[OSGeo-Jobs] Mapping the World's Renewable Energy

Sam Cheng scheng at 3tiergroup.com
Tue Apr 1 19:27:38 EDT 2008


3TIER, a leading provider of real-time forecast and assessment products 
for the solar, wind, and hydro renewable energy industries, invites 
applications for full-time software developers at its downtown Seattle 
headquarters. These individuals will design, develop, and improve 
innovative services to help our clients make decisions regarding the 
operation and development of renewable energy projects. Successful 
candidates will be able to work as a team through the complete product 
life cycle with limited supervision, learn new systems and technologies 
quickly, and have an interest in renewable energy science. To learn more 
about us, please visit http://www.3tiergroup.com . 3TIER is an Equal 
Opportunity Employer and is committed to workforce diversity.

We're currently hiring for the following software development positions:

Scientific Software Developer
Remote Sensing Programmer/Analyst
Software Development Engineer
Web Application Developer

All candidates should have the following qualifications:
- B.S. or advanced degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Earth 
Science, or related field, or equivalent experience.
- Excellent knowledge of programming languages such as C, C++, FORTRAN, 
Python, or Ruby.
- Experience working in a UNIX/Linux command-line environment.
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities.
- Commitment to good development practices such as source control, bug 
tracking, documentation, and unit testing.

Preferred candidates will have one or more of the following qualifications:
- Interest in Solar, Wind, or Hydro power generation systems, or 
interest in Earth and Atmospheric Sciences.
- Experience with distributed computing environments and High 
Performance Computing.
- Experience with large, gridded data sets, such as remote sensing and 
climactic data, using tools such as NetCDF or McIDAS.
- Experience with geospatial analysis using Open Source tools such as 
GMT, GDAL, MapServer, PostGIS, and PROJ4.
- Excellent web development expertise utilizing javascript, JSON, Ajax, 
CSS, jQuery, and the DOM.
- Ability to architect large operational systems using well-defined APIs 
and modern design patterns.
- Familiarity with modern web frameworks such as Django or Rails.

These are full time positions with competitive compensation and benefits.


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