Riverbed is about changing the rules.  Forget about how things work today - join us as we solve the problems of the future.  Do you thrive on change?  Do you like the constant challenge of the new?  Do you value simplicity? Our intelligent insights and hard work makes things easy for our customers so we can enable them to serve their customers. Can you help us deliver technology without disruptions – technology that just works?

Riverbed Technology is the leader in application performance infrastructure, delivering the most complete platform for location-independent computing. Location-independent computing turns location and distance into a competitive advantage by giving IT the flexibility to host applications and data in the most optimal locations while ensuring applications perform as expected, data is always available when needed, and performance issues are detected and fixed before end users notice. Riverbed’s 24,000+ customers include 97% of the Fortune 100 and 95% of the Forbes Global 100.

We're looking for a mid-to-senior level Automation Engineer with a solid background in Linux and/or Windows application testing, and with recent experience in scripting and/or programming in Python (also C#, Perl, and so on). The successful applicant will work on developing test automation frameworks and test automation, as well as assisting and coaching QA engineers in developing tests for their particular features. Further, you will be expected to actively participate in design and code reviews

We believe that delivering a quality product requires an investment in good software tools and automation, adds to the challenge of QA engineering, and we want to hire people who share this belief.

Responsibilities:

• You will primarily be using Python to develop and extend the company’s test automation infrastructure, but may also need to work in C# or object-oriented Perl, as required.
• You will design new automation components in conjunction with QA staff. This means that you will be required to become proficient with existing automation technologies quickly, and show insight into their further evolution.

Qualifications:

• You’ll have a ton of experience programming with Python, and using version control systems like Git.
• You’ll have a solid understanding of system administration on Windows or Linux/Unix systems.
• Outstanding verbal and written communication and documentation skills are vital.
• B.S. or M.S. in a related field.

Preferred Experience:

• Experience configuring, managing, and automating Microsoft Outlook and other Office applications, Microsoft Windows Explorer, Microsoft Exchange, and/or Active Directory
• Experience setting up various network devices, such as L4 switches, IP routers, SAN storage, HTTP caches, HTTP proxies, network attached storage, managed switches, and so on.
• Sound understanding of TCP/IP and higher level networking protocols.
• Understanding of Agile best practices, and familiarity with continuous integration/continuous test mechanisms.

Additional information about Riverbed (NASDAQ : RVBD ) is available at www.riverbed.com We are proud to be an EEO/AA employer.  M/F/D/V/LGBT.

• Work experience and a BS in a software development or design focused curriculum.
• General understanding and strong interest in web frontend development.
• Experience editing HTML/CSS, using frameworks like Sass, and JavaScript toolkits.
• Self-motivated, organized, and resourceful with a desire to have fun and work hard.
• Exceptional aptitude in implementing design mockups and solving challenges in mobile responsiveness and modern browser compatibility.
• Experience with web development in Python preferred.
• Eligibility to work in the United States without sponsorship

• Work experience and a BS in a software development focused curriculum. 
• General understanding and strong interest in web application development.
• Experience defining, creating, and migrating data models.
• Self-motivated, organized, and resourceful with a desire to have fun and work hard. 
• Exceptional aptitude in implementing technical systems from design documentation. 
• Experience with HTML/CSS and JavaScript preferred.
• Eligibility to work in the United States without sponsorship 

Overview:

Wolfram Research, creator of Mathematica and Wolfram|Alpha, has an exciting opportunity available for a Web Systems Engineer. Join the Web Systems Engineering team and work in a fast-paced environment where you’ll never lack for new and challenging projects.

The ideal candidate will be good at working independently with current web standards and initiatives in a flexible, innovative environment, and will have strong Linux skills.

