Web Application Developer w. PERL (onsite), Canada, Ontario, Toronto

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Posted: November  7, 2006

Job title: Web Application Developer w. PERL

Company name: OANDA Corporation

Internal ID: Web App Dev

Location: Canada, Ontario, Toronto

Pay rate:
Commensurate with experience and qualifications.

Terms of employment: Salaried employee

Length of employment: Permanent

Hours: Full time

Onsite: yes

Description:
OANDA Corporation is a high-growth, financially stable software development
and data services firm focused on the $2 trillion per day foreign exchange
industry. Our goal is to drive the development of global foreign exchange
by building the technologies that underpin this lucrative, fast-paced
industry. We are a small firm with a world-class service line and a global
customer base. We are extremely successful in a highly competitive
industry, while having fun and building a friendly, learning-oriented
culture. 

OANDA has a sustained history of innovation and growth. Founded in 1996,
OANDA:
•	Launched the first online currency conversion data service, which
today is referenced by over 85,000 websites. 
•	Launched the FXTradeTM platform – the first graphical-based forex
trading platform to offer true 24/7, fully automated online trading with
immediate execution and second-by-second interest. (We execute over 300,000
trades daily.)
•	Provides data and currency services to organizations such as global
accounting firms, international banks, major airlines, news organizations,
government tax authorities, and major financial companies.
•	Developed the “Forex Trader’s Bill of Rights” and leads the foreign
exchange industry in promoting transparency and ethical conduct.

For further information about OANDA Corporation, please visit our website
at www.oanda.com. 


Role Description - Web Application Developer:

At OANDA, you will be responsible for the development and production of
PERL-based web applications that must run in a high-volume, real-time
environment. You will work closely with company management, software
engineers, and marketing to understand business requirements and to develop
functional and technical specifications. You will be responsible for the
full SDLC, including design, development, testing, documentation, and
implementation. You will develop web applications and interfaces within a
UNIX environment. You will also develop databases in SQL and will build
complex queries. You will test your software creations on various internet
platforms, and will be responsible for the quality and stability of
front-end code. 

Additionally, you will also develop web sites and web page layouts, and
will also support the Web Designer by implementing web page views in an MVC
(Model View Controller) system using CSS.

This is a permanent position, located in Toronto. 


Required skills:
•At least 2 – 4 years of experience in web-based software design and
development, and database design, with a strong focus on development using
PERL.
•An undergraduate degree in Computer Science or a related field. A graduate
degree would be an asset.
•Strong knowledge of web application programming and scripting languages.
We welcome demonstrations of web development portfolios.
•Experience working in a UNIX and/or Linux environment.
•Experience programming databases (SQL) and building complex queries
•Proven analytical and problem-solving skills.
•A strong team orientation combined with the drive and ability to
contribute at the individual level.
•Exceptional communications and interpersonal skills. Strong written and
oral communications skills are required.


Desired skills:
•Knowledge of CSS and AJAX would be an asset.
•Experience developing in Java, PHP and/or C++ would be an asset.


URL for more information: http://www.oanda.com/

Contact information at:
http://jobs.perl.org/job/4915#contact