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Entry Level Programmer

Geographic Solutions

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Location:
1001 Omaha Circle
Tampa Bay, FL 34683 (map it!Map it! )
Base Pay:
$32,000 /Year
Employee Type:
Full-Time
Industry:
Computer Software
Internet - ECommerce
Manages Others:
No
Job Type:
Information Technology
Entry Level
Education:
2 Year Degree
Experience:
At least 1 year(s)
Travel:
Negligible
Relocation Covered:
No
Post Date:
11/3/2009
Contact Information
Phone:
727-786-7955
Ref ID:
Spider
Description

LOCAL CANDIDATES ONLY! LOCAL CANDIDATES ONLY!

NOTE: You must already reside in the Tampa Bay area, as interviews will be set up for qualified candidates between now and Nov 11th.  

 

We are a software development company located in Palm Harbor, Florida (Tampa Bay). We are the nation's leading provider of software solutions for workforce development, employment, and training. We have developed state-of-the-art systems for governmental workforce development agencies in more than thirty states. Our software is available to over seventy-five percent of the job seekers and employers in the country.

Check us out on the web at www.geosolinc.com and one of the live websites that we host www.EmployFlorida.com. This will give you an idea of the customization and functionality of our software.

 

Job Summary:
The Programmer develops, administers, maintains, and supports policies and procedures for ensuring the functionality and accuracy of the programs used to spider job data from external sites. Familiar with the standard concepts, practices, and procedures within the labor market industry as well as job services concepts. Relies on direction and good judgment to plan and accomplish goals. Works under general supervision.

Duties & Responsibilities:

  • Supports and documents new development of spidering robot programs (bots) to quickly and accurately extract data from external websites
  • Ensures all bots meet full QA standards
  • Ensures assigned bots are fully functional and identifies and resolves problems when they are not
  • Uses SQL to analyze data returned by bots to determine what maintenance is needed
  • Trains more junior developers in the use of the internal software
  • Know what situations require the implementation and use of a proxy
  • Understands the basic terminology related to job spidering (ONET, NAICS, etc…)
  • Able to maintain an average of 70 – 175 bot repairs per week with minimal QA issues (depends on experience and the mix of large/medium/small bots)
  • May be required to perform manual bot QA with reasonable speed and accuracy
  • As experience grows will have a basic understanding of the bot library, robo-servers, and balancing issues

     

    • Requirements

     

    Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

  • Understanding of computer programming methodologies
  • Good analytical skills
  • Able to quickly learn and adapt to new software
  • Basic knowledge of web technologies and programming languages
  • Basic SQL knowledge
  • Capable of writing basic SQL queries to check on the results of assigned bots and basic tables used to store job data  

    Candidates with Associates or Bachelors degrees in an IT specialty are preferred (GPA must be 3.0 or above)

    Compensation/Benefits: Pay commensurate with experience. Full benefits package including PAID health insurance for individual employee, dental, vision, 401K (after 1 year), accrue 18 PTO days per yr, 8 paid Holidays per yr, and a fun, fast-paced, casual-dress work environment!.

    All candidates must successfully pass a criminal history background check. No 3rd party or agencies. LOCAL candidates preferred. No Relocation allowance offered.

    Geographic Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer. M/F/D/V

    Applicants seeking positions based in the United States must provide appropriate documentation establishing that they are authorized to work in the United States. Federal law requires all employers to verify the identity and employment eligibility for all new employees. Geographic Solutions, Inc. confirms work authorization using E-Verify; a service of the DHS and SSA.
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