Salsita Software

At Salsita we have a simple philosophy: great programmers write great code. So we strive to create an environment where great programmers want to work, with exceptional benefits, cutting edge development processes, interesting and challenging projects, and a marked lack of useless bureaucracy. Our developers generally have a C++ or Java background, a computer science degree (Masters abound, with a few PhDs as well) and a healthy curiosity and desire to learn about new technology. We offer our clients a unique value proposition: topnotch developers and a cutting-edge agile development methodology applied to the latest JavaScript platforms, frameworks and libraries. As CEO Matthew Gertner explains: "With the booming interest in JavaScript over the past two years, we tend to forget that it has not always had the best reputation among software developers. The main reason is that most JavaScript programmers are scripters who lack a real programming background. As a result, there's a lot of bad JavaScript code out there. At Salsita, I took the approach I've always taken when building a software development team, hiring the best C++ programmers on the market and training them in the tools, languages and platforms we use. As a result we have a rare value proposition: a team of top-notch software engineers well-versed in a wide range of JavaScript technologies such as Node.js, Backbone, AngularJS, Mocha, Jasmine, CoffeeScript, jQuery and Underscore as well as Chrome, Firefox and Internet Explorer extensions. We recognize that JavaScript is not just the lingua franca of the web, but a powerful and subtle language in its own right backed by a burgeoning ecosystem." Our background is in browser extensions, particularly in addressing the massive engineering challenge of getting a common codebase to run in all of the popular browsers. We've been pioneers in using the most modern JavaScript techniques in browser extensions, including CommonJS modules and model-view-controller frameworks like Backbone to create elegant and highly maintainable code. Lately we've been applying our JavaScript expertise to a wide range of problems. We're excited about the explosion of innovation and interest around JavaScript that has been triggered by Node.js. We're fans and avid users of MVC frameworks like Backbone and AngularJS, testing frameworks like Jasmine and Mocha and utility libraries like Underscore and jQuery. We're also big proponents of CoffeeScript.