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LBS (Location Based Services) Platform Developer
Job
description: LBS (Location Based Services) Platform
Developer
Job
location: Blackline headquarters, Calgary, AB, Canada
Posting
date: Sept 30, 2009
Reporting
to: Blackline GPS Software Engineering Manager
About
Blackline GPS
Want to join an exciting and growing technology company?
Are you ready to enhance the quality of customer’s lives and increase
their peace-of-mind? Join us and share our vision of delivering
wireless location solutions for consumers and businesses that Protect.
Share. Connect™. Blackline GPS™ solutions provide location, security,
and safety awareness through real-time GPS locating, location
scheduling, motion-detection, GPS perimeter monitoring, and sharing
features.
Role
Overview
The Blackline GPS LBS core platform is responsible for communication
with wireless location devices, various layers of business logic,
mobile messaging, mapping, event triggering, wireless carrier
gateways, data storage, and various interfaces for consumers,
businesses and other partners.
The LBS Platform Developer is responsible for development of the core
components of the Blackline GPS LBS platform including business logic,
database transactions, billing systems, site interface support through
internal and external AIPs.
Duties
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Develop various layers, modules, logic, and interfaces related to the
Blackline GPS LBS platform
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Implementing and maintaining interfaces to Blackline GPS stakeholders
and partnership companies
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Monitor performance to plan and communicate project progress, hurdles
and improvements
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Documentation of work including APIs, version control, release notes,
etc.
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Develop and maintain platform reporting, dashboards, and metrics
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Assist in scoping and provide support to other team members to ensure
successful deliverables
Technical
skills
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Expert understanding of the LAMP stack, specifically Linux, Apache,
MySQL, PHP, Perl and Python
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HTML, CSS, Javascript, AJAX, Java, C/C++, SSL and object oriented
design
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Good understanding of general network including TCP/IP and HTTP/S
Experience
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A minimum of 5 years of experience in software development roles with
prior experience developing software products for wireless
telecommunications or social networking sites
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Proven execution of Web 2.0 and SaaS implementation methodologies and
systems
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Demonstrated proficiency designing and developing functional software
modules in C/C++ and Java
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Prior experience supporting embedded third-party software development
through published libraries and interface specifications
Education
requirements
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