Tego, Inc.

Senior Software Developer and Architect

Date
Category
Location
Status
03/21/2012 R&D/Technical Waltham, MA Employee - Full Time

DETAILS ON THIS JOB OPENING:

Can you imagine a world where smart assets and big data collaborate to put

information where you want it, when you need it? Tego, Inc. is pushing the

bounds of RFID technology into the realms of high-function, high-memory

“smart assets”. Our chip designs are already having an impact in major aerospace

and healthcare organizations, and our software initiatives are poised to take the

world to the next level of interconnectedness. We need talented, dynamic people

who are ready to work for an energetic startup company as part of our team of

world-class semiconductor and software engineers. If you love to code and are

passionate about great design and great architecture, we want to talk to you.

Right now we need a senior software developer and architect with a proven track

record of delivering successful products. This person must be able to develop and

architect efficient systems from the top down and deliver structured, well-tested

code that solves real-world problems.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain software product features.

• Know your way around our chip functionality so that software can make the

best use of those features.

• Work to improve hardware/software partitioning and participate in defining

new hardware features.

• Write good unit, functional and integration tests. Participate in the

development of holistic verification methodologies.

• Learn and understand customer business processes and problems. Define

new products or features in terms of functional requirements.

• Develop new product architectures in sync with the product roadmap.

• Document and articulate architecture requirements; defend and maintain the

architecture in the code.

Tego Offers:

• A dynamic, entrepreneurial work environment where your opinion

matters and your ideas become new products.

• The opportunity to work with an innovative group of talented people at a

fast-growing startup company that is making a difference.

• Competitive compensation and great benefits including the opportunity

for equity.

• A friendly, informal, productive work environment conveniently located

off Rte. 128 in Waltham, MA.

QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED:

• A degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience. Roughly 10 years

development experience and some project leadership experience.

• Excellent coding skills, mastery of object-oriented design, and solid

understanding of architecture principles. The ability to master any

technology, language, or development environment when needed.

• Able to design and implement new functionality based on high level

requirements.

• Strong knowledge of version control, release processes, software

development processes, test automation.

• Proactive, positive approach to work. Desire to work in a fast-paced

entrepreneurial setting.

• Excellent written and verbal skills.

• Ability/willingness to work in our Waltham office.

SKILLS REQUIRED FOR THIS JOB:

The successful candidate:

• Is a productive and efficient coder who writes quickly while adhering to the

system structure.

• Likes and respects C++, C#, Java; understands the CLR and JVM; is

comfortable with perl/ruby/python/etc; absolutely fluent in at least one

programming language.

• Understands what a good API looks like and how to design one. Knows the

cost of a bad API.

• Communicates effectively, collaborates well, seeks challenges. Can sketch a

software architecture, describe its value to non-coders, use UML diagrams

effectively and create a usable architecture document.

• Enjoys his work; gets stuff done.