Careers at Velocity Squared
Velocity Squared is an established IT solutions and application hosting firm with offices in Baton Rouge and Lake Charles, Louisiana.
We have a ten-year track record of success providing services to small- and mid-sized companies in the photography, image processing, and
print fulfillment industries, as well as others, and count among our clients one of the leading photo labs in the US and the top two graduation
photographers in the nation. Combined, our customers photograph more than 2,500 commencement ceremonies and 1.5 million graduates annually.
We believe a strong team is key to our success, and we focus on attracting and retaining great people by providing a friendly, casual, supportive work environment
combined with highly-competitive salaries, benefits, and perks, plus a generous bonus structure.
- We are software developers and use high-quality tools for version control, defect tracking, and
many other
functions -- including a handful of tools built by our team.
- We provide a casual, comfortable work environment.
- Everyone here has a fast computer with (at least) two LCDs.
- At least once a month, we go to lunch together and the company picks up the tab.
- You'll have 10 paid holidays and 10 paid vacation days in your first year (full-time only).
- We offer paid healthcare, dental, and life insurance (full-time only), and an employer-matched SIMPLE IRA.
- In 2007, the average employee earned a bonus exceeding 10% of their salary.
- In 2008, the average employee earned a bonus exceeding 15% of their salary.
- On a quarterly basis, we provide feedback to let you know how you're doing and we ask for feedback from you so that we can improve.
- Most of the applications we develop are hosted on our equipment located in a Tier IV data center in Baton Rouge.
- Like everyone else, we have a fridge stocked with free drinks (but ours also has beer).
If you are interested in joining our team and contributing directly to world-class applications using the latest tools and software development practices,
please e-mail your cover letter and resume to jobs@velocity2.com. We look forward to hearing from you!
Current Openings
The following positions are open to candidates working in Lake Charles or Baton Rouge: