Software Developer

uShip is the world's first and largest shipping marketplace. Consumers and businesses can compare and book bids from hundreds of thousands of customer-reviewed transportation service providers, ranging from independent owner-operators to the largest freight carriers and brokers. Customers save money and service providers use their empty cargo space - everyone wins! We're an Internet company focused on solving a real-world problem and having loads (pun intended) of fun along the way.

If you are a motivated, smart, and driven individual who wants to work in an energetic and entrepreneurial environment with outstanding career and growth opportunities, then this is the career opportunity for you!

• Developing web applications using Microsoft .Net and open source technologies.
• Creating and enhancing product features in MVC 4 and WebAPI 2 with C#, as well as some ASP.Net Webforms using VB.Net
• Working directly with Product Managers, Developers and Quality Assurance to deliver new products and features.
• Modifying existing applications and features to improve performance, code readability etc.
• Communicating your ideas across a team of 30 developers

• Fluency in one or more objected oriented languages
• Experience working with a relational database platform like SQL Server or Oracle, both using stored procedures and an ORM like Entity Framework or NHibernate
• Building web applications using an MVC framework
• Writing automated tests using NUnit, JUnit or an equivalent
• Using distributed version control, preferably Git or Mercurial
• Breaking down user stories into actionable tasks
• The ability to communicate cross-functionally among other departments
• Have built or worked on a RESTful API. Experience with Microsoft WebAPI is a plus.
• Understand and can recognize design patterns
• Have worked with at least one NoSQL platform
• Have implemented responsive design techniques for mobile-friendly applications
• Have client-side experience in one or more JavaScript frameworks
• Have worked with a CSS framework like Bootstrap or Foundation
• Know how to write code that’s safe to deploy in a Continuous Integration environment