Senior Software Engineer – Reporting & Data Warehousing

Brightfire is an online marketing and publishing company located in the Arboretum. We have developed a diverse portfolio of web sites that are powered by a proprietary publishing, tracking and reporting system. This position is for a senior software engineer who will drive the design and implementation of our reporting and data warehousing infrastructure. Applicants must have extensive experience in designing, building and maintaining medium to large scale transactional databases and accompanying reporting systems. Database expertise is a must, and experience building web applications is very important.

Above all else, a successful candidate will need to be able to design and write solid, well documented, enterprise-level code. This is a significant application that has fueled our company’s growth and we are building a dedicated development team to expand, enhance and scale the platform to handle a wide array of markets and customers.

Although our application is built in Ruby on Rails, good application engineering skills are far more important than knowledge of Rails.

The ideal candidate will have:

• 5 or more years experience in transactional application development, preferably in *nix environments
• 5 or more years experience architecting database and reporting systems to handle hundreds of thousands of daily actions
• 5 or more years in enterprise web application experience in Rails, Java or.NET
• 2 or more years experience managing a small team of developers
• Experience with Ruby on Rails or at least willingness to learn new things
• Motivation as a self-starter who is able to work in a fast-paced environment
• Proven track record in rapidly delivering software in an incremental fashion

Base salary plus bonuses of $150,000+
Benefits include comprehensive medical, 401k with employer contribution, and generous vacation

Senior Software Engineer – Web Applications

Brightfire is an online marketing and publishing company located in the Arboretum. We have developed a diverse portfolio of web sites that are powered by a proprietary publishing, tracking and reporting system. This position is for a senior software engineer who will work on our site management platform. Applicants must have extensive experience in designing, building and maintaining interactive websites and administrative tools to allow for rapid iteration on the sites.

Above all else, a successful candidate will need to be able to design and write solid, well documented, enterprise-level code. This is a significant application that has fueled our company’s growth and we are expanding a dedicated development team to enhance and scale the platform to handle a wide array of markets and customers.

Although our application is built in Ruby on Rails, good application engineering skills are far more important than knowledge of Rails.

The ideal candidate will have:

• 5 or more years experience architecting and implementing robust web applications in Rails, Java or .NET
• 2 or more years experience with complex Javascript
• 2 or more years experience managing a small team of developers
• Experience with Ruby on Rails or at least willingness to learn new things
• Motivation as a self-starter who is able to work in a fast-paced environment
• Proven track record in rapidly delivering software in an incremental fashion

Base salary plus bonuses of $150,000+
Benefits include comprehensive medical, 401k with employer contribution, and generous vacation

Part-time Contract Graphic Designer

Brightfire, a small online publishing firm in Austin, Texas, needs a steady freelancer for ongoing contract design work. Our average need is 10 hours per week, but it can vary. Onsite work is preferred (we provide an iMac work station in a fun, friendly office), but we’re flexible.

The ideal candidate will have:

• 5+ years in-house or agency design experience
• 1-2 years markup experience (HTML/CSS)
• Experience in building and optimizing websites for online marketing
• Ability to design for a variety of deliverables, including banner ads, emails, websites, landing pages
• In-depth knowledge of Adobe CS suite (especially Photoshop, Illustrator, and Fireworks)
• A strong sense of aesthetics combined with an ability to find what works

Please include a link to your online portfolio with your resume.