Software Engineer

Listing InfoJob DescriptionAs a Software Engineer in Floqq Engineering Team, you will own your projects and drive them from creation to deployment.  You will work with an international team and be responsible for applying the principles and techniques of model view controller frameworks, mathematical analysis, database design and programming in order to develop scalable and maintainable web-based software solutions. You will extend, enhance, and improve the Floqq marketplace of courses  in order to solve business problems for our [login to view URL] Build scalable solutions that can handle extensive growth in user load. Ensure reliability, and continued scalability of the Floqq marketplace for its thousands of users. Build engaging, dynamic, and interactive application user experiences for connecting teachers and students. Coordinate directly with Floqq Product Team to define and implement new features. Skills/Experience Required 1+ years of professional experience in software development. B.S. Computer Science, Software Engineering, Telecom Engineering or equivalent degree Software engineering, architecture design, and application development. You consider solving computer science and engineering problems your craft, and are always seeking to hone your skills. Analytical approach to problems. Independent and driven. You will be given areas to manage, and need to be able to do it without close supervision. Demonstrated success in a deadline driven environment. Fluency in English. An Ideal Candidate would have the following Strong experience with dynamic languages (e.g. Ruby or Python) and MVC frameworks (e.g. Ruby on Rails or Django) Excellent experience working with databases such as MySQL, MongoDB or Google App Engine Datastore Interest in social medi  About Us We are a passionate international team based in Madrid aiming to solve one of the biggest problems of our society: Disconnection between education and [login to view URL]’s companies are looking for problem-solving professionals - not just for academic titles! And even though unemployment is a mayor problem of our time, companies are having trouble finding employees for certain job profiles ...that did not exist five years ago. The skills demanded by the job market are constantly changing at an ever increasing pace that traditional education patterns are not able to keep up [login to view URL] is the marketplace for offline courses. We help teachers and students share their knowledge by letting them create, promote and manage their own courses. With these kind of courses - “pills” of knowledge - users are able to acquire skills currently required to succeed on the job market, taught by experts from the business world ready to share their practical knowledge and experience with you.-