurance QA Engineer / Specialist Our small but rapidly growing company is leveraging bleeding-edge technologies and data to create innovative financial intelligence solutions. Our dynamic well-funded start-up is lead by proven, highly reputable technology and finance veterans and has been operating in stealth-mode while exploring how to tap powerful intelligence technologies for the investment community. We seek a highly-skilled, inventive QA Engineer to join our team and build our QA infrastructure from the ground up to ensure that our solutions meet the sophisticated demands of investment professionals. This key hire will report directly to the CTO, must be local to New York City, and will be responsible for the following: - Working closely with product managers and software developers to understand product requirements and use cases to deliver high quality software for production release - Generating test plans and test cases for the web-based product - Reviewing product specifications - Testing and certifying new code - Maintaining a bug/issue tracking database - Building and maintaining automated testing tools - Implementing automated testing framework - Communicating project readiness to the team - Performing ad-hoc and regression of multiple components of the system under aggressive release schedules The ideal candidate will have some development experience and must have excellent communications skills, incredible attention to detail and experience working with a range of testing methodologies and tools. Experience in financial services and with real-time data is major pluses. This key full-time position at our Manhattan headquarters offers the right candidate base salary, bonus, equity, benefits, 401K, and the opportunity to be part of a team that will change the world of institutional investing. We have several open positions on our *stealth* website www.technologyrockstars.com. (Comment on this)
10:54 am	Experienced Java Developers and Architects needed Our small, but rapidly growing start-up is leveraging bleeding-edge technologies and data to create innovative financial intelligence solutions. Our dynamic well-funded start-up is lead by proven, highly reputable technology and finance veterans and has been operating in stealth-mode while exploring how to tap powerful intelligence technologies to harvest innovative internet data for the investment community. We work with a range of technologies and follow an aggressive, fast-paced release schedule. We are expanding our in-house development team and seek exceptional Java developers, architects, and software engineers. Developers must have excellent Java web application programming skills; be energetic, motivated and fast learners; and have excellent working habits and the drive to succeed in a highly intelligent and productive environment. Experience with real-time and financial services applications and knowledge of AJAX, Blogs, RSS, LISP, PROLOG, Allegro, genetic programming and neural nets, artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning, 64-bit processing, and Autonomy IDOL Server are major pluses, as are proven application architecture and OO application development experience and a strong understanding of software development methodologies. Though our core development team is based in NYC, important members are also located in China and South America, so experience working with off-shore teammates is also valuable. These are key positions as part of a small, highly entrepreneurial and effective team. Candidates will possess: • 4+ years of Java development experience • Insatiable curiosity and exceptional intelligence • Experience with a wide range of languages including Java • Comfort with open-source and packaged software/tools • Exposure to Wall Street systems and/or development environments • Understanding of a range of development methodologies including Agile and XP • Interest in RSS, Blogs and other semi-structured datasets Preferred senior developer candidates will also have: • Experience with Linux, Apache, and high volume mail server operation • Expert understanding of object oriented design • Advanced knowledge of PHP 5 • Experience with N-Tier Architecture • Strong DBA skills including stored procedures • Experience with both MySQL and MS SQL Server • Love of open source development and standards-based development • International experience is a plus • Strong communication skills • Able to multi-task and project manage well These key full-time positions at our Manhattan headquarters offer base salary, bonus, equity, benefits, 401K, and the opportunity to be part of a team that will change the world of institutional investing. We have several open positions on our *stealth* website www.technologyrockstars.com. (Comment on this)
10:54 am	Sr. Quality Assurance QA Engineer / Specialist Our small but rapidly growing company is leveraging bleeding-edge technologies and data to create innovative financial intelligence solutions. Our dynamic well-funded start-up is lead by proven, highly reputable technology and finance veterans and has been operating in stealth-mode while exploring how to tap powerful intelligence technologies for the investment community. We seek a highly-skilled, inventive QA Engineer to join our team and ensure that our solutions meet the sophisticated demands of investment professionals. This key hire will report directly to the CTO, must be local to New York City, and will be responsible for the following: - Working closely with product managers and software developers to understand product requirements and use cases to deliver high quality software for production release - Generating test plans and test cases for the web-based product - Reviewing product specifications - Testing and certifying new code - Maintaining a bug/issue tracking database - Building and maintaining automated testing tools - Implementing automated testing framework - Communicating project readiness to the team - Performing ad-hoc and regression of multiple components of the system under aggressive release schedules The ideal candidate will have some development experience and must have excellent communications skills, incredible attention to detail and experience working with a range of testing methodologies and tools. Experience in financial services and with real-time data is major pluses. This key full-time position at our Manhattan headquarters offers the right candidate base salary, bonus, equity, benefits, 401K, and the opportunity to be part of a team that will change the world of institutional investing. We have several open positions on our *stealth* website www.technologyrockstars.com. (Comment on this)