Responsibilities:

• Linux (preferably CentOS or RHEL)
• Shell scripting
• Understanding of networking concepts, technologies, and principles
• Maintaining and administrating the infrastructure for our online products

Requirements:

• A bachelor's degree in computer science or computer engineering is preferred, but your experience and technical abilities are of more interest than your academic credentials
• At least 2 years of systems engineering experience
• Proven experience with Apache, MySQL, Tomcat, BIND, PowerDNS, OpenLDAP, Postfix, RPM, Kickstart, Puppet, Cobbler

What Wolfram Offers:

Wolfram is full of entrepreneurial people working together to accomplish great things. It's a friendly and intellectually stimulating atmosphere set up to maximize individual productivity and achievement and to accommodate a wide range of working styles. Whether it's remote work, flexible schedules, or modern project management, Wolfram has long been a pioneer in employee-oriented workplace practices.

As a Wolfram employee, you will receive a competitive base salary plus incentives and commission; 401(k) matching; health, dental, and life insurance for you and your dependents; and above-average PTO.

Location: Champaign, IL

AA/EOE/Vet/Disabled

Position Overview:

Wolfram is searching for a Quality Assurance Engineer to join our Mathematica QA Department. This positions focus is on our User Interface, specializing in developing, improving and maintaining automated and manual test systems. As a Quality Assurance Engineer, you will have the opportunity to work with the latest technologies to produce great products. You will have the ability to be flexible and productive in a fast-paced environment. Our Quality Assurance team thrives to solve technical, creative, and business problems in the best possible ways. We are committed to doing projects and creating products that we can be proud of, that will delight our customers, and that will have the best possible impact on the world.

Responsibilities:

• Develop, maintain and prove software quality assurance procedures and tools
• Review features to determine testing approach and create comprehensive software quality assurance test plans
• Participate in test planning and estimation, in coordination with the SQA manager and developers
• Interact with developers to assure the testing requirements are clear and the test plan is thorough
• Develop, evaluate and recommend manual and automated test tools, techniques and methodologies
• Update and supplement existing test cases by comprehensively testing new features added as part of Frontend technology
• Check for the quality of new Front End features through regression analysis of existing tests
• File, verify and close bugs found during testing or during the regression analysis phase
• Assist during release cycles by providing software build verification for release candidates
• Assist technical support by answering specific questions as and when required

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science or related field
• Programming languages: C, C++
• Good communication skills, fluent verbally and articulate

Skills Desired:

• Preferred programming languages: Mathematica, Java, Python
• Experience in Source Control systems such as CVS, GIT, STASH
• Experience in working in Workbench/Eclipse or other IDE development tools
• Experience in using project tracking tools such as JIRA or similar tools
• Experience in software development cycle and testing methodologies

Location: Champaign, Illinois

AA/EOE/Vet/Disabled

We are looking for a creative and passionate designer to join our growing design team. Someone who can be a key contributor in brainstorming ideas and taking concepts to final design. If you have designed digital experiences such as web sites and native applications (Mac OS/Windows, iOS/Android etc.), and your greatest strength is in visual design, but you have exposure to wireframing, user experience design, and development then Wolfram is looking for you!

Wolfram has established itself as a powerhouse of technical innovation and a unique organization respected and admired for its products, people, and long-term strategic vision. At Wolfram, we invent every day. We’re committed to being ahead and to defining new directions that others will follow. We’re always working with the latest technologies—as well as creating new ones of our own.(wolfram.com; wolframalpha.com; wolfram.com/language)

As a UI Designer in the Graphic Design team you will:

• Communicate your ideas through sketches, wireframes and mockups
• Produce work consistent with existing branding standards and style guides
• Develop brand standards and style guides for new products
• Create prototypes and high fidelity mockups
• Produce iterative designs for web, mobile and client applications
• Produce dev-ready assets (retina graphics, animation assets) for your designs with clear implementation instructions
• See the world and our products through the eyes of our customers, and design interfaces that meet their mental model of the world
• Bring value and impact to our customers through strong visual designs that enhance the usability of our products

Requirements:

