Django Developer for Foodista.com: Next Great Food and Cooking Site
Added on June 24, 2008
http://Foodista.com is Seattle-based startup working to revolutionize the way people find, discover, contribute and share food and cooking knowledge. Initially a full-time contract position, could evolve into a permanent gig.
About You
You live in the presentation layer. You are passionate about design, and have a superb sense of visuals and process flow. You produce clean, well-formatted code that renders consistently in all modern browsers. You have deep knowledge of XHTML, CSS, JavaScript and AJAX technologies. You take pride in your work, and have a demonstrated ability to meet and exceed expectations on time and under pressure.
What we need you to do:
* Design and implement a new and innovative presentation layer
* Create and manage CSS styles and CSS frameworks
* Create pages from design specs, with an eye toward simplifying and improving
* Build/Code dynamic pages leveraging internal APIs
* Create code for dynamic front-end features with DHTML/AJAX/JavaScript
* Cross-browser test and troubleshoot rendering issues
* Ensure pages are easily read by both humans and search-engine crawlers by using correct and clear semantic markup
* Optimize for insanely fast load times
Qualifications:
* Experience in front-end web development on sites, preferably used by millions of people
* An intuitive understanding of usability and effective information architecture
* Proven ability to build for Search Engine Optimization
* Experience with Django and/or Python
* Interest in and knowledge of cooking a big plus
About US
We are an early stage startup currently bootstrapping development of the first version of our site, planning to launch this fall. The founders have decades of experience building large scale consumer web applications at numerous startups and large companies, including http://Amazon.com, eBay, and Microsoft. We also love to eat, cook, and are generally passionate about all things food related. Learn more on our blog: http://www.foodista.com/2008/05/19/whats-going-on-at-foodista.
Country: United States
Gig Location: Seattle, Washingon, United States
Contact Details
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Contact Location: Seattle, WA, USA