10:54 am	Senior Java Architect / Developer We are an innovative technology company that has discovered a way to leverage bleeding-edge technologies to substantially improve the investment process. We are expanding our in-house development team and seek an exceptional senior java developer with proven application architecture and OO application development experience. The ideal candidate must have excellent Java web application programming skills and a strong understanding of software development methodologies. Knowledge of Autonomy IDOL Server, AJAX, Blogs, RSS, and experience with financial services and real-time applications are major pluses. You must be energetic, motivated and a fast learner and have excellent working habits and the drive to succeed in a highly intelligent and productive environment. The ideal candidate will possess: • Insatiable curiosity and exceptional intelligence • Experience with a wide range of languages including Java • Comfort with open-source and packaged software/tools • Understanding of a range of development methodologies including Agile and XP • Interest in RSS, Blogs and other semi-structured datasets This is a key position as part of a small, highly entrepreneurial and effective team. Preferred candidates will possess: • Experience with Linux, Apache, and high volume mail server operation • Expert understanding of object oriented design • Advanced knowledge of PHP 5 • Experience with N-Tier Architecture • Strong DBA skills including stored procedures • Experience with both MySQL and MS SQL Server • Love of open source development and standards-based development • International experience is a plus • Strong communication skills • Able to multi-task and project manage well This key full-time position at our Manhattan headquarters offers the right candidate base salary, bonus, equity, benefits, 401K, and the opportunity to be part of a team that will change the world of institutional investing. We have several open positions on our *stealth* website www.technologyrockstars.com. (Comment on this)
10:53 am	Financial Services/Real-time Java Developer Our small, but rapidly growing company is leveraging bleeding-edge technologies and data to create innovative financial intelligence solutions. Our dynamic well-funded start-up is lead by proven, highly reputable technology and finance veterans and has been operating in stealth-mode while exploring how to tap powerful intelligence technologies for the investment community. We seek an exceptional Java developer with experience with real-time and financial service applications. We work with a range of technologies and follow an aggressive, fast-paced release schedule. The ideal candidate is energetic, motivated and a fast learner. Comfort with technology, the Internet, real-time processing and financial services are a must. Though our core development team is based in NYC, important members are also located in China and South America, so experience working with off-shore teammates is valuable. The ideal developer must have excellent Java web application programming skills and experience with real-time and financial services applications. Knowledge of AJAX, Blogs, and RSS are major pluses. The ideal candidate will also possess: • Insatiable curiosity and exceptional intelligence • Experience with a wide range of languages including Java • Comfort with open-source and packaged software/tools • Exposure to Wall Street systems and/or development environments • Understanding of a range of development methodologies including Agile and XP • Interest in RSS, Blogs and other semi-structured datasets This key full-time position at our Manhattan headquarters offers the right candidate base salary, bonus, equity, benefits, 401K, and the opportunity to be part of a team that will change the world of institutional investing. We have several open positions on our *stealth* website www.technologyrockstars.com. (Comment on this)
10:52 am	Database Developer Software Engineer Our small, but rapidly growing company is leveraging bleeding-edge technologies and data to create innovative financial intelligence solutions. Our dynamic well-funded start-up is lead by proven, highly reputable technology and finance veterans and has been operating in stealth-mode while exploring how to tap powerful intelligence technologies for the investment community. We are looking for an exceptional developer with a strong understanding of relational databases, SQL and data warehousing techniques. The environment will include MS-SQL, mySQL, and API calls to a next generation data repository. Responsibilities will include: • writing SQL server stored procedures, triggers, functions, views, and other database objects; and • identifying key performance metrics and developing reports and functionality for measuring performance. • Exposure to Java or reporting tools such as JReport, SQL-Server Reporting or Crystal Reports is a plus, as is experience with financial services. Though this position does NOT involve Access, Database Administration, Sybase, or Oracle, such experience could be helpful. This key full-time position at our Manhattan headquarters offers the right candidate base salary, bonus, equity, benefits and 401K. (Comment on this)
