Apply Now for this position. Please only apply if you are allowed to work in Australia and are prepared to work full time in our office in Spring Hill, Brisbane, Australia.

This position has been filled - however we are always on the look out for more candidates if you would like us to keep your resume on file.

• This is a great opportunity to join a growing team in an established organisation.
• We have an immediate position for an intermediate to senior developer - performing a diverse range of work.
• You will have the chance to expand and develop your skills and knowledge with this experienced team.
• We practise test driven development on the Linux platform, developing and contributing to the open source community.

Netbox Blue provides leading solutions for the Unified Threat Management market and has developed a range of solutions now being used across Australia by small (less than 5 users) and large companies (including Telstra, Qantas and NAB). The company is enjoying a major growth phase, with thousands of companies and over 80,000 individuals now relying on Netbox Blue to provide secure managed internet access, content control and much more.

The company is a medium size organisation that includes technology experts and recognised business leaders. The two company directors have independently won Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year Awards.  One director set up and grew an IT company in the UK to $125m in revenues! This is a company that is really going places, giving you the opportunity for growth and promotion within the company.

You will be reporting directly to the CTO (a director and founder of the organisation), who has a technology and software development background - giving you the opportunity to develop software and not worry about red tape.

Netbox Blue is committed to investing in future technology, starting Leopard Labs to provide filtering and management solutions for mobile phones. We are also committed to open source, contributing to projects, sponsoring development and running the Brisbane Python User Group..

You will be based in Brisbane (Spring Hill) and your role will be to work on developing the core Netbox product and associated infrastructure. You will have flexibility in your workstation and software, with the option of using a variety of open source tools and your choice of operating system (we currently run Linux, Mac OS and Windows), so you can enjoy your work environment.

Your key attributes will be:

• Object oriented development and design experience, including simple to complex systems.
• Networking experience, specifically in Linux.
• Linux software development experience.
• Ability to pick up new concepts and technologies quickly and follow development methodologies.
• Good communication skills.
• Enjoy working as part of a team.
• Self motivated.

Other desirable attributes are:

• Python development experience.
• Network programming experience.
• Detailed understanding of IP networking, and internet standards (HTTP, DNS, SMTP etc).
• A university degree in information technology (or similar).
• Automated unit and system testing experience.
• Ajax experience.
• C experience.
• Understanding of SQL (especially PostgreSQL).
• General experience with Linux OS.
• Open source community contributions.

Generous salary commensurate with experience and skills.

Apply Now for this position. Please only apply if you are allowed to work in Australia and are prepared to work full time in our office in Spring Hill, Brisbane, Australia.