Welcome to the Continuing Adventures of the Smalltalk Jobs Blog!

Welcome to the Smalltalk Jobs blog, which continues its life from the older blog: Message sends with an undefined object.

Like in that blog, we review a multitude of RSS feeds from around the world looking for open Smalltalk programming positions, and the jobs we cull: are listed in this shared blog.

Our currently active volunteers are:

  • Niall Ross looks for jobs in the British Isles.
  • Bruce O’Neel covers the feeds for the mainland EU.
  • James T. Savidge mainly reviews the feeds from the United States, but also any place else not covered by the other volunteers.

If you like to help us cover other places in the world, please contact us.

Good luck with your job hunting,

James T. Savidge

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Smalltalk Jobs – 02/09/13

  • Los Angeles, CA – Senior SmallTalk Developer through Precision Systems
    • Required Skills:
      • Strong development experience working with Instantiations VA Smalltalk
      • 5+ years of experience working with either IBM VisualAge Smalltalk or Instantiations VA Smalltalk projects
      • A Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or related discipline, or equivalent work experience and technical training, is required
      • Senior level experience in business application design, development, installation, and modification in an online environment
      • Conceptual knowledge of information technologies and methodologies in mainframe, midrange, and PC computing environments desirable, but in-depth experience in one or more is critical
      • Knowledge of project management techniques is required
      • Experience with structured design, development, and implementation of new computing architectures
      • Strong teamwork and interpersonal skills
      • Ability to manage multiple large-scale activities as well as the ability to work within tight deadlines
      • Strong analytical and conceptual thinking skills with the ability to identify and address long-term resource and schedule issues
      • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
      • Ability to effectively communicate complex technical matters in business terms
    • Wanted Skills:
      • Cross-functional project management techniques
      • Experience in the industry or in a production/service environment similar to that of the employer.
    • Additional listings: Precision Systems, SkillStorm, SkillStorm, Precision Systems, Lorven Technologies
  • Atlanta, GA – Senior Smalltalk Developer through Precision Systems
    • Required Skills:
      • 5+ years Smalltalk experience
      • IBM VisualAge Smalltalk IDE experience
      • Must be able to implement OO code.
      • SQL Server and DB2 experience
      • Be able to take requirements and implement a solution without much input from others
      • Working knowledge of testing strategies
      • Be able to work in a small team environment and be a team player
      • Must have excellent verbal and written communication skills
    • Wanted Skills:
      • DB2 UDB is a nice to have for this role, but is not required
    • Additional listings: Precision Systems, Precision Systems, Experis, Experis, Experis, InfoTech Spectrum, InfoTech Spectrum, TekPartners, Beacon Hill Staffing Group, Sirius Works, Sirius Works, COMSYS, MATRIX, Datamart Systems

Updates on 2/15/13, 3/17/13: Marked out some expired listings for the position in Los Angeles, CA.

Updates on 2/15/13, 3/1/13, 3/17/13: Marked out some expired listings for the position in Atlanta, GA.

Updates on 3/1/13: Added a listings for the position in Atlanta, GA.

Updates on 3/1/13: Corrected an incorrect search link for the position in Atlanta, GA.

Updates on 3/17/13, 3/22/13: Added an additional listing for the position in Los Angeles, CA.

Good luck with your job hunting,
James T. Savidge

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Smalltalk Jobs – 02/2/13

  • Los Angeles, CA – Software Developer through IT Trailblazers
    • Required Skills:
      • 7 + years of application development and implementation experience using Smalltalk (Object Studio Version 8.2 or greater).
      • Advanced knowledge of Smalltalk application runtime and deployment
      • Strong understanding of object oriented design skills
      • Experience with SQL and relational databases
      • Advanced client server knowledge.
      • Knowledgeable about IBM MQ Series
    • Wanted Skills:
      • SUnit framework and test driven development

Updates on 2/9/13: Added additional listings for the the positions in Los Angeles, CA.

Updates on 3/17/13, 8/3/13: Marked out one of the listings for one the positions.

Updates on 3/17/13: The position in Los Angeles, CA, offered by IT Trailblazers has been filled or is no longer avaialble.

Good luck with your job hunting,

James T. Savidge

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