Monday, May 09, 2011

DigitalGlobe - Senior Software Engineer

Company Info DigitalGlobe, Inc. is a profitable, fast growing technology company. We operate a highly sophisticated commercial earth-imaging satellite constellation enabling us to amass the largest database of high resolution imagery in the world. Our systems manage massive scale storage and processing of this data in order to provide imagery solutions to companies like Google, Microsoft, Garmin, Tele Atlas & Bushnell. In addition, our information quality meets the rigorous Defense & Intelligence standards for the US government and governments around the world.

Position Summary Ever wonder what it means to work with petabytes of data coming from satellites orbiting the earth and processing them across servers distributed throughout the world in real-time?

Simply put, DigitalGlobe engineers make computers do amazing things. Populated by extraordinarily innovative, creative, motivated and talented people, our engineering team gets excited by developing products that really make a difference and are used by millions of people. We're driven by DigitalGlobe*s mission to be the world leader in geospatial content which means some of the most interesting and challenging problems. If you seek to tackle such challenges as building a highly scalable computing infrastructure, novel storage systems, innovative user experiences or the next Geospatial Cloud that will change the world, then this might be a perfect fit for you.

We currently have an opening for a senior software engineer to join an innovative start-up division of an established technology company. Based out of our Longmont, CO office, this is a unique and highly technical role, requiring strong initiative, platform leadership and product to market experience in delivering a leading-edge platform solution. Requirements
•Coding rock star - lives and breathes code
•Extensive experience programming in Java
Extensive experience with
•Unix/Linux
•Java frameworks (Spring, Hibernate)
•Web Services (SOAP, REST)
•Apache / Tomcat / Axis Toolkit
•Databases (Postgres, Oracle)
•Back-end Java
Experience with (nice to have)
•Building online mapping services and applications
•Cloud Computing Infrastructure
•SaaS
•Practical Agile development lifecycle experience
•Enthusiasm for solving interesting problems.
•Experience building and releasing hosted products in competitive landscapes
•Proven start-up experience in complex engineering environments
•Strong verbal, written, and organizational skills
•Self started with the ability to multitask
•The ability to perform in a dynamic and *process-improving* environment.
•Ability to work in a team environment
•BS or MS in Computer Science or equivalent (PhD a plus).
•Unable to sponsor H1B Visa's at this time.
Knowledge and Skills
•Excellent track record with premier, market-leading companies. Experience in a technology or scientific company desired.
•Strong client focus, business acumen and results orientation; both a strategic thinker and able to execute tactics.
•Ability to work in an unstructured environment to strategically set and achieve organizational goals
Compensation Our compensation package includes: competitive base salary; annual incentive plan with payouts based on results; choice of medical plan; dental, life and disability insurance; employee assistance program; flexible spending accounts; a 401(K) plan with a competitive company match; tuition reimbursement; 12 paid holidays and 4 weeks paid time off.

DigitalGlobe is an Equal Opportunity Employer.