Meritide Hiring Developer

Meritide, the company I joined back in May, is looking to hire another developer and I thought I'd mention it to the readers here. We're looking for someone who, when thrown into the technical ocean, not only swims, but fashions a raft from nearby kelp and builds a small resort on a desert island.

The job is basically doing the same things I'm doing there. In general, I'm working on 3 or 4 projects at any given time, juggling between them according to project timelines and priorities. Some projects I'm the only developer and on others I'm one of a few. I do the client contact to determine what needs to be built, build it, test it and deliver it.

The technical skills that would make for a fit are across the board. The more of them you're comfortable with, the better fit you'll be. Since Meritide does genuine solution-based consulting, a broad technical and problem solving background with a geeky bent to your personal interests will be best. Because the landscape changes quickly, the technologies may change, but 6 months from now the ability to solve a technical problem quickly is really the skill they're after.

My current projects involve the following technologies:

• Programming languages: PHP, VB.NET, C#, Perl, XSLT, Javascript, Java
• Database- SQLServer, Progress, MySQL, etc.
• Techniques and methods - web services, AJAX, Pocket .NET
• Other tools - Subversion (SVN), Apache, IIS, VMWare, Flash

The dress code is reasonable. It's casual when you'll be at your desk all day and dressed up a bit when going onsite. There are lots of opportunities to learn new technologies and they're good about making tools and equipment available. Workstation is a laptop (under your full control) with an additional LCD monitor.

The benefits are better than average and there are plenty of perks, but this isn't a dotcom startup. We're building real bread-n-butter solutions here. The office is located in New Brighton, north of St. Paul, MN at 35E and County Road D. Parking is free. Schedule is relatively flexible, but driven by client requirements.

If you're interested or have any questions email me I'll forward it along. Include your resume if you want to throw your hat in the ring.