I love my loyal clients – new C#/ASP.NET/C++ Software Engineer role – Tewksbury, MA

One of the best feelings, especially in such a challenging environment, is when the phone rings, and it’s VP who you’ve done business with for over a decade, telling me that he just started a new job, and only wants to work with me to fill his two new Software Engineer roles!

My great relationship is your “in” to the decision-maker. The role is a “senior software engineer” target 5-15 years of experience with current C#/ASP.NET experience, with a past history of Win32 C++ work. Salary to 115k, + 401k match + strong benefits. Stable company. Tewksbury, MA — drop me a line scott@biviumgroup.com if this sounds like you

Job Market is like stock market – confidence driven

Anyone looking at their quarterly 401k statement? Ouch… yes the financial mess on Wall Street is a drag, and yet, we’ve been through these tough times before. Learning and growing from our collective mistakes will help us get through. On the recruiting front — the mechanisms by which the system of looking/finding a job works much the same way – as candidates and companies are optimistic about the future, they expand hiring — when the market contracts, some firms suddenly seize up. Some candidates stop looking. History is the key to making sense of challenging times – in 2001-2004 we, and our candidates/clients thrived due to focusing on the fundamentals to a succesful business — and even in the days/weeks/months after 9.11 we were making placements — yes, even in the worst job market in years.

We’re not seeing a huge fallout — yet — but make no mistake — a lack of positive psychological progress  –  a lack of confidence in the market, will precipidate a fall in hiring — but, if you’re a great candidate, a great recruiter, or a great company – this is a market opportunity — to take market share and grow while others are cutting back.

Development Manager/Team Lead – C#.NET – transaction processing – profitable startup

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The role is a HANDS-on Development Manager/Team Lead – mix of 40% hands-on work (design/architecture and a little implementation) and 60% leadership tasks – managing engineers, release schedules. C#/.NET environment. Issues of scalability/transactional systems is best fit.

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Woburn/Burlington, MA area salary to the 130s + equity DOE
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As a senior member of the Engineering team, the selected individual will have the following responsibilities:
* Oversight of the technical design, implementation, testing, deployment, and support of message transformation and delivery software development
* Team management responsibilities, including the direct supervision of approximately 5-10 team members
* Implementation of state-of-the-art software engineering practices using latest but appropriate tools and technology

Qualifications:
* A solid software engineering background, including at least ten years of hands-on development experience in a commercial environment
* A solid understanding of the .NET architecture
* Experience of Microsoft development environment Visual Studio Team System (VSTS); Knowledge of Team Foundation Server (TFS) would be a plus
* At least five years of experience managing software development teams
* Experience of large scale transactional systems with serious scalability and reliability requirements; experience of supporting business-critical production environment running in data centers would be very helpful
* Demonstrable knowledge and experience of software development lifecycle and methodologies spanning development, testing, release and deployment management
* Excellent written and verbal communications skills
* Willingness to work in an energetic, fast-paced, and team-oriented environment
* The ability to work independently; ability to manage conflicting priorities effectively
*any knowledge of protocols like SWIFT, FIX, etc would be a bonus

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Please send resumes to scott@biviumgroup.com – subject line “C# Development Manager”

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The Bivium Group is a renowned technical recruiting firm with a sixth sense for crafting the right fit between opportunity and talent. Our focus is on building long-term relationships with both clients and candidates which is demonstrated by our unsurpassed network of skilled talent and intimate knowledge of our client’s business needs.

I have been in the technology industry for over 18 years. I have worked within several startups including positions such as Vice President of Operations, General Manager and Founder at three technology based startups – including my own consulting firm from the late 80s and into the 90′s. I left the startup world to join one of New England’s oldest and largest recruiting agencies where I assisted in the meteoric growth of a new office in a new geography. My performance over the past few years has placed me in the top 1% of National Recruiters. My philosophy is simple – I am a career partner to both our candidates and clients.

$2,000 reward for top-notch Windows C++ Software Engineer- Natick, MA area – VC backed startup

A BIVIUM GROUP EXCLUSIVE client:

Natick, MA area
well-funded startup through several rounds
VERY cool application work — proven entrepreneurs
salary range from 100-130kish DOE, + big options

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Looking to hire a principal+ software engineer – focus on
consumer-facing/quality desktop applications – some cross-platform knowledge would be very useful (Windows/Mac) – the works is all VC++ with C# (some new work is coming up in C#) – I would call this a “Generalist” — someone who is good from end to end. Currently they work with Qt for example for certain
work. Any web exposure client side stuff would be nice too.

This principal+ hire will be involved in architecture, design and coding — looking for Demonstrated experience with “best in class” work — someone who “KNOWS THEIR STUFF” – these are A+ players here, and they want to hire another “A+”

Formal Job desc:

We’re looking for a self-starter — just gets it done; an engineer who can easily transition from individual contributor to team lead/manager. You must have ability to coordinate expectations, people and development output in a highly dynamic startup environment – ability to balance attention to detail
and completeness while delivering on aggressive commitments in a changing environment.

