Senior Swing GUI Developer

As a member of the Ingenuity Application Development team, you will be responsible for the design and implementation of the user interface of high-availability, high-volume, web-based scientific applications. The development environment is fast-paced with numerous iterative cycles. You will join a growing team committed to developing user-centered applications that enables life science researchers to gain novel insights in shorter period of time than previously possible.  You will also have the opportunity to work on development teams that create enterprise knowledge management applications.

 

This challenging position will require a self-starter who can effectively work on multiple projects simultaneously, meet aggressive deadlines, and thrives in a dynamic environment. You will work closely with usability engineers, interaction designers, visual designers, software engineers, marketers, and product managers.

 

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

*  Developing easy-to-use, high performance Java Swing application for serving dynamic scientific content that is very rich in graphics

*  Applying user interface design principles

*  Evaluating and prototyping emerging UI development technologies

*  Designing and developing graphics rich applications with limited or no direct supervision

 

 Position Skillset Requirements

 

*  At least 5+ years experience in highly responsive Java Swing based web application development

*  OO Analysis and Design, Design patterns, ability to pick up existing code quickly

*  Experience with Unit Testing and Performance tuning SWING applications

*  Strong analytical ability and problem solving skills

*  Implement high performance rich client user interfaces developed in SWING

*  Experience with SWING UI frameworks, GUI development standards

*  5+ years experience with a variety of OSs such as Windows, Macs, Solaris and Linux

*  5+ years experience with industry-standard software development methodologies

*  Bachelor of Science or Master of Science in Computer Science or equiv.

*  Excellent written and oral communication skills, with a particular emphasis on the ability to communicate to non-technical personnel

*  Flexible and works well as part of a fast-paced interdisciplinary product development team

 

 

 

*Skills & Experience Desired

 

*  5+ years experience with industry-standard software development methodologies, e.g. Agile development methodologies

*  Background or experience in user interface development and/or human computer interaction

*  Development experience of highly scalable web applications is a big plus

*  Experience working with a Unix environment, CVS, and bug tracking tools

 BENEFITS:Health InsuranceBlue Cross Prudent Buyer PPOBlue Cross California Care HMOKaiser Permanente HMODental Plan thru Mutual of Omaha PPOVision Service PlanPaid Family LeaveLife Insurance and A D & D insurance and more.