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User Interface Developer

Channel Velocity is seeking to hire a UI Developer to join our Channel Management System team. We are a young, growing firm that auctions a variety of consumer electronics, appliances, power tools and musical instruments for manufacturers and retailers through eBay auctions, Amazon, client-branded storefronts and other online channels. We service major brand name companies and are experiencing very rapid growth. We are currently preparing the technology as commercial software.

The Application is a first for the industry given it is a Windows Client Server Multi-Channel eCommerce System. It is meant of use by mid to large size auction and eCommerce Sellers performing $1+ million per year in transactions online.

The candidate should have the minimum requirements:

at least 2 years of .NET development experience
At least one year with c# (2+years of java programming instead)
Experience with Winforms or MFC
Completed undergraduate degree in Computer Science or an Engineering Discipline.

The successful candidate will be fluent or at least familiar with the following:

Winforms UI and built-in controls in .Net using C#.
Complex 3^rd party components such as grids, spreadsheets and charting tools.
Microsoft Sql Server/T-SQL.
Hand-coded HTML.
Data Dynamics/Active Reports.
OOD patterns.
Wizards.
Requirements collection and validation.
Localization/Globalization.
International eCommerce, particularly in Europe.
Testabitility, maintainability and supportability.
WinSock.
SOAP.
XML/XSL/XPath.

Added Bonuses:

Masters in Computer Science or Engineering Discipline
Previous experience with eBay API, Amazon API and/or eCommerce platforms
International platform development
Windows Client Server application development

Also, the successful candidate will:

Hopefully be familiar with the eBay user experience (as either a buyer or seller).
Be comfortable in a deadline sensitive environment.
Be willing to ask for help when necessary.
Work independently but share knowledge and learning.
Be unimpressed by a slick office and Herman Miller chairs, because we don’t have either of those.
Be able to have fun, make jokes (preferably ones that are funny), and be creative.

Candidate should possess excellent communication skills particularly technical writing skills. The position requires a high energy level and the ability to prioritize heavy volume workload and custom development.

Given our growth curve, this description only scratches the surface of our need for trained, experienced talent. We will strongly encourage you, through begging and pleading, to figure out how to leverage this position to fill key gaps in our company. This full-time position will be located in Downtown Chicago in River North in an open, exposed brick loft environment.

Interested? Send your resume to techjobs@channelvelocity.com with UI Developer in the subject line. Pay DOE.