Database developer - MySQL and Python guru
alaTest, Stockholm
How to apply
Please send your application with a short personal introduction and CV to jobs@alatest.com. Please state 'MySQL Guru' in your application.
Last application date
31/12/2010
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 18 countries and 13 languages. In addition to the websites where we collect, analyze and structure product reviews, we have established business partnerships with a number of leading websites such as CNET, ZDNet, Shopzilla, Bizrate and many others. alaTest was awarded the Red Herring Global 100 award as one of the most promising tech companies in the world.
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Are you a skilled database developer that want to 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. We work with various Open Source solutions, e.g. Apache, MySQL and PHP and our servers run Linux.
You are comfortable with and interested in shared ownership of code, TDD, CI ,agile development, open source technologies, etc. You might already be a hard-core Python programmer, or you might be coming from a Java background and interested in leveraging your experience using new tools. As a person, you are motivated by developing creative solutions with innovative technology, you like to take responsibility and show initiative, and are comfortable in a dynamic and entrepreneurial environment. You take an pragmatic approach to problem solving, but always maintain a strong focus on quality.
Key Job Responsibilities
* Maintain and further refine our database and technical platform
* Problem solving and performance tuning in SQL and Python.
* Recommendation of new technologies.
Job Requirements
* An academic degree or equivalent experience of database development.
* 5+ years of database design.
* Know SQL, Python, Java.
* Experience of some of the following techniques is a plus: Lucene, Solr, data integration, BI, Data Mining, Dimensional Modeling, Reporting Tools, Hash indexing, ORM, XML, SQLAlchemy, Pylons, Natural Language Processing experience, statistics, correlation methods.
* 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.
Created: 09/07/2010
