Name: Neville Ridley-Smith
Title: Senior Java Developer
Type: Full time
Location: Onsite (Sydney CBD, Australia)
Department: Development
Reports To: Technical Team Lead

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To your humble greatness I submit my application...

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My knowledge of Trogdor the Burninator will, I feel, be relevant for my role of chief janitor.

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I can relocate from Estonia - if I happened to be in Estonia, which I'm not... Phew, lucky on that score.

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"Yes! We're all individuals!"

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XYZ Corporation - Made coffee for Senior Developers - Jun 2001-July2004

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I truly had an experience of that of biting steel!

With apologies to this particular entrepreneur of the year

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Job Description:

Atlassian Software Systems is always looking for well-rounded, smart developers who are good at solving problems in innovative ways.You should know how to create robust production applications and develop prototypes quickly. You should have a good understanding of, and practical production experience with, Java web application development.

Responsibilities:

  • Developing server-side code for internal and external web applications.
  • Writing unit tests, automated regression tests and tracking defects as they occur.
  • Supporting and assisting Atlassian customers from around the globe using our products to further their businesses.
  • Building and improving Open Source Java components - both open source Atlassian components and components from external projects (including OpenSymphony, CodeHaus and Apache Jakarta).
  • Contributing to the broader growth and company culture of Atlassian - we want you to become part of the team, not 'just another employee'.

Required Skills:

  • Three year degree or appropriate industry experience.
  • Solid Java development experience and talent. Any experience using Open Source frameworks, or different areas of the J2EE stack a benefit.
  • An understanding of the following broad technologies: XML, XSL, JSP, Velocity, Java i18n, PDF, internet protocols, JDBC and relational databases.
  • Experience with handling large volumes of email and IM communication.

Preferred Skills:

  • We use an XP-style development process hence any agile experience (including test driven development, pair programming, refactoring and continuous integration) is a plus.
  • Experience writing unit tests and funtional tests.
  • Broad knowledge of software industry and technology.
  • Understanding of defect tracking, project management or wikis.

See also:
My cv
A silly website I created that got slashdotted and dugg.
A popular eBay front-end I develop in my spare time.

How to apply:
If you think I suit you, or ring me on 0402 875 929.