If you answered yes to the first four questions, then I have a great opportunity for you! Interfolio is currently looking to hire an intermediate ColdFusion Developer in the downtown Washington DC area.

I've taken the requirements and qualifications out of the job description and pasted them below. If you'd like to read the full job description, see the link at the bottom of the page.

Responsibilities:

• Digest and understand user requirements/specifications
• Participate in maintenance, enhancements and new development
• Contribute to the testing and release of new software
• Work with other members of the technical team to plan software solutions
• Make recommendations to improve the products and software to increase revenue/profitability
• Keep track of multiple projects at once and adapt to shifting priorities
• Perform other related duties to support Interfolio's technology

Required Qualifications:

• ColdFusion MX and above (3+ years)
• SQL, preferable MySQL
• HTML
• JavaScript
• CSS
• AJAX
• Mach-II or similar Object-Oriented Framework
• Good written and verbal communication skills with both technical and non-technical audiences

If you're interested send your cover letter and resume to recruiting@interfolio.com

Full job posting here.

Here is one of the Interfolio products ("Portfolio") in use to display the job description.

Here is Interfolio's website: http://www.interfolio.com.

* This posting makes no guarantees for lunch with President Obama, but Interfolio's office is within walking distance of the White House.

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I started reading software books to fill the void that existed between what I learned in school and wasn't learning on the job. I started by searching for top recommended books and ended up with one of the books being Code Complete by Steve McConnell. Code Complete is a great book to read (and re-read), but the most important thing was at the end McConnell has a list of books to read for professional development. I can't find the same list, but there is good information on his companies website.

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