Jobs
alaTest.com is a financially stable, fast-growing internet service that provides a search engine for product quality information through the aggregation of reviews. Our service is currently available in 16 countries and 12 languages. In addition to the websites where we collect, analyze and structure product information, we have established various business partnerships with a number of leading websites such as Kelkoo, PriceRunner, CNET.com and Shopzilla. alaTest was recently awarded the Red Herring Global 100 award as one of the most promising tech companies in the world. We are now looking to strengthen our team as we continue to further improve our services.
Senior System Developer
You are a skilled Java developer with team leader experience that will join our tech team to further develop the technical platform. You will work to improve the overall processes of collecting, presenting and distributing review data. You are motivated by developing creative solutions with innovative technology and you are comfortable in a dynamic and entrepreneurial environment.
Through knowledge, commitment and creativity, you will help us refine our technical platform. We are looking for a person with documented experience from object oriented development and especially Java.
Key Job Responsibilities
- Lead a team of developers (front- and back-end)
- Maintain and develop our technical platform
- Improve existing processes and standards
- Problem solving and performance tuning in Java and PHP
Job Requirements
- An academic degree or equivalent
- 5+ years of experience of Java development
- Good knowledge of Java, PHP, SQL and XML
- A passion for web development
- SCRUM and agile project development experience is a plus
Please note that our working language is English and it is not required that you speak Swedish. The position is a full-time employment, located in our office in central Stockholm.
Send your application with a short personal introduction and CV to us as soon as possible to jobs@alatest.com. Please state 'Senior System Developer' in your application.
Database developer - MySQL and Java guru
You are a skilled database developer that will join our tech team to further develop the technical platform. The database is the foundation of our service to provide content to our alaTest websites and partners.
You will work to improve the overall process of collecting, structuring, and presenting review data. You are motivated by developing creative solutions with innovative technology and you are comfortable in a dynamic and entrepreneurial work environment.
We work with various Open Source solutions, e.g. Apache, MySQL and PHP and our servers run Linux.
Through knowledge, commitment and creativity, you will help us refine our database and technical platform. You should have documented experience with database administration, ideally including object oriented development and Java.
Key Job Responsibilities
- Maintain and further refine our database and technical platform
- Problem solving and performance tuning in SQL, Java and PHP.
- Recommendation of new technologies.
Job Requirements
- An academic degree or equivalent experience of database development.
- 5+ years of database design.
- Know SQL, C++, Java, PHP.
- Experience of some of the below techniques is a plus: PHP, Boyce-Codd Normal Form, Hash indexing, Object Relational Database manager, Object Oriented Database manager, Xquery, XSLT, XML, OOP, Erlang and LISP.
- Good team player and able to take own initiatives.
We offer great opportunities to influence the work and your role in the company. Please note that our working language is English and it is NOT required that you speak Swedish.
The position is a full-time employment, located in our office at Gävlegatan in central Stockholm.
Send your application with a short personal introduction and CV to us as soon as possible to jobs@alatest.com. Please state 'MySQL Guru' in your application.
