Sr. Software Engineer - (US-WA-Seattle - 98199)

Minimum Education: None
Jobcode: C:127925
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Tableau Software (www.tableausoftware.com) is the leading provider of fast analytics and visualization software. Our award winning products make it easy for business people in every country and every industry to rapidly transform their data into smart, visual analytics via a drag-and-drop interface. This is an opportunity to help us build one of the most important companies in the software industry - a task that starts with people.

Located in the "center of the universe" (Fremont) Seattle, WA or in our office at San Mateo, CA, Tableau's culture is casual yet high energy. We are passionate about our product and loyal to each other and our company. We value work/life balance, efficiency, simplicity, freakishly friendly customer service, making a difference in the world and enjoy being a group of "foodies".

Position Summary

We are looking for multiple Senior Software Engineers who will design and develop innovative software for a next-generation Visual Analytics and Collaboration suite, specifically focusing on multiuser client/server applications, desktop analysis applications, web development, Desktop User Experience, and/or other special projects. The Engineers will leverage their creativity and experience to create new features and products that satisfy customer needs and extend their ability to see, understand, and "reach out and touch" their data.


Responsibilities

-Authoring requirements and design documents for major features
-Implementing major features in the server and desktop products
-Authoring automated tests (unit test and black box tests)
-Working with customers, support, and QA to resolve bugs and support issues
-Actively working to improve software development process by building or deploying tools to the team
-Reviewing and providing detailed feedback on documentation and test plans for features
-Occasional travel may be required


Experience (looking for expertise in some or all of the following)

-Strong knowledge Windows technologies and development tools and/or the latest web-based technologies
-Excellent understanding of C++ and experience implementing large-scale C++ systems on Windows platforms
-Familiarity with OLAP and MDX
-5+ years developing software with a strong focus on design skills
-5+ years of developing multi-user server applications
-Demonstrated ability to deliver packaged software solutions to customers is a must
-Highly organized with the ability to take on multiple simultaneous projects in a fast paced, flexible work environment
-Strong teamwork ethic with the ability to work cross-functionally with members of the Development, QA, Support, and Sales teams
-Excellent oral and written communication skills
-Experience developing hosted applications is a strong plus

Qualifications

-BSCS or equivalent
-5+ years C++ experience on the Microsoft Windows platform
-Experience developing server applications using an OSS stack such as LAMP is preferred
-Knowledge of development for modern Web browsers, including demonstrated experience with JavaScript, is preferred
-Experience with modern scripting languages such as Ruby and Python is a plus
-Experience with Ruby on Rails is a plus

More About Tableau

Tableau's mission: help people see and understand data. Tableau's easy-to-install products integrate data exploration and visualization to make analytics fast, easy and fun. They include Tableau Desktop, Tableau Server and the no-charge Tableau Reader.

Check out our technology at: http://www.tableausoftware.com/products/tour

We understand the needs of businesspeople, non-technical and technical alike, when it comes to retrieving and analyzing large volumes of data. As a result, Tableau has already attracted over 10,000 licensed users in companies from one-person businesses to the world's largest organizations.

Tableau Software, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer.

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