Careers
Little Green Software builds software for innovators with big ideas.
We started Little Green Software because we wanted to help organizations with great ideas. We are excellent at executing the ideas and improving the initial vision with a practical eye on details. Our clients love what we do, and so do we!
After three successful years in business, we’re looking for talented individuals to join our team.
Why work at Little Green Software?
Little Green Software specializes in software related to mobile devices. We fulfill an important need for innovators who want to connect with the large and rapidly growing mobile market. Our clients are experts in their fields, but need an experienced and specialized software team to build scalable products with maximum potential. We handle every step, from prototyping, to publishing, to post-launch updates and analysis.
Everything we do revolves around our people. Little Green Software hires and retains the brightest and most talented people dedicated to delivering high quality products. Our team members work collaboratively on hands on projects and enjoy the mentorship of experienced professionals.
By joining our team, you will play an important role in helping innovators execute their vision and build products that leverage new mobile opportunities.
- Great location in the heart of downtown Durham, NC, consistently ranked among the best cities to live, work and play.
- Professional development budget. Learning is the best way to stay ahead of the curve.
- Smart and supportive team
- Drinks & snack room. Juices, soft drinks, beer. Whatever fuels you.
- Company trips and events. Gotta take a break so you can be refreshed!
Company culture
We’re a young, bright and talented team that’s driven to succeed. We believe that people fulfill their potential when they’re happiest, so we are creating a fun and flexible environment where we can all excel. We love to do our best, and to learn how to do better.
Our core values
- Put user experience and value first. If your first goal is to design products that deliver value and are a joy to use, the business goals follow naturally.
- Make a positive difference in the world.
- Work on cutting edge technologies. Use the right tool for the job; work smarter, not harder.
Positions
Developer / Software Engineer / Computer Scientist
contract to full time
You’ll work on user-facing products and backend infrastructure. You’ll prototype new features, and deliver production code. You’ll instrument for analytics, and architect for scale. You provide our clients with what they want, and delight them with things that they didn’t imagine.
You write beautiful, polished code. You meet deadlines and deliver value. You take pride in your craft: you relish learning new technologies and honing your skills. You convey ideas and code with clarity and ease. You use test-driven development when appropriate, write excellent documentation, and (of course) use source control. You enjoy variety and working on new projects. And most importantly, you are fun to be with, both at work and at play.
- Creative — can think out-of-the-box and solve difficult problems
- Focused — stays on-task and adjusts course as necessary to meet larger goals
- Self-directed — a self-starter who can complete tasks on time with no oversight and no excuses
- A Team Player — willing to listen to teammates and can accept and give constructive feedback
- Customer focused — delivers a well-polished product of excellent quality and value
The ideal candidate will have the following qualifications:
- Expert in one or more of the following platforms, and eager to learn new technologies:
- iOS
- Mac
- Android
- Web: Python/Django, .NET/Silverlight, PHP and PHP web frameworks, HTML5/CSS, Ruby/Rails, Clojure, jQuery, Scala, node.js
- Windows: .NET, Windows Forms, WPF, Silverlight
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in computer science or software engineering
Designer
part time, leading to full time in the future
We’re looking for a versatile and talented designer to make our software beautiful, functional and engaging. We make novel ideas real: we need a visionary designer to help with each stage of our process:
- Understand business and user goals, and provide creative, constructive feedback to help refine the goals
- Outline information architecture, navigation and process flows
- Sketch wireframes with layouts, UI elements and interaction/navigation
- Design flow, transitions and smooth user experiences that are intuitive, rewarding and instructive.
- Design the polished visuals and create all graphical assets, including logos and icons, brand imagery, custom UI elements, and illustrations.
- Layer, cut and prepare all screens and elements into into separate graphical assets
You’ll work predominantly on mobile and web applications, with the occasional promotional print media project.
Apply
Does this sound like you? Please apply at careers@littlegreensoftware.com. Include your resume, and tell us about your interests, accomplishments and salary requirements. Please also include links to previous work and any online presences, such as your blog. If you worked on a team, be specific about how you contributed to the work.