Mobile Monday Colorado Message Board › Jobs › Mobile Software Engineer, MapQuest
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About MapQuest.com
Since 1996, MapQuest.com has been helping people find places, get there, and find places nearby. MapQuest.com is a Top 10 US Web brand (Nielsen Netratings). We are headquartered in Denver, Colorado and Mountville, Pennsylvania, and offer Internet, Wireless, and Business Solutions worldwide. Position Requirements Travel: Not required. Work Sponsorship Available: No Education Requirements: Bachelor Degree Required, Masters Degree Preferred Background / Testing: Required Salary Range: $80-$100K iPhone experience: • Strong object oriented programming and design skills • 3 years development in Objective-C and Cocoa, C++ • Extensive experience with Xcode, Interface Builder • Experience with Instruments • Experience with other Mobile platforms desired • Development with iPhone SDK • Previous use of TDD and track record or success using this methodology • Understanding of various Web Technologies and Web Services (REST, XML, HTTP) • UX aptitude with a development focus Technical Excellence • Uses knowledge associated with undergraduate degree in Computer Science or related field • Possesses approximately 4-6 years directly related experience • Understands and can adapt to AOL technical tools, applications, and procedures • Understand relationships among and across software/hardware components and interfaces. • May be required to program in multiple platforms (Windows, Mac, Linux) • Conveys fundamental aspects of job through verbal and written communications • Designs, develops, troubleshoots, debugs and implements software for a component of the system Position Description Mobile Web/iPhone Application Software Engineer • Position is for Software Engineer to work on the MapQuest Consumer Mobile team. Team is responsible for consumer facing Mobile applications MQ4M (iPhone, Blackberrry), Mobile Web Portal, and MapQuest Navigator. • Thorough experience and understanding of Web Application implementation, technologies and concepts. • Java, J2EE experience o Frameworks (Struts, Spring) o JSP, Servlets, Beans o JUnit o WAL-NG, WURFL • Position requires advanced knowledge of HTML/XHTML, JavaScript, DOM, DHTML, XML, and CSS o Competency with XMLHttpRequest (AJAX) o Adherence and understanding of web standards and semantic mark-up o Thorough understanding of browser bugs and incompatibilities including those in Mac IE5, Opera 7+, and Windows IE 5+ o Experience converting graphical mocks into functional mark-up o Experience developing intuitive user interfaces o XML processing and binding • Knowledge of Tomcat server and Apache web server desired; • Experience with Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) is desired. • Experience in rapid prototyping and Agile development (XP, Scrum). • Extensive experience with online Ad display and Sponsored Links usage, integration, tracking and reporting. • Working knowledge Linux command line a plus • Experience with version control systems (CVS, Subversion) Contact Stephanie.Quinones@entechnetworks.com |