Responsible for delivering multi-mode client application for desktop and embedded environments to support person-to-person communications using presence, IM, audio and video. SIP based client-client and client-server application. In this role, you will own full life-cycle of application and will be the foundation of a growing team.
Additionally, you will be exposed to a wide set of technologies/environments and will be expected to continuously gain and apply new knowledge. Previous experience must demonstrate a track record in delivering customer-quality
code in flexible but challenging startup environment and experience with project/application level integration of externally developed code and components.
Requirements

MUST have – 8+ years experience in Windows Applications Development -.NET/ VC++
JavaScript
Nice to haves:
XML/HTTP/SOAP
Cross platform

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Please send resumes to scott@biviumgroup.com – subject line “Natick Windows”

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keywords : software engineer principal software engineer lead software engineer C++ VC++ QT C# .NET

Now, 200+ software engineer roles in Boston, MA, Cambridge, MA and Waltham, MA – C#, Java, VC++, C++, VB.NET

The market has never been hotter for top talent! As September rolls into October (holy cow!) we have more jobs piling up than we can possibly recruit for. Many of these are exclusive clients to The Bivium Group, and many of these offer great opportunities to take the next step in your career – perhaps an update on technologies you work with day to day, or the caliber of your peers. As the market (and other candidates) put themselves into new jobs, they are maximizing their market value at all times — it’s in crazy times like this, more than ever, critical, to align yourself with a resource who can help navigate these shark-infested waters. Choose to work with the best – I am currently ranked the #1 Recruiter in Boston on Linkedin. I’d love to see how we can partner together — scott@biviumgroup.com

 

SUPER HOT Software Engineer job – Boston, MA Lead VB.NET/SQLserver – Sox lead down to 1.5 games

A very hot job right now – and a great opportunity – for someone with Commercial/enterprise software development experience in VB.NET/SQLserver (ideally came up through VB6 and/or VC++). This is smaller, family-owned, quality of life place in Boston, looking for someone who is either a Principal, aspiring to be a lead or a strong mid-level software engineer to work directly with the Co-Founder to build the next-generation of software. Perhaps you are interested, or know someone who is ? email me – scott@biviumgroup.com- that sour feeling in my belly? That would be watching the Red Sox lead drop to 1.5 games… we’d better beat up TB, that’s all I gotta say!

Think Like a Headhunter: Interview tips – “the most powerful question you can ask”!

I try very hard to assist candidates in understanding that the first round interview’s agenda is 95% driven by the company. You are invariably one of several candidates they are evaluating, and your #1 and only goal at this stage of the interviewing process is to get invited back for a 2nd round, or to continue the “next stage” of their process.

As you are selling yourself, the most important and powerful information you can gather, is what specific information are they using to favorably evaluate you. After the first impressions and pleasantries of small-talk, you must casually ask “From your perspective what are the most important things you are looking for in filling this position?” – or something similar. By asking this question, you receive the target to aim for. For example as a J2EE software engineer in Cambridge, you may ask this question and find out – “We are weak on the server team, and need someone who understands how to write complex core Java via JDBC and has extensive architecture skills.” With that target in mind at all times, you can highlight, focus and describe specific projects and work YOU have architected and developed that fit that criteria. Or, perhaps their answer is “We are most concerned with finding someone who is very self-driven and independent.” It would be a huge blunder to only talk about your team-work and how you worked collaboratively with others, if that is their #1 criteria. Ask the most powerful question and you’ll be thinking like a headhunter!

Think like a headhunter: “Own” your interview preparation.

Something I am always reminding candidates about in this market is that I can do the great work of matching a wonderful company to your background. I have access to the hiring managers, and insight into the client’s culture, expectations and interview-style. I will be able to help provide you with information that will display your unique skills in the best possible light. However, before the interview, you must take “ownership” and utilize the information I provide to you, to prepare and practice both the technical and non-technical aspects of your interview. Non-verbal communications, agendas for your interviews, practice Java, J2EE or C++ questions for software engineers, how to write a thank you letter. As many current and recent candidates can tell you, getting the interview is fairly easy, but getting the job you want can be downright challenging - no matter your skills, school pedigree or what you think you can do. We, and our clients often subcribe to the mentality that if we’re on the fence about your candidacy, the easy choice is to “pass”.  A great headhunter will always help prepare you for your interviews and ensure you have the best chance of getting the job YOU want.

Share in up to $41,500 in referral rewards… Sox squeak out a win 2-1

People have been asking me “given your rewards, how much does a headhunter make?” — well I can tell you that we’re offering as much as a good full-time recruiter working for any reputable company would earn for recruiting, presenting & managing the “candidate” side of the equation. Why are we being so generous? Because, we want to continue to reward those who have helped in our success.  To date, I have 14 open software engineer positions (J2EE, C#, .NET, embedded, Lead, Manager, SQA) that are referral reward eligible for a total of $41,500 in bonuses available to split between you and your entire network. For a complete and up to date list of all jobs that are open and their respective rewards – the link is here – pass the word to your software engineer friends & their friends…

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The Sox extended their major league best record to 41-22 and are now 20-10 at home. Sweet! With the nice weather planned for this weekend, Jamie (the other Co-Founder), I and our families expect to take in the Giants game on Friday, hoping to see Barry hit one out. 

$3,000 referral for Senior/Principal C#/ASP.NET – and Hall of Fame Game, Cooperstown, NY

For all you Baseball fans — Monday was the annual Hall of Fame Game in Cooperstown, NY — I had the pleasure of taking in this baseball extravaganza — from the parade with Toronto Blue Jays and Baltimore Orioles players to a glorious sunny May day to watch the homerun derby in historic Doubleday Field – those baseball fans among us should mark their calendar to visit the shire to baseball history – it’s a little slice of Norman Rockwell just 3.5 hrs from Boston.

 I am actively recruiting for a Principal/Lead C#/.NET Software role that involves a possible 1-3 day telecommute. I am offering  $3,000 referral bonus by clicking https://www.h3.com/?dmr=caexat57wt8Sh-5KtFK2pr-zwUg, if you know anyone. This client is in Cambridge.