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The Knot Inc. - A Lifestage Media Company

(NASDAQ: KNOT)

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How to Apply

  • Send cover letter, resume, and salary requirements to jobs@theknot.com.
  • Please indicate the title of the job in the subject line or put “general candidacy” to be considered for future positions.

Benefits

  • For most positions at The Knot, our benefits package includes excellent medical and dental insurance; short- and long-term disability; life insurance; flex spending for health care, dependant care, and transit/parking; Employee Assistance Program; 401(k) with match; Employee Stock Purchase Plan. Specific programs may vary by position/location.

Why I love working at The Knot...

“Everyone at The Knot has tons of great ideas, which is really exciting from a technology perspective.  We're always working on something new.”

--Matt Rook, Lead Development Manager
  employee since 2005

“This job has helped me in so many ways to grow both professionally and personally.”

--Jo Ann Miller, Local Account Executive
 employee since 2002

"There is a lot of opportunity to work on a variety of projects for a variety of brands, all with very different looks.  It's a great feeling to be associated with a strong brand that people react so emotionally and positively to.”

--Lori Richmond, Creative Director
employee since 2005

Senior Software Engineer -- The Knot Inc. (Austin, TX)

Skills:

Experience with ASP.NET, C#, and SQL required. Experience with NHibernate, ASP.NET MVC, web services, jQuery, AJAX, Castle ActiveRecord, WCF, WWF is a plus.


Description:

The position of Senior Software Engineer at The Knot Inc. is responsible for the design, development and testing of enterprise web applications for The Knot using the latest Microsoft technologies. The ideal candidate will be a self motivated individual with exceptional technical skills, strong architectural background, and the ability to work in a highly dynamic and collaborative environment. Experience with Agile software development and understanding of the software development lifecycle is also required. Strong verbal and written skills and the ability to communicate effectively with technical and non-technical partners at various levels are essential to the success of this candidate.

Requirements:

  • Bachelors degree in computer science or related area
  • 6+ years experience in application development (4+ of those developing web applications)
  • 3+ years experience with ASP.NET using C# and ADO.NET (2.0 Experience Preferred)
  • 4+ years experience with SQL/TSQL and SQL Server 2005. (2008 experience preferred)
  • Experience architecting complex multi-tier applications
  • Strong verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills with both technical and non-technical audiences
  • Strong understanding of OOP concepts and best practices, design patterns
  • Highly motivated, detail oriented individual with excellent problem solving skills and a passion for delivering high quality product
  • Experience identifying and addressing performance and scalability issues


Desired Skills/Experience:

  • Experience with NHibernate, REST web services
  • Experience with Castle ActiveRecord
  • Experience with WCF, WWF
  • Ability to design database tables, stored procedures and SQL queries
  • Knowledge of and experience in applying design pattern and software development best practices
  • Experience with Scrum or other Agile software development methodologies
  • Experience developing high-volume web applications