Job opening - Wieden+Kennedy: Senior Back End Developer

Location: Portland, Oregon
URL: http://www.wk.com

Wieden+Kennedy, an independently owned advertising agency located in Portland, Oregon, is recruiting for a Senior Back-end Software Developer to join its development team. W+K was founded in 1982 and currently has 2,200 employees working in Portland, New York, Amsterdam, Tokyo, Delhi, London, Shanghai and Sao Paulo. Our client list includes some of the most recognized and well-respected brands in the world. 

Responsibilities

W+K is looking for a savvy software engineer who has the development and system design/architecture skills required to implement custom web-based applications for our clients. The ideal candidate will collaborate with front-end web developers, interactive producers, and our Creative Technology Director to establish the requirements, structure and design specifications for a particular project, and then develop back-end code to implement it.

The ideal candidate will not only possess a hands-on approach to development, but will also work closely with the creative team. In this role, he/she will collaborate with creatives to identify appropriate, relevant and modern technology solutions for interactive campaigns. The Senior Back-end Software Developer will also work closely with producers and clients’ technology teams to identify hosting platforms, make CDN recommendations and create custom applications for websites, mobile apps, banner campaigns or other interactive pieces.

Required Skills

•    5+ years experience designing, developing, and supporting web-based sites and applications

•    Possess a solid understanding of web application architecture

•    Expert-level experience of technologies such as PHP, JSP, SQL (WebSphere, MySQL), Python, Ruby on Rails, ASP, servlets and other web application frameworks.

•   Interest in non-canonical programming languages and development environments

•   Experience working with Savvis

•   Knowledge of CDN such as Akamai, Limelight, etc. Scalability/performance experience is a plus

•   Experience with non-relational data systems is a plus

•   Experience with Web services

•   Experience with Hosting setup/maintenance

•   SSL, e-commerce development

•   SVN setups

•   Experience with back-end development in agency environment

•   Bachelor’s degree in computer science or equivalent training/experience required

•   Experience in Unix/Linux development & deployment environments is essential

•   Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field

To apply: http://www.wk.com/jobs/portland/technology

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