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Jobing Description

ASP.NET Developers/Ninjas Needed to Help Save the World!

Who We Want

We are searching for highly engaged, passionate, top-tier web developers with strong critical thinking skills to work in our downtown Brooklyn office. You will play a critical role as a member of one of our co-located Agile/Scrum teams coding .Net 4.0 features for our web-based, homegrown Human Capital system TeacherTrack 2. We use all of the latest and greatest web technologies that we can get our hands on, so we need new team members who are as excited about software development as we are. In a typical day you will be working directly with your cross-functional Scrum team (5-10 devs, designers, testers), attending stand-up, design and kick-off meetings, coding new features and maintaining existing ones.

Skills / Requirements

Qualifications:
* Great communication and collaboration skills and a strong teamwork ethic
* Good verbal and written communication skills
* Commitment to delivering great software and releasing it quickly, efficiently and with increasing quality
* A very strong grasp of Object Oriented Programming principles
* Strong C# coding skills, and strong ASP.Net experience (minimum 3 years)
* Experience with .NET 4.0, LINQ, SQL and Windows Communication Foundation (strongly preferred)
* Fluency with design and enterprise patterns, specifically best practices for implementation of a domain model architecture
* Experience with or enthusiasm for using object-relational mapping technologies such as nHibernate
* Advanced JavaScript experience
* Enthusiasm for test-driven development and competence in unit testing
Additional, preferred qualifications include:
* Experience working in an Agile/Scrum development environment (highly preferred)
* BA/BS in Computer Science or related technical discipline
* Experience with Silverlight, Workflow Foundation 4

About the Team

We are a team of enthusiastic technology professionals using our powers for the good of the children. Comfortably nestled in our Downtown Brooklyn office, we are tasked with building and maintaining a proprietary, Human Capital system TeacherTrack 2 (TT2) for TNTP. We have a well-implemented Agile/Scrum process and 100% co-located, extremely collaborative environment that allow us to deliver high-quality, well tested features on our TT2 platform every three weeks directly to our highly appreciative and supportive user-base.
A few of the many things that we enjoy about working for TNTP:
* The ability to use and implement new technologies, pretty much at will
* Almost never hearing the word 'No”
* Working in a new, well-appointed office space (and not commuting to Manhattan!)
* Clear expectations for reasonable work hours (managed and maintained by our Scrum process)
* Frequent feedback on what we're doing well and what we need to improve. It helps us get better
* More than anything else, it's a chance to work on something that really matters that will affect the futures of millions of disadvantaged children

TNTP

TNTP is a national nonprofit dedicated to closing the achievement gap by ensuring that high-need students get outstanding teachers. Founded by teachers in 1997, TNTP partners with school districts and states to implement scalable responses to their most acute teacher quality challenges. Since its inception, TNTP has trained or hired approximately 43,000 teachers, benefiting an estimated 7 million students nationwide. It has established more than 75 programs and initiatives in 31 states and published four seminal studies on urban teacher hiring and school staffing.
More about TNTP: http://tntp.org/about-us/

Compensation

The annual salary for this position is $85,000 or commensurate with experience in a similar position with the potential for a performance based bonus.
TNTP offers a motivated team of dynamic colleagues, a collegial atmosphere that values professional development and valuable feedback, a comprehensive benefits plan effective on the first day of employment - including low cost medical, dental, vision, disability, life insurance, flexible spending account options, generous vacation time, a 403(b) plan with matching, potential opportunities for performance based bonuses - as well as the chance to impact the direction of a growing, mission-driven company that is committed to the success of our nation's children.

To Apply

We review applications on a rolling basis - so it is to your advantage to apply as soon as possible. We will not consider applications without a cover letter tailored to this position. Please note that an offer of employment will be subject to the successful completion of a background check. TNTP is committed to fostering and capitalizing on the diversity of our organization. We are an equal opportunity employer and seek individuals of all ethnic and racial backgrounds to apply to this position. If you would like to learn more about our mission, please visit our web site at www.tntp.org.