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Thanks to a recent burst of client wins, the Ann Arbor Menlo Software FactoryTM is currently seeking additional Software Developers, Business Analysts, Project Managers, and Quality Assurance personnel. To apply for these positions, e-mail your resume to Carol Sheridan, Software Factory Floor Manager at careers@menloinnovations.com.

Note: At this time Menlo is only accepting resumes for contract positions. Thank you.

project manager – camp counselor – customer service representative

Of course Menlo’s project managers need to understand and communicate issues around scope, schedule, and budget. However, success at Menlo comes from understanding what our clients are afraid of but don’t know how to say, helping technical team members express their feelings productively on a daily basis, and being able to effectively demo the products we build in front of domain experts. Earning your PMP credentials is expected, but our focus is on soft skills, soft skills, soft skills, critical thinking, and soft skills.

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user experience designer – High Tech Anthropologist® - empath

Of course Menlo’s High-Tech Anthropologists® use best practices to design easy to use software. However, success at Menlo is measured by the users adopting the software and actually achieving the desired business goals, and we focus on brainstorming and user testing to design user interfaces that succeed. Understanding the latest HCI concepts is expected, but your success will be based upon how well you and your peers succeed in devising intuitive user interfaces and communicate them to sponsors and programmers alike.

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software developer – perpetual student – mentor

Of course Menlo’s software developers take pride in their craft. However, success as a software developer Menlo is based upon your ability to enhance the skills and decisions of the entire team even while you are busy writing code. Working towards professional certifications and learning new technologies is expected, but your accomplishment will be measured by how many maintainable and correct user features are completed by your peers. Teamwork is imperative.

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quality assurance specialist – experiment designer - enabler

Of course Menlo’s quality assurance specialists test software. However, success for quality assurance specialists at Menlo is measured by how often software developers ask for your help while they write code and your ability to collaborate with others in an environment of continuous interruptions. Understanding black-box and white-box testing is expected, but your success will be based on your ability to bring together a team and work through a problem together.

 

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410 N 4th Avenue 
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