Employment Opportunities at Willow Technology, Inc.

Administrative Technical Internships Management Marketing

As its primary business, Willow Technology is the leading independent producer of WebSphere MQ platforms, developed under license from IBM. WebSphere MQ dominates the middleware messaging and enterprise integration markets, and is available on more than 35 operating system platforms. What this means is that WebSphere MQ provides the "glue" for computers (and the software and applications that run on them) to simply, consistently and reliably exchange information with each other - whether they are in the same room, or on opposite sides of the planet connected by a satellite or through the internet. After many attempts by the software industry over the past 30 years, WebSphere MQ is the first product to actually enable this to happen across all mainstream computer systems installed today. This is why WebSphere MQ enjoys greater than 70% worldwide market share for this type of software.

Leveraging Willow's traditional strengths in middleware and networking, we have embarked upon developing a new business focused on integrating mobile workers, telemetry and sensing devices with enterprise applications. In this area, Willow offers complete turnkey solutions comprising hardware, software and applications, but is, at the same time, developing packaged infrastructure tools and components for developing mobile wireless applications. The majority of this work is being done in our Vancouver Development Centre.

Our customer's businesses truly depend on our products and they have correspondingly high expectations of us. We are focused on delivering the finest quality products and customer support, and that requires both a company and employees who care.

We are a private company that intends to stay that way. If you crave the Dilbert culture, wasting time in meetings, simply looking busy or playing office politics please don't apply. We offer a great working environment, performance based compensation and benefits, and the opportunity for career growth without having to switch jobs every eighteen months. We are looking for long term relationships that are mutually rewarding. You need a large dose of self motivation to succeed at Willow - you are expected to know your job and and to do it well it with little day to day supervision.

We value real world experience and a commitment to personal growth. Tenure alone does not guarantee a bright future. We do demand excellence and you will be rewarded well for your accomplishments.

Willow has been in business for almost 20 years. The company is profitable and growing at a moderate pace. We are not backed by venture capital or other outside money. As a result, we are masters of our own destiny and can plan and build for the future of the company, its employees and customers.

Willow remains a small company in terms of number of employees. This is by choice. We plan to be around for the long haul.

All U.S. location positions require U.S. citizenship or permanent resident (green card) status.
All Canadian location positions require Canadian citizenship or Landed Immigrant status.

Please e-mail your resume in confidence (ASCII text, Microsoft Word or RTF format) to resumes@willowtech.com, or fax it to +1.604.630.7101.

We screen and evaluate our own candidates and therefore do NOT review resumes from recruiters, agencies or brokers.

Willow operates its own R&D facilities in a number of countries. We do not outsource, nor do we respond to outsourcing enquiries.

Administrative Assistant (Full time or part time, permanent position)
Bellingham, WA location

Willow Technology is looking for an experienced assistant to provide sales administration and general office support. Duties include:

Sales Administration:

Monitoring email mailboxes and ensuring requests are followed up

Preparing sales quotes

Sales order processing, including invoicing and product shipment

Maintaining customer records

General Office:

Answering telephones
Faxing, mailing and accepting deliveries
Visitor greeting

You have the following attributes:

Excellent attention to detail and organization
Great professionalism in dealing with customers
Good telephone personality
Quick learner
Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook
Punctual (an 8am start time is required)

You will be required to deal directly with customers and must be able communicate concisely and coherently in English, both verbally and in writing.

We especially encourage those who are interested in moving from a purely administrative to technical or marketing positions (over a 1-2 year period) to apply.

Experience in the software industry preferred.

Associate Software Engineer (Full time, permanent position)
Bellingham, WA location

We are looking for a software engineer with tremendous potential for our Bellingham office to work on software porting and product enhancements. This is a junior-level position with opportunity to grow.

You must have at least 1 years current experience in a commercial software development environment using C and Unix. (Windows development experience won't help you here).

Academic Requirements:

Associates degree or equivalent in Computer Science (2 years commercial programming experience is considered equivalent)

Required technical skills:

C/C++, Java, UNIX
POSIX threads and interprocess communications
Current experience developing system software on a System V, BSD or Linux 2.4/2.6 kernel

Other useful skills:

WebSphere MQ

You will be required to deal directly with customers on occasion and must be able communicate concisely and coherently in English, both verbally and in writing.

Software Developer Internships (Full time summer or longer term part time)
Bellingham, WA location

We are offering several internships working in small dynamic teams developing cutting edge new software products. These positions are suitable for recent CS graduates, those about to graduate and those with less than 1 year employment history. There is a strong likelihood of outstanding individuals being offered permanent positions.

While we are expecting to provide substantial mentoring and guidance during the internship, these positions are open only to those who can already code and are ready to apply their skills to solving complex real life problems.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

C/C++
Interpersonal communication with the ability to speak and write English fluently.
Minimum 3.6 GPA

All management positions have been filled at this time.

All marketing positions have been filled at this time.