Please direct your responses to: http://hire.jobvite.com/CompanyJobs/Careers.aspx?c=qF99VfwC&v=1&page=Job%20Description&j=oggtXfwG
Elance is pioneering a new way to work, helping businesses level the playing field by providing them with access to great talent on demand. As a key member of our Engineering team, you will contribute to the development of product vision that will transform the way people work. This is an opportunity for you to develop in the hottest space in technology - HTML5, Javascript, CSS3. We will offer you a challenging environment where you have the ability to solve technical and product challenges, work with rockstar engineers and make an immediate impact. In turn, we want you to never settle for anything less than stellar work.
In this role, you will:
•Set the vision and contribute to the innovation and technical direction for Frontend architecture and features
•Interact with cross functional engineering teams to architect and develop high-performance, scalable and flexible front-end UI and presentation services on top of highly scalable service oriented architecture
•Work with product and design teams to take mockups, wireframes, and screenshots and turn them into elegant, standards compliant, functional user interfaces with cross-browser compatibility, accessibility and search engine optimization
•Contribute to design and development efforts on all levels of the application stack (with a middle-tier implemented in PHP)
•Own the quality of your features including unit testing, functional testing, and performance
•Lead a group of engineers to develop the next generation of features for Elance
To win in this role, you need:
•5+ years of consumer-facing web front end development experience
•Expertise in writing elegant and cross-browser HTML/CSS/JavaScript with an attention to detail, scalability, performance, and maintainability
•Proficient in DOM API and AJAX programming
•Familiar with JavaScript libraries, including Mootools and jQuery
•Front end debugging experience using tools like Firebug/Chrome dev tools
•Knowledge of latest open standards such as CSS3 and HTML5
•Solid experience working with the LAMP stack and PHP.
•Strong problem solving, analytical and object-oriented programming skills
•Able to work in a fast-paced, creative and collaborative environment
•BS or MS in Computer Science or a related field
Desirable:
•Experience with frameworks like Symfony is a big plus
•Agile development experience through scrum
•Web performance and scalability tuning
•Knowledge of search engine optimization
•Well-versed in principles of RESTful API design
About Elance
Come work where people say "Happy Monday" and actually mean it (seriously, no joke).
A funny thing happens when your job is putting mile-wide grins on the faces of online freelancers and the businesses who hire them. You start to smile a lot yourself, knowing you're helping people live the dream and get great work done ASAP.
You see at Elance we're not just creating a revolutionary place for businesses to find, hire and work with online freelancers. We're also creating a fun place to work. And to keep the good times going strong we're always looking for amazing people ready to help the world work differently.
So check out our job openings in the Silicon Valley, San Francisco and Europe. Then join Elance as we change how the world works, and learn why around here TGIF means "This Gig Is Fantastic."
Visit us at www.elance.com.
------------------------------------
********************************************************************
Read the new KIT List blog at www.kitlist.wordpress.com for job tips and to connect to our community!
Please go to www.KITlist.org to join, post jobs, or get answers to common questions. If you have any comments or questions, you can reach us directly at KITtechmoderator@KITlist.org.
By using the KIT List you agree to comply with the Terms of Use on the site, and will not use discriminatory employment practices. The KIT List is a service of Connelly Communications, Inc.
TO UNSUBSCRIBE:
Replying to KIT emails with an "unsubscribe" request does not work.
Instead, just send an email (from the same account you used to subscribe) to KITlist-Tech-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com. If you are still receiving emails after a few days, please email us at KITtechmoderator@KITlist.org and we will manually remove you. Thanks!
Yahoo! Groups Links
<*> To visit your group on the web, go to:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/KITlist-Tech/
<*> Your email settings:
Individual Email | Traditional
<*> To change settings online go to:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/KITlist-Tech/join
(Yahoo! ID required)
<*> To change settings via email:
KITlist-Tech-digest@yahoogroups.com
KITlist-Tech-fullfeatured@yahoogroups.com
<*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:
KITlist-Tech-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com
<*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to:
http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
No comments:
Post a Comment