• 2+ web and application design experience
• Portfolio examples of compelling web/app experiences (Please submit a portfolio link with your application)
• Impeccable visual design skills and exceptional interest/knowledge of typography
• Proficiency with Mac OSX, Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop and other industry standard graphics editing tools
• Ability to communicate and collaborate well within a team
• Willing to explain your design decisions and able to work in an environment of constant feedback and iteration as ideas and assumptions are tested
• A thorough understanding of visual hierarchy

The ideal candidate will have:

• Experience with Human Interface Guidelines Experience working with Developers
• Front-end knowledge or experience (HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript) is a plus, but this is not a front-end design/dev position, so your design experience and portfolio are most important

This is an onsite salaried position. Freelancers need not apply. To be considered, a web portfolio or digital sample of work must accompany your application.

Location: Champaign, IL

AA/EOE/Vet/Disabled

The Wolfram User Experience Team is looking for a talented User Experience Designer to help create amazing, personalized experiences for people who are purchasing and using our software. As we launch new products and enhance existing offerings in the Wolfram Cloud and in Wolfram|Alpha, we need a UX Designer who can plan seamless transactional experiences, and work with stakeholders, designers, and developers to bring his/her vision to fruition.

Responsibilities:

• Design innovative user flows and elegant interactions for complex e-commerce transactions and user account management systems across a variety of platforms (desktop, tablet, mobile, and more)
• Translate user needs and business requirements into clear, detailed specifications
• Analyze user tasks and research new trends in interaction design
• Create flows, wireframes, and interactive prototypes
• Facilitate team brainstorming and lead design reviews
• Collaborate with developers and visual designers
• Conduct usability tests and analyze user feedback
• Use metrics and research to inform design/UX optimization efforts

Requirements:

• At least two years of experience in designing interactions for e-commerce transactions and/or user account management systems
• Passion for simple, engaging, and intuitive design
• Team player with excellent communication and presentation skills
• Attention to detail and a critical eye for visual design
• Ability to work with multiple projects and balance multiple priorities
• Experience with user experience research methods and usability testing
• Degree in human computer interaction, information science, computer science, product design, psychology, sociology, or related field
• A solid portfolio of user experience deliverables (please supply URL or upload with application)

Preferred Requirements:

• Experience in using OmniGraffle, Axure, or other prototyping tools
• Experience in using Mathematica or Wolfram|Alpha is a plus

Location: Champaign, Illinois

AA/EOE/Vet/Disabled

Overview: Wolfram Research is searching for a proactive individual with exceptional organizational and interpersonal skills for a Technical Project Manager position located at our Champaign headquarters. You will be responsible for managing projects for the User Interface and Mobile groups. This position requires technical project management experience, strong communication skills, and the ability to interface with our technical and product development teams. The ideal candidate thrives in a fast-paced, deadline-driven team environment and has an enthusiasm for new technologies.

Responsibilities:

• Monitor status and address risk and resource issues for the entire lifecycle of projects
• Identify, convey, and track project milestones
• Understand dependencies on other groups and communicate with relevant personnel across the company
• Create project and process documentation
• Take meeting notes, create agendas, and track action items
• Perform minor technical tasks as required

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in a business or technical field
• Very literate with computer technologies specifically, and modern technologies in general
• Strong organizational and problem-solving skills
• Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously
• High degree of initiative and excellent communication skills
• Experience with software or web project management is a plus
• Experience with Mathematica is a plus

AA/EOE/Vet/Disabled

Yahoo is one of the premier destinations on the Internet. This means that we require massively scalable, distributed, high performance, and efficient software systems.  If you want to help drive solutions for complex software problems on systems like these, we are looking for you.

