Gaming Developer With Strong Flash Development Experience

Exciting opportunity for a gaming developer with strong Flash Development experience. This full-time contract, located in Markham, Ontario is seeking a hardcore gaming developer who has a the following experience:

Role:
We are looking for a talented uber geek to join our client's team of exceptional Flash Developers and Designers working in a fantastic and fun environment that fosters and encourages creativity at it is fullest. In this environment the importance of expertise, passion and experience remains constant,

Main responsibilities include

Coding games using ActionScript 3
Integrating games with databases using PHP or ASP

To succeed, you will require:

Strong coding skills that can be applied to a diverse style of games.
Working experience developing games in Flash
Good communication skills.

Desirable assets include: 2 – 3 years work experience
Prior work experience coding web based games.
Playable sample games demonstrating excellent ActionScript 2 / 3 skills

Submit your covering letter and resume

Experienced Humanitarian/Human Rights Person Available - NO FEE!

We recently met a person who is interested in a position with a humanitarian or human rights organization.  He is experienced in working in various parts of the world in the areas of peace building, M&E, community development and facilitation.

His education includes a Master of Arts degree in Peace and Conflict Transformation (European University for Peace and Conflict Studies, Stadschlaning, Austria) and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Politicial Science and History (University of Toronto).

His work experience includes organizations such as the Commonwealth Games Canada, United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR), and teaching positions in Cambodia and South Korea.

If your organization is interested in this person, please contact us at WeCare@HireLevelConsulting.com and additional information will be provided.


If your organization is not hiring at this time, we would greatly appreciate forwarding this post to anyone who may be interested in hiring this person.


Please note that we are not charging any person or organization any fees for the placement of this person.


Thank you very much for your consideration!
 

Technical Architect Role (Salary $80K-$120K) hiring first week of January 2010

Our client is currently seeking a candidate to fill their Technical Architect Role with a salary range of $80K to $120K.  This is an immediate placement.

Job Description

Our client is currently working on several new product initiatives within the areas of Mobile, Web 2.0 and Social Media. They are looking for a Technical Architect to lead their software development for these initiatives.

About the role – Technical Architect (TA)

The TA will be responsible for defining the overall technical design and architecture of the client's product. They are looking to develop a new social media product that will be platform agnostic across mobile, web and social media. To be successful in this role you must posses a wide breadth of knowledge across various disciplines within IT (software, networking and database). You should also possess formal training in computer science to enable you to develop leading algorithms and innovative ways to solve social networking problems. Based on our client's product strategy as a guideline you must be able to create, innovate and lead our client's technical strategy.

This role will start as the sole developer for the project (e.g. you’ll be actively coding). As development progresses you will be a key member of the hiring committee for additional team members.

Responsibilities

• Develop architecture, algorithms, APIs, web services and database framework
• Create a platform that can scale to millions of users and is language and device agnostic
• Ensure operational uptime, reliability and redundancy
• Lead Mobile, Social Networks and Web Development resources
• Actively write code
• Lead technical discussions (evangelize our product) with business partners and clients
• Consult on best-practices within other areas of the organization

Skills

Requirements:

• B.A./B.S. in Computer Science or a related technical field (M.S./Ph.D. a plus)
• Mastery of two of the following programming languages: C#, C++, Java, PHP
• Expert knowledge of relational database architecture, optimization and SQL
• Prior experience with building platform technologies
• Prior experience with high performance computing, social networks and mobile software development (iPhone, Blackberry or Windows Mobile)
• Prior experience leading software development teams
• Prior experience developing Service Oriented Architecture and APIs for 3rd parties
• Knowledge of J2ME and Objective-C (iPhone and Blackberry App development)
• Knowledge of Hadoop, Amazon EC2, S3 and other Grid or Cloud technologies

General Experience:

• Self-managing and self-motivated with a thirst for knowledge
• Previous start-up experience
• Experience in using Agile, Extreme Programming and Waterfall Methodologies
• Excellent Communications Skills – Written and Oral
• Ability to explain complex concepts in simple terms
• Entrepreneurial personality
• Consumer and Product focused
• Comfortable with working remotely
• Strong leadership skills
• Flexibility for some international travel

Nice to haves:

• Machine learning, sentiment analysis, algorithm optimization, heuristics, ranking systems, feedback systems

Submit your covering letter and resume

Are You The Next Great Web Developer? Worked with Google Wave?

IMMEDIATE OPENING (BURLINGTON, ON)

What Our Client Offers the Ideal Candidate

A rewarding opportunity to make use of leading development tools and technologies, building rich and interactive web applications within a highly-skilled, mentoring team. You will be constantly challenged and learning, while advancing your career.

Our client offers a salary commensurate with demonstrated capabilities, matching RRSP contributions, performance-based bonuses, profit sharing, a comprehensive benefits package, and an annual training budget.

Who is the Ideal Candidate?

• BS or MS in Computer Science, Software Engineering or related discipline, or an extraordinary demonstration of capabilities
• Fully understands and, given the time, could build the parts of a rich web application like Facebook, Flickr, or iGoogle. Has ripped apart Google Wave and knows how it works.
• Knowledge and appreciation of advanced client-side web technologies such as JQuery, HTML 5, Google Gears, SVG, etc.
• Has a comprehensive and up-to-date .NET/C# knowledge
• Has some database experience
• Is able and motivated to learn and master new technologies that advance the project
• Has excellent problem solving skills and is self-directed
• Smart, and gets things done

About Our Client

• Scrum agile process
• .NET / C# / WCF, but not a “Microsoft shop”. Our client uses the technologies and platforms that achieve their goals.
• Good processes and controls

Please note that selected candidates will be asked to complete an on-site practical demonstration of their software development process.

Submit your covering letter and resume

Wishing You and Your Family A Very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

The festive season is well underway and people around the world are taking time to spend with their families and friends.  We would like to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and all the happiness in the New Year and beyond.  As we wind down 2009, we would like to ask that people keep the giving spirit alive in the new year.  Whether you make donations or volunteer your time to charitable organizations, help your neighbour shovel their driveway, provide food and shelter for wildlife, reduce your carbon footprint, or just say hello to a stranger, please keep in mind that others really appreciate it.  We sure do!


Have a safe holiday!

The HLC Gang