Position
Senior Software Engineer
Full Time Employee
Location
Orlando, FL
Description
This position will work as a member of the Software Engineering team to develop and maintain all parts of the Pentaho Open Source Business Intelligence software suite. Qualified individuals must have a solid background in the fundamentals of computer science, and some background in distributed computing, large scale data processing, performance tuning and user interface design. The successful candidate will work with architects, product management, usability, quality, documentation, and the open source community to enhance and advance all portions of the Pentaho software suite.
Primary Responsibilities:
Develop and test Java software components and classes as part of the Engineering Team using the Scrum development process
Develop and test efficient and intuitive user interfaces in SWT, Swing and HTML/CSS/Javascript
Assist the technical support team in the isolation and resolution of customer issues
Author developer documentation and participate in the development of end-user documentation
Mentor and advise junior team members
Communicate effectively with technical and non-technical members of the project team
Support consultants, partners, and the open source community
Simultaneously handle multiple tasks and projects
Required Qualifications:
Professional experience in troubleshooting, maintaining, or developing data-driven applications connected to relations databases, XML sources, web services, flat file, and big data driven backend system.
5+ Years experience in Java Object Oriented Programming experience
Experience with SQL and an understanding of relational databases and architecture
Experience with scalability analysis and performance monitoring and measuring techniques
Experience with CSS, HTML and JavaScript in a multi-browser environment
Experience with UI technologies (Dojo, GWT, etc.)
Experience with web service technologies (REST, JAX-WS, etc.)
Experience with Windows and Unix/Linux
Experience with software development best practices and design patterns
Experience with build related tools such as Ant, Ivy, and/or Maven
Experience with testing frameworks such as JUnit and Cactus
Must be able to quickly understand technical and business requirements and be able to translate into technical implementation
4-year University degree or equivalent in Computer Science or related field
Reliable, self-motivated, and focused on high quality delivery of work products
Skilled in navigating the dynamics of working as part of a team
Excellent written and verbal communication skills in a team environment
Desired Qualifications:
Knowledge of Business Intelligence concepts including ETL, OLAP, and Reporting
Experience with application servers such as Apache Tomcat, JBoss, IBM WebSphere, and/or BEA WebLogic
Experience with RDBMS systems such as MySQL, PostgreSQL, HSQLDB, and/or Oracle, SQL Server
Experience with ORM tools such as Hibernate
Understanding of agile or other iterative software development methodologies
Company
Pentaho has established itself as the clear leader in commercial open source
business intelligence and is growing its bookings, customer base, and team
rapidly in a challenging economy. Because Pentaho's commercial open source model
provides a lower-cost alternative for enterprise-class BI, Pentaho is getting
attention from leading analyst firms like Gartner, and racking up public wins
over traditional players like Business Objects (SAP), Cognos (IBM),
Microstrategy, Hyperion (Oracle), QlikTech, Informatica and Microsoft. With an
experienced team of BI and open source veterans, Pentaho is well-positioned for
continued growth in the BI market, with presence in North America, Europe, Asia
Pacific and Latin America, supplemented by a Global Reseller network. Finally,
Pentaho is a fast-moving, fun start-up where employees at all levels and in all
departments can make a difference, develop new skills, and enjoy the pace and
excitement of disrupting a major enterprise software market by delivering
better value for customers.
We offer a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package which
includes medical and dental coverage, life insurance, and 401 (K) plan.
Please forward cover letter, resume and salary requirements to
resumes@pentaho.com
