Release Engineer Job Posting

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Job Title:	Release Engineer
Company:	Elastic Path Software
Position Type:	Permanent
Pay Rate:	Competitive
Date Posted:	Oct-14-09

What's exciting about Elastic Path?

Ecommerce is a dynamic industry that continues to grow and evolve. Elastic Path Software provides an enterprise ecommerce platform for the easiest and most cost-effective way to deliver custom ecommerce solutions to our enterprise customers. The Java-based platform is extended with full access to source code for easy integration with existing systems. IT teams have unlimited flexibility and control to develop innovations for business users with a faster time to market. Major global brands such as Sony Ericsson, Time, Inc., and TELUS rely on Elastic Path.

We're looking for the best of the geeks out there to come play with some of the latest and greatest technology: Java/J2EE, Spring, MVC, JavaScript, HTML, CSS, AJAX, Velocity, Eclipse RCP, ANT/Maven, JPA, Tomcat, Weblogic, Websphere, Oracle, MySQL, etc. You'll be working with some pretty cool tools in an agile development environment and with smart people who love debating, challenging the status quo, and complex customer requirements.

What can you expect in the Release Engineer position?

The release engineer will join our seasoned Product Development and Professional Services teams and will be responsible for software development tools, builds and releases. You will design and develop build scripts, deployment procedures, as well as manage, integrate, and enhance source code control and issue tracking systems. Working closely with quality assurance, development and project teams to automate processes and increase efficiency, you'll be working in a very dynamic environment where your energy and ideas will always be valued.

• Work closely with Developers and QA Analysts to manage software releases and environments
• Maintain and enhance source control and issue tracking systems
• Manage source code, build and deployment in development and test environments
• Software delivery including software packaging
• Manage tool selection for release activities
• Automate deployment of development and test environments
• Collect, analyze, and report build-related metrics. Use these metrics to identify areas for process improvement and work with engineers to implement improvements.
• Participate in the development and usage of post-build automated regression tests
• Manage and maintain development tools

What does it take to be successful?

• Computer science degree or equivalent experience
• Expert with source control systems (Subversion), including demonstrable experience with branching, merging, and tagging
• In-depth familiarity with build tools (ANT, Maven)
• Experience with scripting languages
• 4+ years of managing software build and release engineering and / or software configuration management experience
• An understanding of open-source software distribution packaging (example: configure scripts) considered a plus
• Experience using an issue tracking tools, such as JIRA
• Flexibility and adaptability: coping effectively with complexity and change at the enterprise level
• Straight talk: telling it like it is
• Action-oriented: getting the job done
• Visionary: seeing and communicating the big picture
• Customer focused: always having the customer in mind
• Passion for technology: being a true geek
• Follow through on commitments: living up to commitments with no excuses
• Smarts: expertise in your field of work that surpasses the average
• High standards and work ethic: expecting and delivering nothing short of the best
• Ability to travel to client sites as required (up to 50%)

Bragging rights

Founded in 2000, Elastic Path is privately held and has grown organically with recent exponential growth; we've doubled revenue every year for the past three consecutive years. Today Elastic Path employs more than 100 team members between our Vancouver, Canada headquarters and UK office.

We're also pleased to announce some recent accolades and awards, including a spot on Red Herring's 100 List, a prestigious list that honors the year's most promising private technology ventures in North America. We also ranked #25 in PROFIT magazine's Ranking of Canada's Fastest-Growing Companies and to top it off, British Columbia Technology Industry Association (BCTIA) recently awarded us with the “Emerging Company of the Year” award.

We also have some neat benefits to offer you, but we won't bore you with those right now. If you're curious, check out the benefits section on our career site: http://www.elasticpath.com/jobs/life/perks-and-benefits/

How to join our team

Interested? Awesome, let's talk. Send us your resume and we'll contact you if it looks like we might just have an amazing career opportunity that's right up your alley. Be sure to highlight your bragging rights and apply today:

http://www.elasticpath.com/jobs/

To all recruitment agencies: At this time Elastic Path will not be accepting agency resumes. Please do not forward resumes as they will not be considered. Elastic Path is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.

Location:	Canada-BC-Vancouver
Telecommute:	No (Onsite Position)
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