Thursday, September 9, 2010

[KITlist-Tech] Front End Engineer (San Francisco, CA)

Please direct your responses to: marcin@marlengroup.com

Our client, a VC-funded music start-up developing exciting Music 2.0 applications, is seeking
an experienced Front-end Developer. If you are passionate about music, have a large digital music
collection and are finding your collection more and more difficult to manage, then here is an opportunity
to join a cool company. You can have high impact in developing a product that will make a difference to
consumers and your life.

The developer is expected to have deep knowledge of JavaScript, AJAX, frameworks/libraries (eg.
JQuery), HTML/CSS and understands the big picture in the client-server relationship that Web 2.0
technologies introduce. Other responsibilities will include: CSS creation and optimization, specification
writing and best practices documentation, and project execution as a developer.

BSCS or equivalent experience, proficiency with object-oriented programming languages plus 3-
7 years experience in media application development. Good verbal & written communications skills
essential. Bonus: experience with media players, music players or music-industry related applications.

Important: Bay Area locals only.

Requirements:
Working well with others is an absolute must, as this position will liaise with a wide variety of groups. Also
critical is an attention to detail, a pride in the quality of one´s work, the ability to manage one´s time and
meet deadlines, and an interest in maintaining high standards

* Guru-level Javascript ability 3-5 years of Javascript development; not just minor web stuff but serious
state management and UI as the client is all JS/DOM/CSS/AJAX.
* 2+ years of AJAX development experience. In-depth knowledge of available JavaScript libraries and
frameworks (eg. Jquery) though most of TuneUp is written from scratch.
* Expert-level CSS is greatly preferred. The ability to create and maintain a complex UI layed out and
styled using CSS and semantically correct markup is strong plus.
* Expert knowledge of XML and JSON.
* Knowledge of music metadata standards (ID3) and other music technologies (file formats, XSPF) or
experience working for a digital media software company
* Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
* Experience with other ajax programming languages (eg. PHP, Ruby)
* Proficiency in object-oriented programming languages (C++, PHP, Ruby, Python, and/or Java)
* A fine understanding of cross-browser, front-end development issues.
* Excellent verbal and written communication skills. This position will require coordinating development
efforts and communicating across groups, both technical and non-technical.
* Ability to manage one´s time effectively to meet multiple, tight deadlines.
* Experience working in a project-driven web development environment with short, quick release
schedules.

***No agencies please***


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