We are in the business of helping IT professionals get better at what they do by providing training on open-source software and agile practices, as well as fostering local communities of experts.
Are you interested in joining our team?
Current Employment Opportunities
Instructor
You are passionate about technology, you learn new stuff easily, and you use it effectively. You push the boundaries and break things all the time, and you are okay with that. You may be better at some things than others, but to get the job done you don't hesitate do develop in areas you are lacking. You love sharing what you know with the folks around you, and you are able to communicate your ideas well. You are active in the communities that you engage in and you may even be well-known for what you do. You are a professional.
We expect you to share your wisdom and teach our clients what you know. We have a huge array of training classes focused on open-source/open-standard technologies such as Android, HTML5, CSS, JavaScript, jQuery, Java, Java EE, JBoss, Tomcat, Apache, Ruby/Rails, Linux, and so on… and we need you to help us deliver them to IT professionals who want to get better at what they do. Our clients range from startups to Fortune 500 companies to government agencies, and they all expect nothing short of excellence from us.
Do you want to be on our team? Apply today.
Java Web Developer
You are a promising rock-star programmer who is eager to learn more and write some of the most advanced software for powering training businesses. You know Java. You are good at object-oriented design and you value the principles of software engineering. You've built web apps before using Servlets/JSPs, Spring, Hibernate, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, etc. You figure stuff out. You are responsible and organized and get things done. You can work outside your comfort zone and deal with complexities and ambiguities, but you also know when to ask for help. You value open-source software. You are a team player. If this is you, then read on…
We need you to help us evolve our training-management platform called Spark, which powers our site, as well as sites of many other training businesses. Depending on your experience, you may be involved with a whole range of tasks, from documenting/demoing features, writing automated tests, improving our build processes, fixing bugs… to expanding the capabilities of the platform, building custom features for our customers, refactoring our architecture, and designing and implementing new modules, and so on.
This could be a full time or bill-us-by-the-hour opportunity.
Web Designer
You are creative. You listen, you ask questions, and you make suggestions. You understand the business value of effective web design. You get the mindset of the audience. You know XHTML, CSS, and JavaScript and how to build cross-browser UIs. You could figure your way around PHP, XSLT, or FreeMarker if you needed to. You are responsible and organized and get things done. You can work outside your comfort zone and deal with complexities and ambiguities, but you also know when to ask for help. You are a team player. If this is you, then read on.
We need you to help us build and evolve the design of our own site as well as the sites based on our training management platform called Spark. Depending on your experience you may be involved with a whole range of tasks, from converting somebody else's mockups into Spark skins (HTML, CSS, images) to providing and implementing your own re/designs.
This could be a full time or bill-us-by-the-hour opportunity.
