Developer
Developers at Stimulant are responsible for taking projects from a blank slate to a full application which functions according to the specified project requirements, with a healthy dose of the developer’s own creative touch. You’ll take part in project brainstorms, planning, and prototyping. You’ll actively work with the user experience team to identify technically feasible approaches to client’s problems. You’ll then be responsible for principal development on the project, working solo or in concert with other developers. As things wrap up, you’ll work with the QA team to debug and document your work.
As our projects routinely mix familiar territory with the never-before-seen, you should feel as comfortable retooling an existing project for a new client as you do venturing into uncharted waters. Our developers are responsible for bringing the creative vision to life, and as such have design-minded sensibilities and a keen eye for pixel-perfection. We’re looking for someone who thinks visually, and who puts as much time into the elegance of his/her code as he/she does into the end-user experience. Most of your time will be spent programming user interfaces, but you’ll likely end up pushing the boundaries of OS and or back-end integration as well. While it’s expected that you’ll have your own tools and processes for coding, you should be comfortable both adapting to and recommending best practices for the entire team. We’re less concerned about how long you’ve been working; we’re looking for well-honed skills and a portfolio of past projects that you’re proud of. It’s important that you’ve had experience executing paid work, however, as these types of projects present a unique set of time-constraints and pressures that will be critical to your success in this environment.
We’re looking for folks with:
- an exacting attention to detail
- the ability to manage multiple simultaneous projects
- excellent oral and written communications skills
- a proactive, team-player attitude
- familiarity with various project/team collaboration tools such as Basecamp, Harvest, Google Apps, and the like.
- a portfolio of past projects, including WPF and/or Silverlight and/or XNA technologies
- the ability to come up to speed on new technologies quickly
- a high level of comfort with Microsoft Windows, the Microsoft Expression tools, Visual Studio, the C# programming language, and source control and bug tracking systems
- Basic web development skills, experience with C++ and/or Objective C, and an interest in hacking off-the-shelf hardware into new configurations are a plus.
- Real-world experience working with multi-touch, multi-user and gestural UI are a big win.
This position can be filled in either our Seattle or San Francisco offices.
Creating interaction beyond the computer.
From desktop to device, multi-touch to gestural, and portable to permanent, Stimulant creates magical multi-user experiences that bring people together.