Employment at Laszlo is an opportunity to join a growing team of driven, dedicated visionaries. If you are creative, team-oriented, and do brilliant work on deadline, email your resume as a Word, PDF, or HTML attachment to resumes@laszlosystems.com. Please include the job title in the subject of your message.
Principals only, no staffing or recruiter submissions accepted. All resumes will be considered unsolicited and no fees will be paid. All applicant submissions will be kept confidential.
Client Developer
(Location: San Mateo, CA)
Laszlo Systems is a small company in Silicon Valley, specializing in rich internet applications. Our core product, Webtop, is a platform for building integrated RIA applications, and includes a suite of communications applications such as email, contacts, IM, calendar, etc. Webtop is built on our open source RIA platform OpenLaszlo, which includes the LZX programming language (a combination of declarative XML and JavaScript), and is compiled to Flash or DHTML.
We are looking for somebody to work on our Webtop product adding features, writing example code and fixing bugs in Webtop applications. Your daily activities would include:
- Writing client side code in LZX and JavaScript
- Writing server side code in Java
- Writing functional specs for your features
- Participating in code reviews
- Excellent JavaScript coding skills
- Self motivated, positive attitude and an ability to work under tight deadlines
- Great verbal and written communication skills
- Works well in a team
Director of Engineering -- Web 2.0
(Location: San Mateo, CA)
We are looking for a talented and highly technical Director of Engineering to lead and manage our team of world-class engineers to define and develop innovative RIA Web solutions. We work in a fast-paced, fun environment so this position is for those who are hands-on and thrive in delivering solutions on-time with quality. If you are a serial entrepreneur with interest in everything Web 2.0, then this job is for you!
Qualities we are looking for:
- Track record of technical leadership with demonstrated ability to motivate and mentor teams in a high-pressure, dynamic – and global – environment.
- High technical competence, with strong coding and individual technical accomplishments, and a strong academic record.
- Entrepreneurial drive, demonstrated ability to achieve stretch goals in an innovative and fast paced environment.
- 5+ years relevant experience managing large, fast-paced and dynamic engineering teams.
- Strong project-management skills. Proven track record for product delivery.
- Able to fit in well within an informal startup environment and to provide hands-on management. Establish credibility with smart engineers quickly.
- Guide software architecture and design.
- Maximize the performance and contribution of each direct and extended team member through mentoring, professional and best practice development, and leading by example.
- Strong Java language expertise
- Server-side development and integration: Java Servlet, LDAP, SOAP, database, etc.
- Web technology savvy: XML, REST, HTML, Javascript
- Understanding of scalable and dynamic Web application architecture and deployment
- Web UI development: JSP, HTML, LZX
- Experience with open source software a plus
- Experience with OpenLaszlo or willing to learn this cool technology.
- Excellent communication skills (written, verbal, presentation, large audience, small-team, one-to-one)
- Team player, high energy, positive attitude.
Please email resumes to resumes _at_ laszlosystems.com
Senior User Experience Designer
(Location: San Mateo, CA)
Senior User Experience Designer for Laszlo Systems Design Team
The Design Team at Laszlo Systems is seeking a full-time Senior User Experience Designer in the San Francisco Bay Area. The team is responsible for designing applications for our Webtop product, as well as providing custom solutions for clients.
The Webtop product is a suite of applications with a uniquely focused approach to dynamic interaction and convergence. In addition to defining the behaviors and capabilities of the applications, we provide custom interfaces, information display and visualization for a range of high-profile clients in a variety of industries.
More information on Webtop is available here:
http://www.laszlosystems.com/products/webtop/overview
Sign up for a free account at our hosted an branded Webtop service:
http://www.laszlosystems.com/products/webtop/overview
This position requires an individual skilled in all aspects of user experience design, with particular strength in visual design. Experience in traditional graphic design, user experience, interaction and user interface design are all components of this position. Candidate will work closely with a world-class team of designers and engineers to evolve the Webtop. The ideal candidate will possess a drive to advance user experience and contribute to our expanding product offering.
Experience with animation, as it pertains to interface design, and an understanding of the opportunities and challenges of designing for Rich Internet Applications is an advantage.
