The 2008 Red Canary R&D Compensation Survey

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An interview with Charles Plant, Advisor, Market Readiness Programs, MaRS

The average salary for a developer with 7-12 years experience was highest in the GTA and lowest in Kitchener-Waterloo
From the Red Canary Compensation Survey

An interview with Christine Tutssell, VP of Sales, Covarity

A university prof and former VC talks about Canada’s commercialization phobia, and how MaRS is working to "improve the stock of entrepreneurs in this country".
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This former Descartes VP is now selling in the sink-or-swim environment of a growth-stage company. She talks about why she made the jump, where startups go wrong and what it takes to win.
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iPhone, BlackBerry and the Android

QA Professionals at small companies make more (on average) than those at medium and large companies
From the Red Canary Compensation Survey

Wanted: Star Software Developer

Tim Tang examines the past in order to predict tomorrow’s mobile topography.His take? It’s not about the hardware, it’s about the software.
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David Stein has already built and sold one of Canada’s largest software companies. Now he’s looking for a star developer to help him build something new.
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Build and drive a comprehensive, qualitative, lead-generation and brand building strategy for a hot technology company in an intriguing market.

Reporting directly to the CEO, your mandate will be to broaden the company’s reach—whether that’s through the ‘pull’ of demand generation programs or the ‘push’ of good media exposure.

Be the chief mechanic of a multi-million-dollar revenue engine. Your leadership of the Product Support team—and ability roll up your sleeves to solve problems—will have a daily, sorry, hourly impact on the organization’s bottom line.

This is an opportunity to step into a leadership role that’s crucial to the bottom line of a thriving company. Under your watch, a world-class support environment will help billions of transactions get from A to B. Sounds like something every resume should have.

This is an opportunity to be involved in every aspect of testing BlackBerry Enterprise products, including component/protocol testing and test automation, planning and configuring appropriate test environments, test design and implementation.

Working with multiple development and testing teams, you’ll build your own java-based testing tools and scripts for upcoming product features, as well as develop test scenarios and implement/execute test scripts.

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Manage a growing team of technical communicators who produce sophisticated, client-side documentation for BlackBerry server administrators.

You’ll lead department initiatives that include content management, training and mentoring, and manage and support the performance and professional development of team members through goal setting, performance reviews and feedback.

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Plan and pilot the smooth integration of internal and third-party online applications for ISPs and tier-1 telcos for a friendly, low-key company that offers an outstanding compensation package.

From drawing “narratives” for the development team through problem resolution and on-the-spot technical feedback, this role is less about following formal PM methodologies and more about calmly getting the job done.

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Sure, you’re a hero when it comes to solving technical problems, but is your style that of the mild-mannered protagonist or a jawboned tough?

If you’re the former, you’ll love this job. It’s an opportunity to earn great pay and benefits in a multi-faceted role that offers autonomy and career growth in a friendly, low-key company.

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