Senior Web Application Engineer (Django)
Added on June 28, 2008
URL: http://futureus.com/
We're looking for a top Django developer to work in a new business unit in the rapidly growing internet group at Future US. The new business unit will be a primary internet investment for Future US and highly visible to both Future US and Future plc executive management. The business will be built on acquired technology and will interface with all special interest verticals within Future US and its sister company in the United Kingdom, Future Publishing Limited.
The position is based in our South San Francisco office and reports to the Director of Internet Technology.
Responsibilities
* Build new features and products on an interactive consumer-facing social media application
* Recommend and execute changes to improve the site's value
* Employ elegant code design
* Analyze traffic patterns to identify opportunities
* Stay abreast of the latest advances in web technology and trends in social media
* Improve performance and extend scalability while supporting millions of requests per day
* Maintain test coverage for all application functions
Qualifications
* 3+ years of server-side coding experience (Python, Java, C++, or Ruby)
* 2+ years of browser scripting experience (Javascript/AJAX)
* Experience with high-volume web applications
* Object-oriented programming skills
* Good CS fundamentals
* Solid knowledge of relational databases and SQL
* Excellent problem-solving ability
* Strong understanding of W3C-compliant HTML/XHTML and CSS
* Plusses: Django, MySQL experience
Country: United States
Gig Location: South San Francisco, CA
Required to work on-site
