Sr. Java Web Developer

| Chicago
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Whittl is building the most advanced pricing platform for local services. Our vision is to make shopping for an eye exam, yoga classes, or dog walking services as easy as booking a hotel room online. We’re going after a huge market that has yet to be disrupted. That’s why we’re backed by Origin Ventures, OCA Ventures, and Amicus Capital... the same team that created GrubHub.

 

We’re serious about building one of the best startup teams in Chicago. As technologists ourselves we know that great developers are 5x more productive than mediocre ones. We’re looking for the kind of person who is energized by being in a fast-paced environment that values innovation, agile development, and building great products. You’ll be joining an experienced engineering team that is willing to invest in your development and gives you the freedom to try new things.

 

You’ll work on some really cool stuff...

  • Manage the aggregation, manipulation and storage of millions of pricing data points

  • Work on advanced search capabilities using Elasticsearch
  • Deep integration with a variety of third party APIs from Foursquare, Google, Yahoo and other services

  • A highly distributed Amazon Simple Workflow system that spiders data from dozens of data sources

 

Your creds

  • A geeky passion for development, data and building products

  • 5+ years of Java web development experience

  • Experience with multi-threading, reflection, and other advanced Java capabilities

  • Experience writing advanced SQL queries

  • Comfortable working in a variety of Linux distros

  • Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science or related field required

  • You like dogs and good beer

 

Other information

  • As the company grows you’ll have the opportunity to lead your own development team

  • We provide competitive cash and equity compensation

  • Our offices are conveniently located in River North

 

 

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311 West Superior Street, Chicago, IL 60654

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