Senior-level Engineer/Developer

Company DescriptionArtech is the 10th Largest IT Staffing Company in the US, according to Staffing Industry Analysts' 2012 annual report. Artech provides technical expertise to fill gaps in clients' immediate skill-sets availability, deliver emerging technology skill-sets, refresh existing skill base, allow for flexibility in project planning and execution phases, and provide budgeting/financial flexibility by offering contingent labor as a variable cost.Job DescriptionSummary:We are looking for a dedicated and passionate senior level developer to architect, design, implement, and deploy the next generation cloud platform. You love what you do because it makes a difference to the company and to the people you hire. Your mission is to help change lives.You like to work hard but it's worth it, because you're having fun with a great group of people in an amazing work environment. You are the future of awesomeResponsibilities:Design and develop use cases in support of the technical requirements. Transforms technical requirements into architectures.Design and develop critical production grade sub components of a new cloud-based platform primarily written in JavaScript/Node.js and graph database.Works closely with development, integration and test teams to ensure product quality. Prepares deliverables for trial and market readiness.Supports operations by providing deployment and sustained engineering support for all responsible systems and technologies. Diagnoses and resolves escalated field issues.Thrive in a dynamic agile development process with bi-weekly releases.Participate in design and code reviews.Write design documents and present them to the team.Work under the technical direction of our lead engineer (who is based in California).Be passionate for well-designed, modular highly maintainable codeBe a key member of a top-notch engineering team and incorporate and integrate all the best innovations and ideas.Document and/or review API specifications, etc.Stay abreast of industry best practices and contribute ideas for design improvements and new components.Participate mentoring of new and/or existing team members.Qualifications:Experience with developing production grade scalable backend Web services/API's.Experience designing solutions and leading collaborative design discussions.Solid understanding of object-oriented & concurrency concepts and language.Solid understanding of computer architecture and computer science fundamentals.Independent, organized, and able to work on fast-paced projects at the same time.Ability to communicate technical concepts clearly and effectively.Required Skills:10+ years of production grade development experience.Experience designing solutions and leading collaborative design discussions.Required extensive experience with JavaScript/node.js JSON.Familiarity with JavaScript frameworks.Familiarity with neo4j graph database and Cypher query language is a plus.Familiarity with source code repos such as GIT.Experience building REST/ APIs using a framework.Experience consuming API/web-based services.Working knowledge with UNIX/Linux operation systems.Strong object oriented programming ability; bonus if it's Java.Experience with additional scripting languages like Bash, Python and/or Ruby, a plus.Experience with NoSQL technologies is also a plus.BA/BS degree or higher in Computer Science or related field required.Additional InformationIf you are interested, please contact:Sophia(973) 507-7563SummaryType: ContractFunction: Information TechnologyExperience level: Mid-Senior LevelIndustry: Information Technology And Services