Job Details: Sr. Web Developer
| Job Title: | Sr. Web Developer |
| Company: | WhitePages.com |
| Position Type: | Permanent |
| Pay Rate: | Competitive Salary |
| Skills: | JavaScript, CSS, XML Web Develpment |
| Date Posted: | May-14-08 |
Want to?
Work on a high traffic website and the Internet's leading people search engine, doing hundreds of millions of searches every month, without being a cog in a very large wheel? Be involved in the full cycle of product development, from design to release, where millions of people see your work? Join an insanely smart, highly productive, creative, and innovative team?
Then join us as a Sr. Web Developer?
You'll need a disposition that allows you to work in a collaborative development process involving multiple team members from various departments to deliver quality content in a timely manner. You must be detail oriented with good communication skills, and be excited to work with creative teams to design and implement amazing user interfaces.
We need?.
Great, passionate developers who want to build and ship highly-scalable, highly-performing products; who want to continue to learn from some of the best architects and engineers in the industry; and who are willing to contribute their own knowledge for the overall good of your products and teams.
What the Sr. Web Developer position is all about:
As a Senior Web Developer you'll be responsible for the implementation and maintenance of the WhitePages Network (WPN) applications. You've got to be able to thrive in a fast paced, competitive, team environment. Creative implementation and trouble-shooting skills are necessary in order to analyze and remedy ambiguous but complex problems. Advanced skills in JavaScript, XSLT, CSS, and (D)HTML are required; Perl would be an added bonus.
Responsibilities may include:
• Producing high quality, custom coded applications and features
• Interpreting and providing feedback on various requirements documents produced by Product Management and Design teams
• Filling a development leadership role in small project teams
• Meeting milestones and project objectives
• Communicating effectively with all parts of the business
• Working closely with external and internal customers to define work commitments, estimates and milestones
• Writing maintainable code that is easy to read and documented
• Providing mentorship and training for junior staff as needed
• Leading and participating in peer code reviews
• Assisting with other company tasks as needed
What you need:
• BS or advanced degree in computer science or related field
• 5+ years experience developing DHTML and CSS
• 5+ years developing advanced JavaScript
• 3+ years developing XSLT
• 3+ years of experience with software application development in a Linux environment using a modern programming language (Perl preferred)
• Solid understanding of relational databases and SQL
• A willingness to adhere to corporate style guidelines, best practices and processes while contributing to further refinement and improvement
• Experience with graphic design techniques and familiarity with Photoshop or GIMP
• Experience using CVS or other source code management system
• Demonstrated ability to write and maintain technical documentation
What We Do:
WhitePages.com is the definitive leader in online directory assistance, serving tens of millions of users each month. Our web properties are consistently top-ranked and we power the people search sections for several of the largest Internet properties including SuperPages.com and YellowPages.com. Driven by a spirit of innovation and a commitment to delivering consumer value, WhitePages.com has nearly doubled its profits and revenue each year since its incorporation in 2000 as Web site traffic grew from one million to nearly 40 million users each month. Help us break new ground in People Search as we execute on ambitious plans in 2008 and beyond!
Why You Want To Work Here:
A profitable, diverse and rapidly growing company, we were ranked a best place to work by Washington CEO Magazine, Seattle Business Monthly and Seattle Metropolitan Magazine. We were also recognized by Inc. Magazine as the 123rd Fastest Growing Private Company in North America! In addition to our competitive compensation package, we provide annual training and education allowances, discounted transportation passes, catered lunch on Fridays, free snacks and soda, and quarterly company-sponsored events. Our headquarters is located in the heart of downtown Seattle surrounded by great restaurants and interesting places.
Bottom line? We're a small, highly profitable company and our people are smart, passionate, team players with high integrity who like challenge and have fun doing what they do!
Interested? Check us out: http://www.whitepagesinc.com/careers/
| Location: [rss] | US-WA-Seattle |
| Telecommute: | No (Onsite Position) |
| Contact Name: | Meredith Turner |
| Contact Phone: | 206-973-5189 |
| Contact Email: | mturner@whitepages.com |
| URL: | http://www.whitepagesinc.com |
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