VendAsta Blog » John Fothergill http://blog.vendasta.com Saskatoon software developers Mon, 30 Aug 2010 21:06:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 Local Press for VendAsta http://blog.vendasta.com/2008/08/08/local-press-for-vendasta/ http://blog.vendasta.com/2008/08/08/local-press-for-vendasta/#comments Fri, 08 Aug 2008 19:51:59 +0000 John Fothergill http://vendasta.wordpress.com/?p=52 The Saskatoon Star Phoenix has printed a story on VendAsta’s funding announcement for its social software initiative MyFrontSteps. The article and some of our smiling faces can be found here :)

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Social Application Developer
VendAsta is looking for a Social Application Developer for its Web 2.0 social networking start-up. We will be starting with the development of a Facebook application and will then proceed onto Open Social. We are seeking an individual that has had previous experience implementing Facebook applications. This individual will design and implement a scalable, flexible platform to support a wide array of social networking features and functionalities.

Candidates located in Saskatoon will be given preference. The salary range for this position is 60k to 70k.

Email your resume and a cover letter to: jobs-001@vendasta.com.

Presentation Layer Developer
VendAsta is looking for a Presentation Layer Developer for its Web 2.0 social networking start-up. Suitable applicants will have a strong sensibility for Web 2.0 interface design and expert knowledge of JavaScript, AJAX, and CSS. This is an ideal position for an experienced developer that displays common sense and has strong HCI skills combined with an eye for design.

Candidates located in Saskatoon will be given preference. The salary range for this position will be commensurate with experience and highly competitive.

Email your resume and a cover letter to: jobs-001@vendasta.com.

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Another area we are interested in as a company, one that is in the real estate space, is homelessness. Recently there has been press in Saskatoon about rising housing costs that will lead to increased  homelessness. While there is obvious upside to these price increases for homeowners we recognize the downside and plan to help this cause both locally and abroad.
 
Lasty, VendAsta plans to always be software compliant.  If you think this one is a no brainer you might be shocked at how some software companies, seemingly legit ones, steal software and cut corners on compliancy. We make software ourselves and we plan to sell it. It would be hypocritical and unethical to create it on software that we have not purchased.

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