Flex Developer

Role:
Sr. Flex Developer

Work Location:

Palo Alto, CA

Start date:

ASAP
End Date: 1 year with extension highly likely

Summary:

Our client is looking for a Sr. Flex Developer to work on their vSphere Web Client Product.
The frontend is written entirely in Adobe Flex and the backend is written in Blaze

DS and Java.

• Become an expert in technical aspects of the product
• Perform hands‑on software design and development in Action Script, Flex, Java/J2EE, Spring Blaze
  
  DS and Eclipse Virgo.
• Provide work estimates for proposed projects
• Work with QA to ensure high quality of delivered product
• Cross‑train developers on product features that are implemented
• Develop and execute unit tests for product components
• Work closely with management to determine feasibility of product features
• Work closely with User Experience team to develop UI wireframes
• Perform peer code reviews and provide feedback
• Promote high quality and timely completion of projects
• Work with geographically distributed teams

• BS in Computer Science or equivalent degree required
• 8+ years of software development experience with emphasis on user‑oriented development
• Expertise in Flash‑based technologies with 4+ years of Flex SDK 3 and/or Flex SDK 4 and Action Script programming experience.
• 6+ years experience with Java/J2EE, Spring 3.x, Spring/Blaze
  
  DS is a must
• Experience with Flex Builder 4
• In depth knowledge of software engineering and object‑oriented programming principles
• Experience with design patterns and refactoring
• Experience with XML and XML‑related APIs
• Familiarity and past work experience with design specification methodologies (Use Cases, UML)
• Hands‑on experience with web applications
• Exposure to Test‑Driven Development and unit testing is helpful
• Experience with open source web technologies such as Ant, Maven and Jenkins

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.