- Company
- Predixion
- Location
- Redmond, WA
- Added on
- 11/03/2010
- Keywords
- data-mining
About the Company:
Predixion Software believes that predictive, behavioral analytics and deep data mining are within the reach of every information worker. We believe that through the right set of functionality designed for those who know their business and their data, that these technologies can reach their true potential allowing millions of business owners and users to understand the driving forces and changes in their business operations.
Predixion Software, a venture backed software company founded by Simon Arkell (CEO), Steve DeSantis (CFO) and Jamie MacLennan (CTO) with offices in Orange Country, CA (HQ) and Redmond WA (development), builds on the work Jamie started at Microsoft with SQL Server Data Mining to truly deliver collaborative predictive analytics to the mainstream user. The board of directors includes Stuart Frost, former CEO of DATAllegro and now General Manager at Microsoft. Stuart founded DATAllegro, a leading developer of datawarehousing technology in Orange County, California and sold the company to Microsoft in October 2008 for $275 million.
The ideal candidate:
I’m looking for developers that are talented, mature, creative and confident enough to strive forward in an ambiguous startup atmosphere, yet also maintain enough humility to understand that they are on a team and boastful pride will get you nowhere. Also, we’ll be in shared offices at least for a while, so a modicum personal hygiene is respected. Strong CS fundamentals are a must, demonstrated ability and strong references strong plusses. The vast majority of coding will be in .NET, although there may be some opportunities for C++ as well. Additional bonus points for any of the following skillsets:
- Silverlight
- Sharepoint
- SQL Server + SQL Server BI
- Cloud Computing – EC2/Azure
- R and other statistical languages
- Predictive Analytics and Data Mining
Originally I was only considering candidates with unrestricted eligibility to work in the US, but after talking to our lawyer this morning I can consider candidates who need sponsorship, provided requirements are met. As I stated above, we’re in the unique position to be offering competitive salaries in a startup company. We will be offering an excellent insurance package once we’ve grown to enough employees, but until then we can assist with any COBRA payments to continue your existing healthcare. We’re also located in one of the few (or so I’m told) “green-certified” buildings and we’re in walking distance of many restaurants, a post office, a library, shopping and parks.
Job Description and responsibilities:
I’m the CTO of a new, well-funded startup company in the Seattle, WA (Eastside) area. I’m looking to hire around 10 developers over the next several months, possibly a couple skilled test engineers. Our company is building some unique software on the Microsoft stack, so MS-haters need not apply, I’m not much for dogma anyway. The software will by analytical in nature with a business focus. We’re offering competitive salaries and a great team environment and a well-managed company put together with the clear and careful forethought towards successful execution and high valuation.
So, who am I? I have 18-19 years experience in software development shipping a wide variety of products, developing the low-level architectures to the front ends and in the mean time managing teams from 3 to 30+ people, traveling worldwide to present at conferences, and also wrote a couple books. I’m a family guy with four kids (thus the reason we’re investing in a good insurance plan) and I believe in my product and my team. I enjoy the team environment and have been lucky enough to have found excellent talent to work with and am looking for more. My goal has always been to change the world through software in whatever ways that I can. So, if you are interested in these opportunities and live in the area or are willing to relocate on your own (sorry, no relo packages), drop me a note with a resume clearly stating relevant skills and experience, references and all that jazz to jobs@predixionsoftware.com
To apply:
Interested? Drop me a note with a resume clearly stating relevant skills and experience, references and all that jazz to jobs@predixionsoftware.com. Also indicate if you have unrestricted ability to work in the US or not.