Jobs
alaTest is a fast-growing internet service that provides a search engine for product quality information through the aggregation of reviews. Our service is currently available in 17 countries and 12 languages. In addition to the websites where we collect, analyze and structure product information, we have established business partnerships with a number of leading websites such as CNET, ZDNet, Shopzilla, Bizrate and many others. alaTest was awarded the 2009 Red Herring Global 100 award as one of the most promising tech companies in the world.
Sales Representative
You are a motivated sales professional looking for an opportunity to grow with a small, but dynamic technology company with an increasingly strategic role in the global e-commerce sector. You are a responsible self-starter, capable of working independently and as part of a co-ordinated team. Working hands-on across all stages of the sales cycle, from prospecting to closing, you are creative and persistent about identifying and developing new client relationships. You win trust and respect with your unyielding professionalism, strong communications skills, sound reasoning, and relationship skills. You are also comfortable maintaining a high level of sales activity, managing a pipeline and working together with management to deliver consistently on specific priorities and targets.
Key Job Responsibilities
- Lead and participate in all aspects of the sales cycle from lead generation, company presentation, solution development, proposal & contract writing, and negotiation.
- Manage a new business pipeline and communicate status, priorities, issues and needs internally.
- Contribute internally to the ongoing development of new products, sales strategies, and collateral.
Job Requirements
- Minimum of 5-8 years relevant career experience in B2B sales of content, interactive solutions, interactive media, interactive services or other related field
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills in English
- Strong knowledge of e-commerce concepts and technologies; consumer electronics a plus
- Bachelor’s degree
Location: New York, NY Reports to: Country Manager Compensation: TBD, commensurate with experience. Salary plus bonus.
Please send your application with a short personal introduction and CV to us as soon as possible to jobs@alatest.com and include 'NY Sales Representative' in the subject line of your mail.
We look forward to hearing from you!
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.
