As an employee of Handmark, I can very highly recommend working for them. If you're a rockstar who's looking for full time iPhone / iPad development work, then now's your chance to work for them too. Quoted job ad:
Handmark has an immediate opening in its Portland, Oregon office for a Software Engineer on our iPad / iPhone Development team. This position will be responsible for:
· Participating in functional specification reviews and providing critical analysis about the material
· Implementing maintainable and high quality code that meets the requirements of the project
· Maintaining and bug fixing existing code
· Providing clear and concise guidance to QA regarding how to best test changes implemented
· Working closely with QA to resolve any defects identified
· Success of the team
Qualifications include:
· Several years of Cocoa development experience, ideally including Mac development experience before the iPhone was released
· B.S. or M.S. in Computer Science or related engineering or technical field
· Strong grasp of algorithms and data structures
· Experience working with a formal QA process and proper bug handling
· Excellent oral and written communication skills and a positive attitude
· Demonstrated solid coding practices including good design documentation, unit testing, and peer code-reviews
· You think of yourself primarily as a developer, even though you may have a diversity of skills to offer
· Passion for mobile software products
· Successful candidate will be self-motivated and excited about working alongside other people in a dynamic work environment.
Handmark is a world-leading creator and distributor of mobile applications and services. The company delivers an engaging, customized experience for your mobile phone with the industry's best applications covering news and information, games, lifestyle and travel, reference and productivity, personalization and more. As one of the leading distributors of mobile content and storefronts for 10 years, Handmark has established itself as the premier mobile content partner.
Handmark provides a competitive salary and benefits including stock options. Benefits include 401(k), medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance along with paid time off
Handmark is an equal opportunity employer.
If you're interested in the position, I very much recommend that you contact Jon Maroney (
jmar...@handmark.com) ASAP. Emailing Jon about an ad similar to this one is quite possibly one of the best things I've ever done, so I can testify first-hand about how great an opportunity this is for someone with the right fit; if you think we're looking for you, don't let this pass you by.