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May 2013 Position: C# .NET Software Engineer
Position Open
Start: Immediate
Location: Harpenden, Hertfordshire, UK
Narrative
Established in 1999, Speedwell Weather is a successful provider
of weather data, weather forecasts, weather derivative market software, and consultancy
services.
Speedwell is based in Harpenden, Hertfordshire, UK and has
an office in Charleston SC, USA. Growth in the number of clients and range of products
has created the need for a further experienced software developer with probability
and statistical skills to work on SWS and data areas.
The candidate will be managed by Dr Michael Moreno, Chief
Technical Architect, in a team of six talented developers. This
position offers the opportunity to work in an environment where creativity, a strong
work ethic, and an entrepreneurial spirit are highly valued and rewarded.
The position is based in Harpenden.
Our products include:
- Weather data. We have one of the biggest private sector data bases of high quality
worldwide weather data.
- Probabilistic weather
forecasts
- Recalibrated Data sets which adjust for site discontinuities
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Web based tools allowing clients to generate visual reports and process weather
data and forecast information.
- Speedwell Weather System (SWS) for weather derivative
pricing and portfolio management
Role Description
The ideal candidate will be educated to
degree level in applied mathematics, meteorology, physics or environmental sciences. We
are looking for candidates who are motivated by software and software engineering
at the highest level. Experience in a meteorological, energy or agronomy field is
not a requirement but would be beneficial. The candidate needs to combine good analytics,
strong logic and development skills and be able to work as part of a team of 7 developers
in an agile development environment.
Role Responsibilities
- Help design and implement new functionality – server and client side
- Help
maintaining existing applications in C#
- Help the team stay at the forefront
of technologies
- Some client support
- Some in house software support
Essential Requirements
- C# (5 yrs experience) WinForms or
WPF
- .Net 4.0
- SQL Server, T-SQL
- Strong logic & analytics
Desirable Attributes
- ASP.Net WebForms, MVC, JavaScript, jQuery,
- SQL, TSQL with exposure to VLDB
-
Test driven development (NUnit)
- Energy, agronomy or meteorological background
Please Contact:
Speedwell Weather Limited
Attention: S P Doherty
E-mail: Stephen.Doherty@SpeedwellWeather.com
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Position: Meteorologist (Position Filled)
Start: Summer 2011
Location: Charleston, South Carolina, USA
Note: Speedwell Weather is currently moving its office from its current location
in Alexandria, VA to Charleston, SC. This position is for the Charleston office.
Narrative
Speedwell Weather Derivatives (SWD) is the pre-eminent provider of weather services
to the weather derivative and energy markets. Our business areas include the provision
of weather data, numerical forecasts, weather derivative pricing software and consulting.
Within the weather derivative market we believe the majority of participants use
one or other of our products.
Established in 1999 and with offices in the UK and the USA our clients include investment
banks, investment funds, reinsurance institutions, traders, brokers and energy companies.
Our products include:
- Speedwell Weather System (SWS) for weather derivative pricing and portfolio management
-
Cleaned weather data sets
- Recalibrated Data sets which adjust for site discontinuities
- Web based tools
- Probabilistic forecasts
- The SuperPack TM
which exposes our inventory of thousands of weather data sets to clients for a single
fee.
We are in the process of expanding the capabilities of our US office which is being
moved to Charleston, SC office as we see increased demands for our products. The
individual selected for this position will be involved with day-to-day product delivery
and client support. We are looking for an articulate individual with an extensive
knowledge of meteorology, an ease with numerical problems and the ability to learn
to work with an extensive infrastructure that has been built to produce and deliver
products to clients.
Role Responsibilities
- Overseeing the process of producing daily deliveries of weather data
- Assuring the quality of those data deliveries
- Providing customer support
- Collaborating on product development
Requirements
- Degree in Meteorology
- Ability to work independently
- Proficiency
with Microsoft Office tools
- Strong communication skills
- Mathematically strong
- Absolute attention to detail- necessary to ensure
the quality of the products we deliver
Desirable Attributes
- Familiarity with the weather derivative and energy markets
- Proficiency in Spanish
- Willingness to travel. We take training very seriously and it will be necessary
to initially spend some time in our UK office.
This position offers the opportunity to work in an environment where creativity,
a strong work ethic, and an entrepreneurial spirit are highly valued and rewarded
The candidate will be responsible to the U.S. Operations Director for day-to-day
matters.
Interested candidates should submit a resume and cover letter detailing their qualifications
and other relevant background information.
What we offer
- 5-weeks annual vacation
- Health benefits (including dental coverage)
-
Continuing education opportunities
Please Contact:
Speedwell Weather
Attention: David Whitehead
418 King St., Floor 2 Charleston, SC 29403 USA
Phone: (843) 737- 4843; (843) 737- 4844
E-mail: David.Whitehead@SpeedwellWeather.com
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