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Rockstar PHP/MySQL Developer Wanted for Discovery Engine Startup
May 30 2008, 8:21 PM EDT YourVersion, a Palo Alto startup building the world’s best discovery engine, seeks a rockstar PHP/MySQL developer. 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 a front-end developer (HTML/CSS/JavaScript) to deliver functionality that is compelling and easy to use -Own, extend, and improve the architecture and database schema as needed -Ensure good site uptime, performance, and scalability Requirements -At least 5 years developing customer-facing features in PHP and MySQL. -Experience developing for large-scale consumer websites -Proficiency with MVC and object-oriented programming -Expertise creating, configuring, and optimizing MySQL databases and queries -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 -You see the big picture but can also zoom down into the details -Proficiency using Subversion (SVN) -BS in Computer Science or equivalent Bonus points for -Sysadmin/Ops skills -Proficiency in information retrieval, data mining, and machine learning/AI -Startup experience -Proficiency in JavaScript, AJAX, and/or XUL -Passion for the discovery/recommendation engine space -Expertise with CakePHP, Symfony, or Zend frameworks 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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