Yahoo’s Advertising & Data Systems team is one of the biggest online data & advertising programs in the world. It allows advertisers to reach the masses through Yahoo and partner networks. We are developing next generation technologies to enrich our advertiser and user experience through complex, scalable ad platforms, with ever growing and interesting challenges. We're looking for world-class, fun-loving engineering managers to join our team in Champaign, Illinois where you will have the opportunity to lead teams that develop high speed advertising data solutions from data collection to large scale data manipulation to long term data storage, low-latency data retrieval, and data analytic systems.

We are looking for experienced software engineering managers to lead teams that analyze requirements; investigate optimal software solutions; architect, design, implement and test those solutions; and support our globally deployed data collection and handling software.

Everyone on staff at our Champaign location share these characteristics:

• A degree in Computer Science or a similar engineering pursuit.  All of our engineers and managers have undergraduate degrees while others have graduate degrees, including several with doctorates

• Strong knowledge of technology and product trends including knowledge of what is happening in Open Source and in other parts of the software development industry

• The ability to work with large-scale distributed systems

• Solid written and verbal communication skills

• Excellent problem solving and multitasking skills

• Great team-working capabilities in an agile development environment

• The passion to build great products, work with great people and change the world

At the Champaign site we are looking for technically capable experienced managers who have industry experience leading and managing teams of 8 to 15 engineers with a history of delivering software products that

• are within resource constraints (schedule, budget, staff)

• are of high quality

• meet specified functional requirements

• are data-oriented (database, data analysis, data communication, etc.)

• use Unix or Linux systems

We are also looking for managerial experience with

• building teams

• managing personnel issues

• giving feedback

• mentoring

• managing production issues

If this describes you, then we have a career for you at our place.  Come see what we’re doing at Yahoo on the Silicon Prairie, in Champaign, Illinois.

About Yahoo

We like to think of ourselves as the biggest start-up in Silicon Valley. We are reinventing an original Internet icon for the modern era to support the needs of the next generation of users and platforms through design.

Please send resume to resume-champaign@yahoo-inc.com

Yahoo is one of the premier destinations on the Internet. This means that we require massively scalable, distributed, high performance, and efficient software systems.  If you want to help solve complex software problems for systems like these, we are looking for you.

Yahoo’s Advertising & Data Systems team is one of the biggest online data & advertising programs in the world. It allows advertisers to reach the masses through Yahoo and partner networks. We are developing next generation technologies to enrich our advertiser and user experience through complex, scalable ad platforms, with ever growing and interesting challenges. We're looking for world-class, fun-loving engineers to join our team in Champaign, Illinois where you will have the opportunity to help develop high speed advertising data solutions from data collection to large scale data manipulation to long term data storage and low-latency retrieval systems.

We are looking for software engineers at various experience levels to analyze requirements; investigate optimal software solutions; architect, design, implement and test those solutions; and support our globally deployed data collection and handling software.

All the engineers at our Champaign location share these characteristics:

• A solid Computer Science foundation in data structures and algorithms, object oriented programming, and modern software engineering practices from their achievement of obtaining a degree in CS or a similar engineering pursuit.  All of our engineers have undergraduate degrees while others have graduate degrees, including several with doctorates

• Experience working with Unix or Linux systems

• Excellent debugging and testing skills

• Excellent knowledge of technology and product trends including knowledge of what is happening in Open Source and in other parts of the software development industry

• The ability to work with large-scale distributed systems

• Solid written and verbal communication skills

• Excellent problem solving and multitasking skills

• Great team-working capabilities in an agile development environment

• The passion to build great products, work with great people and change the world

While the programming languages we use depend upon the specific domain requirements of each assignment, most of our engineers use languages such as Java, C++, Perl, Python, and Pig, an SQL-capable scripting language.

