Openings at Marketcircle

We're growing and we're always looking for great talent. We develop award-winning software for the small business market on the Mac and we see a very bright future in this area. Apple is making great headway in the consumer and small business markets. We want to ride that wave with the help of talented, passionate, and energetic people.

Marketcircle is a place where you can see your contributions making a difference. We are young, dynamic, and growing fast. We're looking for individuals who have the desire, willingness, and capacity to aggressively pursue new technical competencies. Additionally, you have a positive attitude, are flexible, and can work individually and also as part of a team. We offer a stimulating, team oriented work environment, benefits, and lots of potential for growth.

Available Positions

Junior Software Engineer

We are looking for a junior software engineer that is excited to work on modern technologies such as Cocoa (Mac OS X), Cocoa Touch (iPhone, iPad, iPod) and web standards (html, css, javascript). You don't have to know all of these specific technologies, but you must be able to show a keen aptitude to grasp new programming concepts quickly.

Requirements

• Located in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA). No remote workers or relocations.
• Fluent in English with good communication skills (written and oral).
• Be able to show previous technical/programming work.
• Be able to demonstrate technical problem solving skills.

Nice to haves

• Working knowledge of Objective-C & design patterns.
• Working knowledge of Cocoa, Cocoa Touch.
• Working knowledge of Xcode and using the debugger.
• Working knowledge of source control (Mercurial is our tool of choice).
• Working knowledge of HTML, XML, CSS, Javascript, AJAX.

Junior Interface Designer

We are looking for a user interface designer with an eye for detail, a sense for usability, and the ability to create beautiful interfaces. You’ll work together with other designers and directly with engineers to implement your designs.

Requirements

A good candidate would have a strong visual design ability, and would be knowledgeable of Mac, iPhone and iPad design patterns and best practices.

The most important requirement is that we must be able to see examples of your previous work and you must be able to discuss/critique your design choices.

Other Requirements:

• Located in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA). No remote workers or relocations.
• Fluent in English with good communication skills (written and oral).
• Some level of Photoshop proficiency.

Junior/Intermediate Test Engineer

We are looking for an individual that can help test our various Mac OS, iOS and Web applications. You'll be working with senior staff.

Requirements

A good candidate would have a knack to break things and find bugs with a strong fluency in verbal and written English (to communicate the issues). While we are not expecting an expert, we are expecting someone with some prior experience in testing and someone that exhibits passion for his/her field.

Other Requirements:

• Located in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA). No remote workers or relocations.
• Fluent in English with good communication skills (written and oral).
• Have some prior experience in testing.
• Be able to demonstrate technical problem solving skills.
• Experience with Mac OS and iOS so that you understand user expectations.
• Experience with scripting tests.

Senior Software Engineer

We are looking for a senior software engineer that is excited about cloud based technologies, and shows a passion for delivering best of breed cloud based software solutions.

Requirements

You will come with a strong knowledge of key server-based technologies including Debian Linux and Mac OS Virtualization (specifically Xen), NGNX webserver software, PostgreSQL relational database (including configuration, maintenance and use) and Python/Django (and related technologies). You will also have a strong working knowledge of key client-side technologies including Javascript, Sproutcore, Objective-C/Cocoa for Mac OS and iOS.

Other Requirements:

• Located in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA)
• Fluent in English with good communication skills (written and oral).
• Be able to show previous solutions built using technologies mentioned above.
• Strong working knowledge of virtualization on Debian Linux and Mac OS using Xen
• Strong working knowledge of PostgreSQL (duties will include configuration, maintenance and usage)
• Strong working knowledge of Django and Python, with experience using SQLAlchemy and Twisted with Django
• Strong working knowledge of Web clients using Sproutcore, Javascript and HTML
• Strong working knowledge of desktop clients using Objective-C, C and Cocoa
• Strong working knowledge of mobile clients using Objective-C and CocoaTouch (iOS)
• Strong working knowledge of source control using Mercurial and GIT
• Knowledge of F-Script

Nice to haves

• Fluent in either French or German as we localize our solutions in these languages
• Experience with hardware configuration for Co-Location

How to send in your resume

We like to receive resumes in PDF, RTF, HTML, Pages or Plain Text. Please avoid sending Word documents.

We get a lot of resumes and including the following items will help you as we rank the different resumes we receive.

• Cover letter
• Examples of your work if applicable - links or attachments will do
• Reference letters if you have any
• 2 to 3 references that we may contact
• Include the job title in the subject of the email
• Include a phone number at which to reach you with appropriate times to call you
• You must be located in the general Toronto area. Telecommuting or remote work is not an option for these positions.

Please send your resume to jobs@marketcircle.com. We'll contact you if we see a fit.

Thank you for taking the time to apply.