Role: Sr. Flex Developer Work Location: Palo Alto, CA Start date: ASAP End Date: 1 year with extension highly likely Summary: Our client is looking for a Sr. Flex Developer to work on their vSphere Web Client Product. The frontend is written entirely in Adobe Flex and the backend is written in BlazeDS and Java. Responsibilities Become an expert in technical aspects of the product Perform hands-on software design and development in ActionScript, Flex, ActionScript, Java/J2EE, Spring BlazeDS and Eclipse Virgo. Provide work estimates for proposed projects Work with QA to ensure high quality of delivered product Cross-train developers on product features that are implemented Develop and execute unit tests for product components Work closely with management to determine feasibility of product features Work closely with User Experience team to develop UI wireframes Perform peer code reviews and provide feedback Promote high quality and timely completion of projects Work with geographically distributed teams Qualifications Qualifications BS in Computer Science or equivalent degree required 8+ years of software development experience with emphasis on user-oriented development Expertise in Flash-based technologies with 4+ years of Flex SDK 3 and/or Flex SDk 4 and ActionScript programming experience. 6+ Experience with Java/J2EE, Spring 3.x, Spring/BlazeDS is a must. Experience with Flex Builder 4. In depth knowledge of software engineering and object-oriented programming principles. Experience with design patterns and refactoring. Experience with XML and XML-related APIs Familiarity and past work experience with design specification methodologies (Use Cases, UML) Hands-on experience with web applications. Exposure to Test Driven Development and unit testing is helpful Experience with open source web technologies such as Ant, Maven and Jenkins Additional Information