IT MindFinders is conducting a search for a Software Developer on behalf of our client located in downtown Vancouver.  Our client is a leading global software provider with a 25+ year history of successful innovation in information management software. With over 2,500 customers worldwide, the company is continuing a global expansion strategy that includes the launch of its new enterprise software and continued enhancement of their existing product line. With offices in Tokyo, Palo Alto, New York, London, and Vancouver, our client requires motivated, results-oriented people to join their dynamic world-class team. They offer an excellent, supportive working environment, and competitive remuneration.

As part of the Research and Development team, the Software Developer will work very closely with the Product Management and QA teams to deliver products, on time and to consistently high quality standards.

You will constantly be applying your excellent software analysis, design and creative problem solving skills along with your superior understanding and implementation of software development processes. If you like working in a fast paced, “Agile” environment, with dedicated, highly skilled fellow team-players, then this may be the role for you!

Responsibilities:

• Design and develop new software products and subsystems in collaboration with the development team and as assigned by the development lead.
• Write code in a variety of languages.
• Research and experiment with new technologies and share your discoveries with the team.
• Adapt to a variety of operating systems and development technologies.
• Collaborate with the product, program management and engineering teams to clarify requirements.
• Partner with QA throughout the development process and quickly respond to and fix bugs and errors identified by QA.
• Prepare accurate documentation throughout the project.
• Participate in project meetings throughout the development lifecycle, provide insightful input and ideas, and effectively communicate project status and challenges.
• Mentor junior team members..

Required Skills:

• Must have:
•  solid experience with Java
•  strong knowledge of XML, DOM and related technologies.
•  experience applying software engineering principals and object oriented design.
• J2EE, JSP, Struts, JavaBeans
• Ability to learn new programming languages.
• Should have experience with:
•  JavaScript, Python or other scripting languages
•  Content Management Systems.
• bug tracking and source code control systems.
• Experience with some of the following technologies:
• DITA, DocBook
• XSLT, XML Schema/DTDs, XPath, AX, SOAP, Unicode, Internationalization, Localization
• HTML, CSS, AJAX 
• Excellent English communication skills, both verbal and written.

Required Experience:

• Computer Science degree or diploma or equivalent experience and/or obvious talent.
• For Junior/Intermediate position 1 to 7 years experience in a commercial oftware development environment.
• For Senior position 8+ years experience in a commercial software development environment.