As a Senior Software Engineer at Wellspring, you will collaborate closely with business development, product development, and engineering teams to develop creative solutions to real-world customer demands. We are looking for an energetic and motivated individual to join our top-notch team and take on the exciting challenges an enterprise SaaS platform provides.

Responsibilities:

• Design and develop high quality code using Clojure, Ruby, PHP, and/or Javascript

• Help build a culture which thrives on domain modeling and test driven development

• Optimize our code, framework, and architecture for scalability and efficiency

• Design our platform, frameworks, and APIs for modularity, scalability, and efficiency

• Guide the implementation of application design, including tools and methodologies

• Ensure the integrity of our codebase through design reviews and refactoring

• Active participation and leadership in our software development process

Requirements:

• In-depth experience with web based software and multi-tiered or service oriented architecture

• Ability to quickly learn and apply new technologies

• Proven ability to work well in a team-oriented, collaborative environment

• Expert in at least one language, one database technology, and RESTful or WS* API design

• Deep understanding of Linux, MySQL, Apache and/or Nginx, and Lucene/Solr as a bonus

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Preferred:

• Knowledge of enterprise software architecture patterns and Domain-Driven Design principles

• Understanding of functional/declarative programming practices

• Strong interest in DevOps and Continuous Delivery

• Active participation in open source and local tech communities

• Experience with multiple web, JVM, and/or Javascript frameworks

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science

Wellspring is the leading provider of software tools to manage R&D and technology commercialization. Our suite of web-based software manages the transformation of scientific discoveries into real world products. We work with clients to accelerate the pace of innovation at premier research universities, R&D groups at Fortune 500 companies, and leading medical institutions. Wellspring also operates Flintbox®, the largest online marketplace for inventions emerging from research labs around the world.

Wellspring offers a dynamic work environment located in the River North neighborhood of Chicago. Our environment is highly collaborative, technical, and fun. We tackle enterprise level software challenges by employing processes which leverage the talent of our focused and dedicated team of professionals. We are a rapidly growing software firm with significant opportunities for career advancement.