Responsibilities
- Interaction design – Quickly comprehend complex problems and work with the team to arrive at solutions that are useful and elegant
- User interface design - visually and functionally innovative design solutions
- Prototyping of screen development with an emphasis on visual layouts, animation, typography, and user interface elements
- Engage collaboratively and flexibly with designers and engineers
Requirements
- Expertly Skilled with design and prototyping tools (Photoshop, Illustrator, Flash, OmniGraffle, etc.)
- Highly creative with good conceptual skills, an original design sensibility and solid typographic and visual design skills
- Interest in and ability to design innovative experiences beyond existing standards
- Graphic Design or UI degree or equivalent experience
- 5+ years industry experience in application and / or web design (software UI experience a plus)
- Passion for building groundbreaking user experiences
- Highly motivated, independent and responsible
- Organized, efficient and articulate, with strong writing skills and an eye for detail
- Able to juggle multiple projects and meet tight deadlines
- Have a comprehensive portfolio including examples of visual UI design.
About the Company: Laszlo Systems, Inc. is conveniently located in San Mateo, near highways 280, 101, and 92. The company offers competitive pay and benefits, including health, medical, vision and life insurance, 401k plan, flexible spending account, paid time off, workout facility, casual work environment, friendly staff, and more!
Application Requirements
- Resume in PDF or HTML format saved under your full name
- Samples of your work in jpg or .PDF formats or URL for online portfolio
Email resumes to: resumes _at_ laszlosystems.com, and reference “Senior User Experience Designer” in the subject line.
Software Development Project Manager
(Location: San Mateo, CA)
Laszlo Systems is looking for a software development project manager to be part of the PMO team who can handle multiple projects, has a breadth of experience with web technologies, a history of working directly with customers and has strong oral and written communication skills. This is a customer-facing role and the ideal candidate will have managed customer relationships in previous positions.
Key Responsibilities:
- Responsible for all phases of project development and delivery.
- Works closely with customers to identify and refine system requirements.
- Ensures customer satisfaction by delivering on time, on budget and feature complete.
- Together with engineering management, identifies resource needs and manages resource allocation and work schedules.
- Manages all phases of the SDLC, tracks progress, identifies and resolves issues, maintains team focus, communicates status to customer and executive staff, manages project budget.
- Communicates requirements to engineering staff and other internal stakeholders.
- Works with PMO to improve project management process. Suggests best practices, recommends project tracking and management tools. Implements new processes as necessary.
- Able to prioritize tasks and manage time effectively.
- 4-year technical or business degree
- 4+ years of Internet application development management experience
- Development experience a big plus
- Excellent project management and “soft” skills
- Strong communication skills, both verbal and written
- Experience with enterprise technologies and processes
- Telecom experience a plus
- - Must be extremely organized, and able to track a large number of tasks with complex dependencies
- - Ability to stay calm under pressure
- - Must be able to work independently and with a team
- - Must be a fast learner, able to add value immediately
- - Can do attitude and does what it takes to meet project deadlines
- - Ability to work with other departments and interact with all levels in the company
If you are creative, team-oriented, do brilliant work on schedule and work in the San Francisco Bay Area, email your resume as a Word, PDF, or HTML attachment (including URLs to examples of your work) to resumes _at_ laszlosystems.com.
Lead UI Engineer
(Location: San Mateo, CA)
Laszlo Systems, the creator of the OpenLaszlo open source development platform, is seeking a full-time engineer in the SF bay area to lead the development of the new Laszlo Calendar application. To succeed in this position, you will need real depth of experience building graphical user interfaces. The ideal candidate will have ambidextrous left and right brain skills: a keen eye for interactive and visual design plus the smarts to develop high-performance code.
The next generation Web isn't about the technology used to create it -- it's about the user experience. Being buzzword compliant is a side-effect of making the right technology choices, but that's not the goal. You want to make software that real humans want to interact with daily. You don't just want to create the desktop experience on the web. If you have a vision for a web experience that moves beyond desktop UI, this may be the right job for you.
Whether your experience is with Cocoa, Windows, JSP, Flash, XAML or AJAX, you will be developing UI using the OpenLaszlo LZX language. While you consider responding to this post, visit the OpenLaszlo on-line tutorial. If it seems like something you would enjoy, give us a holler. Also, consider making a small LZX application to send us along with your resume.
