Senior Software Engineer - .NET

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Job Description: 
SW - Software Engineering / Programmer
Location: 
Austin Metro

Demand Media’s Social Solutions compel people to create and share valuable content with millions of Internet users engaging with passionate communities and drive the growth of thousands of websites with a social media experience that captivates their visitors. Join the company that is redefining the social media landscape! As a member of the Demand Media family, you can build a career, learn and demonstrate leadership, excel with a group of smart and motivated individuals and collaborate with revolutionary leaders in Social Media.

All candidates must demonstrate a proven track record of designing and writing excellent code. An ideal candidate will have experience with high-performance, high-scale web applications, test driven development and web technologies like JSON, HTTP, HTML, and REST.

Responsibilities:

• Write, unit test, debug, and troubleshoot critical online software applications
• Work on a small team of highly motivated programmers and testers to develop and iterate software components
• Work with the product organization to help define features
• Develop new and modify existing functionality to fulfill feature requirements
• Work to improve the efficiency and functionality of existing software solutions
• Research new technologies and incorporate them into new and existing systems and products

Qualifications: 

Requirements:

• 7+ years of professional software development experience
• 5+ years developing Web applications, primarily on the server-side/back-end
• Experience with Distributed Systems
• Experience with Object Oriented Programming
• BA/BS degree in Computer Science or MIS or commensurate experience

Pluses:

• 3+ years of experience in .NET and C# is preferred, but a solid background in other languages (Java, Ruby) may transfer.
• Experience developing high-performance, high-scale Software-as-a-Service
• Experience with NoSQL databases and Big Data
• Functional knowledge of web UI technologies including JavaScript, HTML, CSS, Ajax, and jQuery
• Knowledge of additional programming languages including Python, Java, Objective C, PHP
• Experience with Data Analytics, Data Warehousing and Business Intelligence

Strong references are required. This job is based in Austin, Texas.

Job type: 
Full-time
Salary: 
$115 DOE
Company Background: 

Demand Media’s Social Solutions compel people to create and share valuable content with millions of Internet users engaging with passionate communities and drive the growth of thousands of websites with a social media experience that captivates their visitors. Join the company that is redefining the social media landscape! As a member of the Demand Media family, you can build a career, learn and demonstrate leadership, excel with a group of smart and motivated individuals and collaborate with revolutionary leaders in Social Media.