Thursday, June 28, 2012

Job opening - Analyst Programmer at Abcam, Inc. (Cambridge, MA)

Anaylyst Programmer



Abcam is a rapidly growing business, specialising in the production and sale of antibodies and related products. We are a web-based business, with offices in Cambridge and Bristol, UK; Cambridge, MA; Eugene, OR; San Francisco, CA; Tokyo, Japan and Hangzhou and Hong Kong, China.


We have an exciting development position in our Cambridge, MA office!!


Abcam's development team builds complex web-based business applications using a variety of programming techniques and concepts including Ajax, web services, frameworks (MVC), DSDM/SCRUM (agile project management) and OOP. Code is written in .NET(C# MVC), SQL and Coldfusion. Our web infrastructure includes clustered web servers, redundant databases and load balancers - all at the hub of a global content delivery network. The bespoke Abcam intranet is used every hour of the day by our five worldwide offices with new functionality added daily to adapt to! changing business needs.


We are looking for a programmer with one to two years of commercial experience to join the Application Development Team. In the role you will work on your own or in a dedicated team of developers working to deliver a suite of bespoke information systems to support Abcam's development and growth.


This is an excellent opportunity to work in a proactive environment with great opportunities for knowledge and skills development. Prior experience with .NET(C#), SQL, HTML, JavaScript, CSS and one of: Coldfusion /Java/C++//PHP is required. Experience with Test Driven Development (TDD), Continuous Integration (CI), and Object-relational mapping (ORM) is desired but not essential. You will interact closely with colleagues from other departments and is therefore essential that you communicate effectively and understand agile software development methodologies (such as SCRUM/DSDM/XP).


Consideration will be given to graduates! with a computer science or math background who can demonstrat! e their aptitude in programming and the areas outlined above.


Our culture is one that empowers individuals, with responsibility given at an early stage. We place great emphasis on knowledge and experience. The working environment is fun but intense, with everybody working together as a team to deliver great service and the best products to our customers. In addition to competitive salaries we can offer an attractive flexible benefits package which includes a profit-share scheme and share options.



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