If you are interested in working with technology that inspires your inner geek, yet still produces software that your mother will enjoy, you will want to join us in creating next generation web applications that will be used by millions of people. We agree with Alan Kay when he said "The best way to predict the future is to invent it."
If you are creative, team-oriented, do brilliant work on deadline and can work in the San Francisco Bay Area, email your resume as a Word, PDF, or HTML attachment to resumes@laszlosystems.com .
Software Tech Lead
(Location: San Mateo, CA)
Laszlo Systems makes some pretty nifty software tools for creating rich internet applications (RIAs). Not only do we think so, we have some enormous customers who think so too, many of whom want us to use our tools to create RIAs for them, and that's where you come in.
We need someone who has the aptitude to (1) code, (2) lead a team and (3) handle the customer's technical questions, etc., to deliver custom RIAs based on our OpenLaszlo and Webtop platforms.
Here are the official responsibilities and requirements, but more importantly we need an engineer with the right attitude and sufficient intelligence. If you have that, you can ramp up on the buzzwords later.
Responsibilities
- Lead projects, from requirement analysis to deployment.
- Enhance, architect, design, and implement customized Laszlo applications that meet customers' business needs.
- Interface with customers to gather requirements, design approaches, and project status. Act as a consultant to our customers.
- Write project related documents: technical design documents, best practices, lessons learned, etc.
- Work with our RIA designers, product team, QA to deliver high quality solutions.
Minimum Requirements
- 7+ years of proven, relevant, web development & enterprise application development experience using Java, J2EE, Spring framework, JSP, JavaScript, XML, HTTP, HTML.
- Strong OOP experience, MVC.
- Experience with messaging systems (Email, Voicemail, IM)
- Experience with databases (SQL, LDAP)
- Knowledge of web-based solutions architecture, deployment, and the underlying technologies (network, web servers, SOA, REST)
- Experience with software development life cycle, methodologies, and best practices.
- Strong .Net experience is a plus.
- Experience with Unix, Linux.
- Experience with OpenLaszlo or willing to learn this cool technology.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
If you are creative, team-oriented, do brilliant work on deadline and work in the San Francisco Bay Area, email your resume as a Word, PDF, or HTML attachment (including URLs to examples of your work) to resumes _at_ laszlosystems.com
Senior Solutions Engineer
(Location: San Mateo, CA)
Laszlo Studios is the Professional Services team at Laszlo Systems. We are seeking a seasoned, energetic, self-motivated full-time or contract Senior Solutions Engineer in the SF Bay Area to help deliver Laszlo Systems' products to customers. Laszlo Studios cultivates a dynamic and highly creative work environment. We strive to transform web experiences, and we work hand-in-hand with our clients to drive end user loyalty and satisfaction. If you are interested in working with trendy technologies, want be part of the Web 2.0 culture, and seek skilled peers, this is the position you have been waiting for!
Responsibilities:
- Lead projects, from requirement analysis to deployment.
- Enhance, architect, design, and implement customized Laszlo applications that meet customers' business needs.
- Interface with customers to gather requirements, design approaches, and project status. Act as a consultant to our customers.
- Write project related documents: technical design documents, best practices, lessons learned, etc.
- Work with our RIA designers, product team, QA to deliver high quality solutions.
Minimum Requirements
- 7+ years of proven, relevant, web development & enterprise application development experience using Java, J2EE, Spring framework, JSP, JavaScript, XML, HTTP, HTML.
- Strong OOP experience, MVC.
- Experience with messaging systems (Email, Voicemail, IM)
- Experience with databases (SQL, LDAP)
- Knowledge of web-based solutions architecture, deployment, and the underlying technologies (network, web servers, SOA, REST)
- Experience with software development life cycle, methodologies, and best practices.
- Strong .Net experience is a plus.
- Experience with Unix, Linux.
- Experience with OpenLaszlo or willing to learn this cool technology.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
This position requires a technical pre-screen over the phone, and may require a presentation pre-screen prior to in-person interviews. If you are creative, team-oriented, and do brilliant work on deadline, email your resume as a Word, PDF, or HTML attachment (including URLs to examples of your work) to resumes@laszlosystems.com