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Make future history

Posted on June 17, 2010 by Otto Chrons

… are here with us, at Microtask.

Right now we are scouring the earth for a Senior Software Test Engineer, a Delivery Project Manager and an experienced Software Engineer to join our rapidly expanding team. Working with a committed team of industry leaders, our new recruits will help develop our product and customer projects. We are looking for goal-driven, articulate and enthusiastic people, who are personable and positive. The roles will be based in our development office in …

Tags: crowdsourcing Delivery Project Manager Experienced Software Engineer jobs available Senior Software Test Engineer

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Testing Times

Posted on March 2, 2011 by Ville Miettinen

… apps that seem to be made for cinema-sized screens instead of mobiles. As every software engineer knows, all programs are supposed to go through “beta” or user testing before they get released. The trouble is that testing is often rushed, done “in house” (rather than by real users) or just ignored. With mobile apps, testing is particularly expensive and time consuming. Companies have to buy hundreds of handsets and then recruit hundreds of testers to get any meaningful …

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2010: A year not lost on the crowd

Posted on December 26, 2010 by Ville Miettinen

… constant hustle is less secure but more exhilarating: you want to be a crime fighter, a software engineer, a video star, a music sensation, a day trader, an entrepreneur, a journalist — the gatekeepers have had to hand over the keys.”

Without specifically referring to distributed work (or even the internet) Ms Gibbs sums up the trend which has spawned crowdsourcing as an industry. Although distributed work itself is not new, the proliferation of high-speed internet access and the …

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Time for our next step

Posted on August 24, 2010 by Harri Holopainen

… Later this fall we are planning to announce more exciting news. Until then, if you are an engineer and want to help shape the future, we are now recruiting. There has never been a better time to get on board!

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Authors

Posted on December 10, 2009 by admin

… science for 30 years.

Harri Holopainen

Harri is a serial entrepreneur and an engineer. His background is in software engineering. He is fascinated how new technologies shape our daily lives, and why the greatest innovations tend to become invisible. In his spare time Harri does woodworking and enjoys the occasional good cigar. Harri is the Managing Director of Microtask.

Ida Hakola

Ida is looking at the web world from the content point of view. Her past …

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