Tuesday, January 24th, 2006
12:27 pm	Financial System Product Manager Position We seek an exceptional Product Manager for our flagship product. This strategic position will be responsible for identifying, defining and launching new services and features for our institutional investor client-base. More specifically, the PM will be responsible for: * Identifying user needs and trends through market and competitive analysis, analysis of feedback and usability reporting * Communicating product vision and strategy to peers and senior management * Developing and applying project strategy to new and existing products * Providing leadership and coaching to other functional groups * Owning the product from concept to commercialization The desired candidate must be an imaginative and creative thinker with strong interpersonal skills to effectively work with the entire organization in addition to interacting with clients and outside experts while defining and coordinating product feature implementation. Prior experience in product management with a focus on Financial Services is prized, as is a desire to work in a results-oriented, fast-paced environment. The ideal candidate will have a strong track-record of success leading cross-functional groups through the product definition and launch process, and possess the following: * Prior strategic planning and product management experience in a web-based environment * Experience assembling product requirements from multiple sources (e.g. research, usability, consumer feedback, competitive assessment) and communicating requirements to product designers and developers * History of successfully guiding products through the lifecycle from conception to launch to evaluation * Experience with financial services systems and consumers * Solid technical foundation with exposure to unstructured data, RSS and web applications and familiarity with the various technologies behind building web-based applications * Experience authoring Product Requirements Documents * Strong organizational skills and attention to detail Imagination, creativity, and an enjoyment of problem solving In-depth knowledge of modern development methodologies * Entrepreneurial spirit and enthusiasm for: o joining a hard-working team that is dedicated to building the next great Internet company o becoming part of the core team and working closely with the company founders o working at a young, fast-paced, well-funded company o receiving not just salary and benefits, but significant equity (stock options) * Resides in New York City or surrounding area This key full-time position at our Manhattan headquarters offers the right candidate base salary, bonus, equity, benefits and 401K. To learn or more apply, visit www.technologyrockstars.com (Comment on this)
12:26 pm	Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Scientist / Software Engineer Position We are seeking an Artificial Intelligence scientist / software engineer with expertise using machine learning to extract information from unstructured data. This critical role will be responsible for research, design, prototyping, and support of intelligent information processing applications across a broad range of AI technologies, including data mining, natural language processing, machine learning and intelligent systems, and information semantics. The ideal candidates will have the following: * Strong AI and development skills * Deep skills in Data Mining, including statistical classification models, clustering, time series data, handling huge data sets, etc. * Proven ability leading technical project teams and translating customer requirements into innovative technical solutions * Advanced degree in Computer Science, AI, Machine Learning, Statistics, Mathematics or related field (Ph.D. is preferred) * At least 5 years experience in a non-academic environment * Programming ability is highly desirable: C++, Java, Perl, Unix/Linux, and Windows * Intelligence or financial services experience a plus, as is previous security clearance This key full-time position at our Manhattan headquarters offers the right candidate base salary, bonus, equity, benefits and 401K. To learn or more apply, visit www.technologyrockstars.com (Comment on this)
12:26 pm	Natural Language Processing and Sentiment Extraction Scientist / Software Engineer Position We are looking for an individual who excels at developing algorithms and heuristics for natural language processing, data mining, statistically based information retrieval, ontologies/taxonomies, and symbolic AI. Beyond being an innovative thinker, the ideal candidate will have proven expertise in rapidly translating their ideas into production. This key hire must meet the following requirements * Advanced degree in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Information Science, Statistics or related field (Ph.D. preferred) * Experience developing next-generation prototypes and products for leading organizations (e.g., TREC, DARPA, ARDA, and other R&D organizations) * Proven ability to rapidly translate theory into solutions for production use * Intelligence or financial services experience a plus, as is previous security clearance This key full-time position at our Manhattan headquarters offers the right candidate base salary, bonus, equity, benefits and 401K. To learn or more apply, visit www.technologyrockstars.com (Comment on this)
