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Rockstar Front-end Web Developer Wanted for Discovery Engine Startup
May 30 2008, 8:16 PM EDT YourVersion, a Palo Alto startup building the world’s best discovery engine, seeks a rockstar front-end web developer proficient in JavaScript/AJAX, XHTML, and CSS. You will be a key member of a small, high-horsepower team with significant experience building successful large-scale consumer sites. Currently in private beta, YourVersion gives customers the best way to discover and share personalized, relevant web content related to their interests. Responsibilities -Create a great product that our customers love -Work directly with CEO to design features that help users discover great content -Work with PHP/MySQL developers to deliver functionality -Ensure features are compelling, easy to use, and follow good UI design principles -Ensure features work properly across A-grade browsers (IE, Firefox, Safari) Requirements -At least 3 years coding customer-facing features -Experience developing for large-scale consumer websites -Proven experience writing cross-browser, standards-compliant XHTML and CSS -Proficient with JavaScript, AJAX, DOM, JSON, and XML -Experience with Prototype, Scriptaculous, YUI, or equivalent frameworks -Thrive in fast-paced environments with quick iterations -Strong analytical thinking and problem solving skills -Go-getter: you figure out what needs to be done vs. having to be told -Can see the big picture but also zoom down into details -Proficiency using Subversion (SVN) -BS in Computer Science, Graphic Design or equivalent Bonus points for -Startup experience -Passion for the discovery/recommendation engine space -Strong Fireworks, Photoshop, and/or Illustrator skills -Strong UI design skills -Experience developing Firefox extensions (XUL) The CEO and founder of YourVersion is a Stanford MBA with 16 years of high-tech experience who led product management for Quicken and Friendster. To learn more and apply, visit http://www.yourversion.com/jobs Do you find this valuable? |
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