Intermediate Software Developer Calgary, AB

Curve Dental is the first provider of web-based dental practice management. We're a successful, growing technology company that's still small enough for every person to make a difference and have an opinion. Our vision is to become the clear market leader by delivering a feature-rich and visually impressive web application that shakes up the dental industry.

We're building a team of passionate, talented developers and trying to create the same tech start-up culture you'd find in Silicon Valley or at giants like Google. It's all about coming up with great ideas or fun ways to solve problems, and we'll actually listen to what you have to say. We're leveraging the latest open source technologies and platforms too- proving that you can build something amazing with what's out there on the web. We have a chance to make something cool and exciting; a chance to impress customers and build what people really want.

Candidates for developer positions will be asked to submit a small program or example of code that they have written in the past, and may be asked to complete a skills evaluation.

Benefits and Compensation:

• Be part of a hard working, smart & fun team
• Plenty of opportunity for growth & experience
• Competitive salary
• Developer budget for education, conferences & workshops
• New Mac or PC hardware; 24" screen & your own notebook
• Flexible health spending account
• Potential stock options & profit sharing
• Casual dress environment
• Flexible business hours
• Hip "open" office right on 17th Ave SW
• Foosball table, big-screen TV & wii

We're seeking candidates for an intermediate software developer position. A successful candidate will have experience developing web based applications, and will be focused being a team player and writing great code. We want energetic, outgoing, driven developers who want to get things done. The kind of developers who enjoy showing off, who take pride in their own skills, and who love learning (even on their own time) for learning's sake.

Candidates should have:

• Experience developing web apps using interpreted languages like PHP (or Perl, Ruby, Python, etc)
• Knowledge about 'state of the art' of tools and practices
• A working knowledge of relational databases and SQL
• Interest in Javascript, AJAX, DHTML, user-interface design, and 'web 2.0' technology
• Some knowledge of web application frameworks, architecture, MVC, etc.
• Some knowledge of unit testing, refactoring, continuous integration and best practices
• Passion for agile methods, teamwork, and doing things the right way

IMPORTANT:  We are only accepting applications from within Calgary and Area.