12:25 pm	Quality Assurance Engineer / Specialist Position We are looking for an intelligent, inventive QA Engineer to join our team and ensure that our solutions meet the sophisticated demands of investment professionals. This key hire will report directly to the CTO, must be local to New York City, and will be responsible for the following: * Working closely with product managers and software developers to understand product requirements and use cases to deliver high quality software for production release * Generating test plans and test cases for the web-based product * Reviewing product specifications * Testing and certifying new code * Maintaining a bug/issue tracking database * Building and maintaining automated testing tools * Implementing automated testing framework * Communicating project readiness to the team * Performing ad-hoc and regression of multiple components of the system under aggressive release schedules The ideal candidate should have some development experience and must have incredible attention to detail and experience working with a range of testing methodologies and tools. Experience in financial services or intelligence a plus. This key full-time position at our Manhattan headquarters offers the right candidate base salary, bonus, equity, benefits and 401K. To learn or more apply, visit www.technologyrockstars.com (Comment on this)
12:24 pm	Junior Java / AJAX Developer Position We are searching for an exceptional web developer with 4-6 years experience. The successful candidate will have a passion for programming and a proven track record of producing clean code in Java, AJAX, PHP, Ruby, Python, and C/C++ on Linux (or other UNIX). Knowledge of blogs and RSS/ATOM feeds a must. Exposure to the financial services industry a big plus. Exposure to multiple development methodologies such as Extreme or Agile is a plus. This is a KEY position in our organization, and the right hire will be given enormous responsibility, the opportunity to work alongside industry gurus, and upside equity participation. Job Requirements: * Passion for programming and willingness to learn new languages * 4-6 years web development experience in several languages including Java * Working knowledge of development methodologies * Knowledge of blogs and high familiarity with RSS/ATOM feeds * Entrepreneurial spirit and willingness to work in an exciting and fast-paced environment * Strong communication and organization skills * Exposure to the financial services industry a plus This key full-time position at our Manhattan headquarters offers the right candidate base salary, bonus, equity, benefits and 401K. To learn or more apply, visit www.technologyrockstars.com (Comment on this)
12:24 pm	Database Developer/Software Engineer We are looking for a developer with a strong understanding of relational databases, SQL and data warehousing techniques. The environment will include MS-SQL, mySQL, and API calls to a next generation data repository. Responsibilities will include: * writing SQL server stored procedures, triggers, functions, views, and other database objects; and * identifying key performance metrics and developing reports and functionality for measuring performance. Exposure to Java or reporting tools such as JReport, SQL-Server Reporting or Crystal Reports is a plus, as is experience with financial services. Though this position does NOT involve Access, Database Administration, Sybase, or Oracle, such experience could be helpful. This key full-time position at our Manhattan headquarters offers the right candidate base salary, bonus, equity, benefits and 401K. To learn or more apply, visit www.technologyrockstars.com (Comment on this)
12:22 pm	Senior Java / Web Systems Developer We are looking for an exceptional senior developer with knowledge of AJAX, Blogs, RSS and Financial Services to join our high performance team. The ideal candidate will possess: * Insatiable curiosity and exceptional intelligence * Experience with a wide range of languages including Java * Comfort with open-source and packaged software/tools * Exposure to Wall Street systems and/or development environments * Understanding of a range of development methodologies including Agile and XP * Interest in RSS, Blogs and other semi-structured datasets This is a key position as part of a small, highly entrepreneurial and effective team * Experience with Linux, Apache, and high volume mail server operation * Expert understanding of object oriented design * Advanced knowledge of PHP 5 * Experience with N-Tier Architecture * Strong DBA skills including stored procedures * Experience with both MySQL and MS SQL Server * Love of open source development and standards-based development * International experience is a plus * Strong communication skills * Able to multi-task and project manage well The ideal candidate is energetic, motivated and a fast learner. Comfort with technology and the internet is a must. This key full-time position at our Manhattan headquarters offers the right candidate base salary, bonus, equity, benefits and 401K. To learn or more apply, visit www.technologyrockstars.com (Comment on this)
12:16 pm	Software Project Manager Position We are seeking a highly organized individual who is ready to take on enormous responsibility as part of an exceptional development team. The desired Project Manager must have strong interpersonal skills to effectively work with the entire organization and outside experts while coordinating and implementing new software features. The ideal candidate will have demonstrated expertise managing software projects using a variety of tools and be proficient in: * Project plan development and execution * Threat analysis * Gantt and PERT charting * Developing requirements documentation * Creating prototypes and mock-ups * Using bug tracking tools, MS Project, Visio, and MS Office Understanding of software development and related methodologies is a must. Experience in Financial Services is a bonus. This key full-time position at our Manhattan headquarters offers the right candidate base salary, bonus, equity, benefits and 401K. To learn or more apply, visit www.technologyrockstars.com (Comment on this)