Golden Software's corporate office is located in downtown Golden at 809 14th Street, adjacent to the Colorado School of Mines campus. The company currently employs seventeen people. We look for quality individuals that will help us represent Golden Software as the leader in our industry. We expect a high level of integrity that our customers have come to expect from Golden Software. We are an innovative employer, offering employees competitive salaries, outstanding work conditions, and exciting technical challenges.

Available Positions

• Customer Support Engineer
• Programmer

Customer Support Engineer

Golden Software is currently seeking a full-time customer support engineer who will be responsible for supporting and promoting our graphing, mapping, and scientific software applications.

Duties:

• Determine source of concern by interviewing customers on the telephone and via e-mail.
• Educate customers by answering questions; interpreting operating instructions; providing references.
• Determine source of error by reviewing procedures and actions taken by user; instructing user to perform diagnostic procedures.
• Resolve problems by issuing corrective instructions; consulting with coworkers.
• Improve programs by notifying programmers of problems; making recommendations.
• Improve operating references by writing revisions.
• Evaluate software by testing ease of use and applicability.
• Maintain technical knowledge by reviewing technical publications; establishing personal networks.
• Maintain client confidence and protects operations by keeping information confidential.
• Contribute to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.

Skills/Qualifications:

• BS or BA degree in a scientific discipline.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Experience with Windows.
• Desire to learn and develop new skills.
• Ability to quickly and efficiently solve problems.

Desired Skills and Experience:

• Experience with any Golden Software products.
• Familiarity with programming/scripting.
• Experience with other GIS and/or Geology software.

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Programmer

Golden Software is seeking a full time, experienced, C++ programmer. Our current opening is for a software engineer to develop, enhance, and maintain 2D/3D scientific graphics applications in an MS Windows environment.

The prospective employee must be capable of software design, implementation, testing, progress reporting, and fixing any problems in their code.

Requirements:

• Science degree or related work experience
• Strong project management and software engineering skills
• Strong object oriented analysis and design skills
• Ability to work and communicate well with others in a small, geographically distributed team
• Practical experience with C++, MFC or comparable UI framework
• Experience in computer graphics programming
• Commercial software development experience
• Desire to learn and develop new skills

Recommended Qualifications:

• Experience with OpenGL, Gdi+, Win32 API, COM, Visual Studio
• Experience with scripting and cross-platform development
• Knowledge of software development productivity tools including performance profilers, static code analyzers, leak detectors, source control systems, etc.
• Familiarity with geosciences and GIS

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Golden Software, Inc. is the maker of Surfer^®, Grapher™, Strater^®, Voxler^®, MapViewer™ and Didger^®. We are located in the heart of downtown Golden, Colorado. Once the workday is complete, take a stroll through Golden’s historic district or relax along the banks of Clear Creek and watch the kayakers take a plunge. If you’re in the mood for a little more excitement, we’re only 20 minutes away from downtown Denver and 30 minutes from the nearest ski resort.