Front End Engineer Job Posting

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Job Title:	Front End Engineer
Job ID:	23599
Company:	EA Sports
Position Type:	Permanent
Pay Rate:	to be determined
Skills:	LAMP, PHP, CSS, JAVA, JAVASCRIPT
Date Posted:	Sep-08-09

This position is located at EA's largest development studio in Vancouver, BC Canada.

We offer a dynamic environment, talented co-workers, AAA titles, career growth and competitive compensation. For additional details, visit http://jobs.ea.com. To apply for this job, please submit your resume to req #23599.

Want to help shape the future of online gaming? Want to create the next Facebook or YouTube experience for sports gamers? Want to be a core part of the team leading EA Sports online strategy?
The EA Sports Online division is responsible for EASportsworld.com, which is a unique, persistent, multi-platform opportunity to become the center of your own online sport play experience; participate into challenges, earn rewards and grow your sports' communities while constantly improving your stats.

Position Overview
With a strong software engineering background and proven Web development experience, the Web Software Engineer is expected to work on easports.com front end and middle tier.

Key Responsibilities

• Reporting to the Development Director of the Sports Online Web team, develop Web pages and middleware components for easports.com site on a strict schedule.
• Apply your knowledge of Web technologies including HTML, CSS, Javascript, Flash, graphics, and video to create dynamic and highly interactive Web experience for millions of users worldwide.
• Work in a tight production loop with producers to implement requested product features in specified releases.
• Work closely with the Platform team and base the development on the middle tier Web framework built and maintained by the Platform team.

Required Technical Skills and Experience

• B.Sc. in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent training and professional experience.
• A minimum of 5 years industry technical experience working on consumer facing Web sites.
• Strong knowledge of front-end Web technologies including HTML, CSS, Javascript, Flash, graphics, and video.
• Real experience with a modern Javascript library like YUI, jQuery or Dojo is required.
• 2+ years experience with Java and PHP. Knowledge of C/C++ desired; knowledge/experience with Ruby, Python, Erlang and Scala highly beneficial.
• 2+ years experience working with at least 2 modern Web frameworks like RoR, Django, Symfony, Struts etc.
• Knowledge of HTTP and REST are expected.
• 2+ years experience working with databases and good knowledge of SQL. Oracle, MySQL and Postgresql experience preferred.
• Basic knowledge of security and cryptography, single sign-on and LDAP directory services.
• Knowledge of source code management: CVS, Subversion, Git and/or Perforce.
• Both Windows and Linux experience are required.

Performance Competencies (Non Technical Skills)

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to work in a dynamic and collaborative team environment.
• Excellent detail-oriented, problem solving skills.
• Ability to quickly learn and apply new concepts, principles and solutions.
• Dependability and commitment to projects/tasks.

Location:	Canada-BC-Vancouver
Telecommute:	No (Onsite Position)
Contact Name:	David Chandler
Contact Phone:	604-456-3600
Contact Email:	dchandler@ea.com
URL:	http://jobs.ea.com

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