Experienced .NET / C# / SQL Software Engineer

Are you part ace coder, part adrenaline junkie? Are you obsessed with solving problems? Maybe you¿ve been coding for years, are bored with the old design-build-review-test-ship-repeat routine, and yearn for some faster-paced challenges? Do you know what Extreme Programming is and think it¿s the best thing to happen to software development since caffeinated mints? Do you love .NET and dread the thought of writing code in anything else?
We¿re looking for top-of-the-line, thrill-seeking, elite software engineers to join out team. Kompo E-commerce Solutions, our new but already incredibly successful company, develops and maintains high-end, unusual and innovative e-commerce and logistics systems. We are growing aggressively and building a star team of high level engineers in a very fast-paced but rewarding environment. All team members must have strong analytical and troubleshooting skills, fluency in coding, good communication skills, and most of all enthusiasm for tackling the complex problems with which we are confronted. We deal with challenging, novel and unorthodox situations every day. Our office and work environment is unlike the rigid corporate world we strive to set ourselves apart from.

Qualifications:

-excellent C# coding skills
-good and thorough understanding of OO design & development
-excellent TSQL skills and a deep understanding of database server functionality and performance issues
-extensive experience configuring and managing Windows servers (Windows 2003, IIS, Active Directory, Exchange, SQL Server, etc.)
-experience with .NET Remoting and Web Services
-extensive experience with XML, XSLT
-excellent HTML, DHTML, and JavaScript coding skills
-thorough understanding of Internet protocol functionality (HTTP, SMTP, TCP/IP, etc.)
-good mathematical skills a big plus

Please only consider applying if you can answer the following questions immediatelly without consulting any reference. Your chances of passing the interview are virtually zero if you can not.

-Is a session variable stored in a session cookie?
-What is an abstract class?
-What is code-behind and why was it invented?
-Can a .NET class implement more than one base class?
-What is the difference between a clustered and a non-clustered index?
-What is the .NET ThreadPool class useful for? Is there anything you don¿t like about it?
-How is the viewstate stored in an ASP.NET page?
-Can you explain why DNS recods take time to propagate?
-What is a delegate in .NET and what would you compare it to in C++?
-What is the purpose of a resource file in .NET?
-What are some of the new features introduced in SQL Server 2005?
-What is the upstream bandwidth of your current Internet connection?

To apply for this position, please email your resume to viorell@kompo.com.