At the Champaign site we have open positions on several software development teams including those that do data collection and delivery, back-end data processing, database storage and retrieval, and front-end user interfaces, both web-oriented and programmatic.  The exact set of skills needed for each of these teams differs slightly.  Specifically, in addition to the required characteristics listed above, the ideal candidates for each of our teams would also have the following capabilities…

For the data collection and delivery team

·    The ability to use the Java programming language and the Perl scripting language

·    System performance analysis skills

·    Experience working with networking software such as HTTP, FTP, and TCP

For the back-end/data processing teams

·    The ability to use the Java programming language and the Python scripting language

·    Experience with Hadoop or other Cloud computing or distributed programming environments

·    The ability to work with data sets using standard SQL techniques

For the database team

·    The ability to use the Java programming language and the Perl scripting language

·    Experience with database programming including SQL languages

·    Knowledge of database systems including database maintenance and optimization techniques

For the front-end/user interface team

·    The ability to use modern front-end development languages like JavaScript and HTML5

·    Experience developing web browser interfaces to databases

·    Understanding of Application Programmatic interfaces to databases

If any of these describe you, then we have a career for you at our place.  Come see what we’re doing at Yahoo on the Silicon Prairie, in Champaign, Illinois.

About Yahoo

We like to think of ourselves as the biggest startup in Silicon Valley. We are reinventing an original Internet icon for the modern era to support the needs of the next generation of users and platforms through design.

If interested please send resume to resume-champaign@yahoo-inc.com

About Yahoo!Think about impacting 1 out of every 2 people online--in innovative and imaginative ways that are uniquely Yahoo!. We do just that each and every day, and you could too. After all, it's big thinkers like you who will create the next generation of Internet experiences for consumers and advertisers across the globe. Now's the time to show the world what you've got. Put your ideas to work for over half a billion people.About the Yahoo CDN Engineering GroupThe Yahoo CDN Engineering Group writes the code that runs Yahoo's internal content delivery network (CDN).   We develop the open source Apache Traffic Server as well as internal solutions for content caching, edge security, traffic shaping and routing, and load balancing and failover.   Our code makes Yahoo fast and reliable!If you have experience building low-latency highly available services, distributed systems, storage, middleware, databases, file systems, content delivery networks, etc in C++ on UNIX or Linux, we’d like to talk to you.As a Software Engineer you will have the responsibility of designing, developing and delivering key components of the platform. You will also be responsible for ensuring that the quality and performance of the components developed are exceptional and meet the required SLAs. You will work closely with other members of the Engineering team, as well as members of the Testing and Operations teams to solve thorny issues.  You will be responsible for developing robust, scalable infrastructure platforms that are fundamental to all Yahoo services and as a result you will work with many talented Yahoo engineers.Minimum Qualifications:Have a Bachelors Degree in Computer Science with 3+ years of industry experience, or a MS CS with 1+ years.Have industry experience writing C or C++ in a UNIX or Linux environment.Have a solid understanding of scalability considerations in designing high-performance servers.Be able to work well independently and as a member of a mutually reinforcing team depending on the context.Have excellent communication, interpersonal, and problem solving skills.Be able to drive the problem resolution process from start to finish.One or more of the following additional qualifications:Know common Internet protocols such as HTTP, DNS, SSL, and SPDY.Know UNIX/Linux system calls.Know TCP/IP networking and network programming.Understand hashing and caching strategies and mechanisms.Use agile development practices including unit tests, functional tests, continuous integration, and continuous deployment frameworks.Know additional languages such as Java, JavaScript (NodeJS), Go, Python, and Ruby.Preferred Qualifications:Have administered or developed systems that use Apache Traffic Server.Have administration or development experience with other common web servers like Nginx, Squid, etc.Have designed, implemented and optimized algorithms to improve networking and edge datacenter and server selection.Have analyzed and improved efficiency, scalability, stability, reliability, and performance of CDN infrastructure.Have designed and developed tools for collecting and analyzing server data so as to help plan future design and expansion of the CDN infrastructure.Have a solid understanding of large scale, widely distributed system performance, disk/memory tradeoffs, and caching.Thrive in a cross functional team on high profile, critical projects with high reliability and performance requirements.