Overview

Sojo, Inc. (Sojo) is an award-winning leader and single-source provider of brand strategy, marketing, creative design and web services and solutions that uses its experience and knowledge to solve challenges and establish opportunities for businesses, organizations, and government agencies. We are equally intuitive and inquisitive in always implementing the best solutions for our clients with a focus on digital marketing and technology. Sojo has opportunities for people who want to invent the digital future.

We are seeking a Web Applications & Social Media Developer to join our rapidly growing Technology team..

The Web Applications & Social Media Developer position is responsible for designing and writing code to support the web applications that we are delivering for our clients. Developers at Sojo, Inc. work within a variety of technologies commonly found at Fortune 500 clients including J2EE, Content Management Systems, Portal Technologies, eCommerce platforms, Rich Internet Applications, Web services / Service Oriented Architectures, Data Warehousing / Business Intelligence, Security / Single Sign-on and Web 2.0 Technologies. Sojo, Inc. brings together technology, user experience, and business to deliver these solutions for our clients.

Core Duties/Responsibilities:

• Understand and map user and business driven requirements to the technologies needed to support them
• Write and unit test code, working closely with information architects and business analyst ensuring that the technology will implement required functionality and meet performance targets
• Own the development of entire subsystems, ensuring that the components follow the overall technical architecture and design provided by the technology lead

Required Skills/Knowledge/Experience:

• 5+ years of experience designing and developing web applications using various technologies and languages such as Java/ J2EE, SOA, Web Services, and/or XML..
• Experienced in object oriented analysis and design.
• Experience using web application development tools, such as version control software and IDEs, as well as knowledge of Operating systems, such as Sun Solaris and/or Microsoft Windows.
• Experience with open source technologies and frameworks such as Struts and Hibernate..
• Experience with Cloud Computing, VMware, Virtualization and Enterprise 2.0.
• Experience with eCommerce products and portal products.
• Experience with manipulating social media applications to transfer clients’ brands.
• Understanding of the overall systems aspects of deploying web sites and web applications, such as clustering, load balancing, caching strategies (both in application design and through content delivery networks such as Akamai), networking considerations, and security concerns.
• Experience with the quality assurance processes required for quality deliverables, including writing unit tests, participating in code reviews, and supporting load testing.
• Experience integrating with external products from third-party vendors.
• B.S. or M.S. in Computer Science or a related degree.

Desired:

• Experience with enterprise application servers including IBM WebSphere and BEA Weblogic
• Experience with various Content Management Systems, such as Interwoven’s TeamSite or Documentum
• Experience integrating Rich Internet Application technologies such as AJAX, Flash, Flex with backend components
• Experience working at an Interactive Web Development boutique Experience working in as an Interactive Web Developer for a traditional Advertising or Marketing Agency

Attributes:

• You enjoy working collaboratively and work well in a team.
• You thrive in a fast-paced environment. You have excellent oral, written and presentation skills
• You enjoy and have experience working directly with end-clients.
• You describe yourself as having meticulous attention to detail.
• You are self-motivated and can work autonomously.
• You enjoy and are always willing to research, learn, work with and master new technologies.
• Willing to travel.

This is a freelance opportunity that can lead to full-time.

Contact us at careers@sojoinc.com