Lead Developer (JavaScript/Flash) GigaPan
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The Job
As product demand continues to skyrocket, our team is growing to accommodate this growth. We are hiring an experienced Lead Developer with significant Javascript experience who will lead the development of our Viewer product line in handling huge, simultaneous traffic and data loads while spearheading feature development for viewer API and device agnostic platforms. You'll be responsible for maintaining our existing Flash and Seadragon viewers and leading the evolution of our interface to an exclusive Javascript/HTML5 format. You're a generalist who has a foot in the front AND back end.
As a Lead Developer, you'll work closely with our Ruby developers for website integration, as well as partner with the marketing and business development teams to respond to stakeholder and customer feature requests. As developers, we serve some of the largest images in the world and are at the forefront of gigapixel viewing. We are the engineers who author new and engaging ways for our users to explore these images.
What We're Looking For
Significant JavaScript development experience.
Flash application (ActionScript 3) programming experience.
Ability to tackle hi-res image tile stacking algorithms.
Strong web application development experience.
Working knowledge of high performance web server architecture.
Familiarity with Linux, Apache, MySQL.
Experience with & commitment to behavior-/ test-driven development practices.
Demonstrated success in the development of database design and systems.
Experience with standard source control systems (git).
Formal Computer Science background.
Great Extras
BS or MS in Computer Science.
Background in or formal exposure to HCI.
Experience building high-performance, highly-available and scalable distributed systems.
Start up / small company experience.
Passion for and/or background in photography.
How to Apply
Please submit your resume to jobs@gigapansystems.com with a cover letter describing how your skills meet the qualifications for the position. A Github link, attached code samples, and/or projects demonstrating your skills are appreciated.
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GigaPan Systems is the global leader in interactive high-resolution imaging. We make award-winning software, hardware and digital services products for creating and displaying the largest images on earth. Our customers include National Geographic, Major League Baseball, the BBC, and the Discovery Channel, along with passionate users working in photography, marketing, science and media.

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| Web Site: | www.gigapansystems.com |
| Headquarters: | 2200 NW Savier
Portland, OR 97210
United States
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| Employees: | 11-40 |
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| Year Founded: | 2008 |
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| Industry: | Software |
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| Company Profile: | GigaPan Systems is the global leader in interactive high-resolution imaging. We make award-winning software, hardware and digital services products for creating and displaying the largest images on earth. Our customers include National Geographic, Major League Baseball, the BBC, and the Discovery Channel, along with passionate users working in photography, marketing, science and media.
GigaPan employees get to work with amazing technology every day, solve interesting problems, enjoy variety in our work and be active participants the development of our growing company. We are ALL part of GigaPan's success, and the team is committed to ensuring a collaborative environment that is vital to our growth.
We offer our employees the best of both worlds - a startup environment matched with great resources. At four years old, we are well-funded, yet our growth mode continues to keep us scrappy and focused on continuous improvement. Our employees receive competitive salaries, killer stock options, great health & retirement benefits, paid time off, and enjoy some sweet extras - a relaxed, cubicle-free environment, a great location in Portland's Alphabet District, and discounts on cool product. |
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