Mama77 Posted January 19, 2013 Report Posted January 19, 2013 http://imgur.com/jobs [b] Working here is awesome[/b] [color=#DDDDD1][font=Arial, sans-serif][size=4][background=rgb(24, 24, 23)] At Imgur, one person can make a huge impact. You’ll be responsible for creating tools that will help shape one of the fastest growing communities on the Internet, your work will be seen and used by hundreds of millions, and your role in shaping Imgur will be unlimited. We’re looking for people who love the Internet as much as we do. We want to take the smartest and most passionate Internet-hobbyists we can find and put them in an environment where they thrive. Our office is in downtown San Francisco, and if you haven’t lived or worked here yet, prepare to fall in love. We’re three blocks from Union Square, home to one of the largest shopping areas in the world and hundreds of incredible restaurants. To top it off, the BART and MUNI stations are right down the street which makes getting to and from the office totally hassle free.[/background][/size][/font][/color] [b] Software Engineer / Frontend or Backend[/b] [color=#DDDDD1][font=Arial, sans-serif][size=4][background=rgb(24, 24, 23)] We’re looking for good, all-around engineers to focus on tasks involving both frontend and backend. You should have a passion for creating elegant, responsive web interfaces that will be used by millions of people. You’ll be creating new and improving existing features to support our growing community.[/background][/size][/font][/color] [b] Responsibilities:[/b] [list] [*]Write front-end code in PHP5, HTML 5, CSS 3, and JavaScript. Other technologies we use are: MySQL, Nginx, Memcached, Redis, HA*****, AWS EC2, Monit, and Ganglia. [*]Write elegant code, from flexible JavaScript libraries to concise, reusable PHP models. [*]Implement new features and optimize existing ones from controller-level to UI. [*]Write backend server-side scripts that monitor services and keeps the site up and running. [*]Brainstorm and create new products and features based on the Imgur architecture. [*]Collaborate with a small and extraordinarily talented team of designers and backend engineers. [*]Have an understanding of how the back-end works and plan accordingly. [*]Rapidly fix bugs and solve problems. [*]Pro-actively look for ways and features to make Imgur better. [/list] [b] Our ideal candidate will have:[/b] [list] [*]B.S. or higher in Computer science, or equivalent knowledge. [*]Excellent programming skills in PHP and other web-centric languages. [*]Demonstrated work beyond the frontend and ability to integrate with a wide array of backend technologies and services. [*]The ability to comfortably program in a Unix environment, and knowledge of typical Unix commands. [*]A passion for beautiful, pragmatic code paired with a strong sense of product design. [*]Strong command of web standards, CSS-based design, cross-browser compatibility. [*]Phenomenal debugging abilities across all of the major browsers. [*]Good understanding of web technologies and familiarity with Unix/Linux. [*]Knowledgeable foundation in interaction design principles. [*]Smarts, humility, and equal willingness to learn and teach. [*]Decently good at Super Smash Brothers. Not too good to where we can't ever beat you while still giving us a challenge. [/list] [b] Sample projects[/b] [color=#DDDDD1][font=Arial, sans-serif][size=4][background=rgb(24, 24, 23)] We’d love to see your work, and if you’re passionate about coding or design, then we bet you have lots of things that you’ve done in your spare time. Along with your resume, we’d like you to send us some samples. They can be personal projects you’ve whipped up during a lunch break, or a full-fledged application that you’ve created from scratch. No matter what it is, feel free to stick it up on [url="http://github.com/"]Github[/url] or [email="[email protected]"]email it[/email] along with your resume.[/background][/size][/font][/color] [b] Sweet benefits[/b] [color=#DDDDD1][font=Arial, sans-serif][size=4][background=rgb(24, 24, 23)] [b]In addition to a casual, fun work environment we are also offering health/vision/dental insurance, a 401K retirement plan, generous paid time off, a moving stipend to get you out to San Francisco, and a technology budget to spec for your own computer.[/b] Everyone gets a big budget to buy their own computer. Sarah, our Director of Communications, used it to buy a shiny new iMac. Alan, our founder and CEO, used it to build his own rig.[/background][/size][/font][/color]
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