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Core Software Engineer - New York, NY

Location:

New York, NY

Overview
Why Yodle
Local Search is the fastest growing segment of the internet and Yodle is poised to take a major share of the 30% YOY growth of the industry. With the best team in online marketing, robust product offering, and strong management; Yodle is an excellent place to learn, grow and be successful.

Position Overview
Yodle.com is looking for smart and motivated software engineers to join our development team. Ideal candidates will have 2-3 years experience, and thrive in a fast moving, fast growing and agile startup environment. You should be a strong coder, passionate about learning new things and meeting challenging business requirements.

Responsibilities
- Excellent Java programming, object-oriented design and database skills.
- Test-driven development using mocking frameworks, junit, etc.
- Multithreading/Concurrency experience a plus
- Experience working with the Spring framework, JUnit, Eclipse, Subversion and some knowledge of Tomcat
- Experience with dynamic languages such as Groovy, Perl, Ruby or Python
- Experience using third-party APIs via SOAP/REST.
- Solid understanding of Linux
- Strong SQL skills, ideally including PostgreSQL, Oracle or Microsoft SQL Server.
- Some familiarity with MVC frameworks such as Spring MVC, Struts, JSF or Tapestry is highly desirable.
- Strong teamwork and communication skills are a must.

Compensation
Compensation & Benefits:
- Competitive salary
- Attractive Stock Option Plan
- Great work environment and culture
- Health benefits
- Opportunity to work with smart people and learn a lot about one of the hottest industries on earth

Contact:
If this describes you, please email resume and cover letter to:

About Yodle:
Yodle is a Bessemer ventures funded company in the midst of a major national rollout that will grow our client base dramatically. We provide search-engine advertising and online lead generation services to small businesses. Yodle has developed an integrated approach to signing up and serving local businesses that are transitioning their marketing budgets online. We provide local businesses with a simple way to cost-effectively acquire more customers by advertising on the major search engines including: Google, Yahoo, AOL, Ask, and MSN.

Local Search is considered the new frontier in paid search marketing, the fastest growing area of both technology and advertising and the key driver of Google, Yahoo, and MSN. Over $100 billion is spent on local advertising in the U.S alone. $2 billion of that has already transitioned online. A significant opening exists to devise, build, and capitalize on this opportunity within the next 2-4 years.

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