[consulting] Developer Position at Trellon

[Michael Haggerty]

Know a thing or two about writing custom modules, themes, and  
configuring high performance Drupal sites? Trellon seeks qualified  
Drupal developers to join our elite development team. We are hiring  
for positions ranging from senior developers to technical leads. See  
the full job description here: http://www.trellon.com/explore/job-openings/drupal-developer

What This Job is All About

Drupal Developers are important actors in our delivery process. Here's  
what we expect them to do:

• Understand the goals and strategy behind each project from  
conception through completion. Our thoughtful, dedicated approach to  
working with clients is what sets us apart. Lead developers help make  
sure each project meets or exceeds the goals we set out to achieve.

• Write clean, well-engineered code that conforms with accepted  
standards within the Drupal community, and test web applications.  
Drupal Developers set an example through strong quality assurance  
practices in their day to day work.

• Communicate effectively with project managers, technical leads,  
internet strategists, and other internal team members, as well as  
outside stakeholders. We want to maintain a positive, productive  
environment, and Drupal Developers are active in sharing knowledge  
across the organization and with our clients.

• Identify opportunities for process improvement and make constructive  
suggestions for change. There is always a better way to do things, and  
Drupal Developers are instrumental in helping our team to become more  
productive.

Who We Are Looking For

Drupal Developers bring a broad range of skills with them including a  
background in different technologies, critical thinking skills and  
expertise in the platforms we commonly use to deliver great results to  
clients. Have-to-have skills include the following:

• Strong understanding of best practices in Drupal development. We  
specialize in the following areas, and you should know a thing or two  
about some of them:
  - custom module development, advanced theming and site configuration.
  - high availability and multisite configurations.
  - multilingual web sites.
  - social network integration, especially with Facebook, MySpace,  
Hi5, and Orkut.
  - mobile sites, including SMS applications and integration with  
handheld apps.

• The ability to interact with clients and help them to understand  
Drupal. This includes:
  - exploring ideas for how to use the platform, and explaining what  
various modules do.
  - collecting requirements and helping people craft their strategy  
for how to use their web sites.
  - demonstrating new features as they become available, receiving  
feedback and incorporating it in your work.

• Knowledge of PHP and MySQL development techniques, including the  
following:
  - using svn for code checkouts, version control, and deployment  
techniques.
  - troubleshooting issues that occur at the server level, related to  
database throughput, preprocessor configuration, memory resident  
storage, and more.
  - web server and datbase tuning.

• The ability to work without direct supervision, to make use of  
internal project management tools, to diligently record your hours in  
the timekeeping system, and to keep others aware of your schedule for  
planning purposes.

Nice-to-haves include the following:

• Visibile participation in your local Drupal scene. We support groups  
throughout North America and are always looking for ways to increase  
that support.

• jQuery and CSS development skills. We are always looking for people  
with a sense of style.

• CRM integration skills. Trellon works with CiviCRM, SugarCRM,  
Salesforce, Raisers Edge, and a lot of other CRM systems.

• Experience with scalability issues and high performance web sites.  
Many of our sites need to scale to handle massive amounts of traffic.

• Technical documentation. We like concept diagrams, site maps,  
feature lists, data transformation tables, and anything else that  
provides transparency to our process.

• Writing skills. Articulate, clever people with their own opinions  
will find many outlets for their talents.

Why You Would Want to Work Here

Trellon is a little different from other companies. There are a lot of  
reasons you might want to look at working with our team:

• We build awesome Drupal sites. Trellon delivers robust solutions on  
tight timeframes, which often include advanced components that go far  
beyond out of the box solutions. We are experts on thinking through  
challenges and developing thoughtful, sustainable solutions that are  
satisfying on so many levels.

• You get to travel and attend Drupal functions all over the place.  
Trellon sponsors events throughout North America, Europe and other  
parts of the world and we bring the team along wherever we go.

• You work from home on your own schedule. Trellon is a virtual  
company, there's no boss looking over your shoulder telling you to  
turn off Oprah.

• You get to make the world a nicer place. 90% of our clients are non- 
profits, NGOs, associations, universities and other worthwhile  
organizations looking to do great things. The other 10% of our clients  
are doing something special with the Internet and are generally using  
it for really cool purposes.

• You get to learn something new. We have a fantastic team of smart  
people, all of whom enjoy sharing their knowledge, and our projects  
tend to be cutting edge affairs that involve unique, sophisticated  
technology challenges. We hire based on character just as much as  
technical competence.

• You get paid to contribute back to Drupal. Full time developers are  
paid to write patches, contribute modules, blog about cool topics, go  
to user groups, and generally act as a responsible open source people.

How to Apply

Send a copy of your resume, a cover letter stating your salary  
requirements, and a list of links to sites you have built and your  
Drupal user profile to jobs at trellon.com. 
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