Front-End Engineer (Javascript, CSS, HTML, PHP)

Front-End Engineer (Javascript, CSS, HTML, PHP) (Midtown East)

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http://newyork.craigslist.org/mnh/web/1050750190.html
Date: 2009-02-25, 7:57PM EST


We are a fast growing tech startup that is seeking a smart, creative and experienced front-end engineer to join our team to lead our effort to build responsive, intuitive and elegant web-based interfaces with Javascript, HTML and PHP. The ideal candidate will have 2+ years of experience designing modular and dynamic UIs.

Responsibilities:
* Develop front-end code using HTML, CSS, Javascript and PHP
* Implement reusable UI building blocks
* Work with other team members to ensure seamless integration of the front-end with the entire platform
* Incorporate user feedback and behaviour analysis to evolve the interface
* Contribute to standards development and documentation

Requirements:
* Expert XHMTL, CSS and Javascript skills (and ability to hand code)
* 2+ years of web-application development experience
* 2+ years experience with jQuery or some other Javascript framework
* Ability to design, code, unit test and debug complex, DOM-based web applications for multiple browswers
* Hands-on experience designing modular, object-oriented Javascript
* Hands-on experience integrating REST web services and JSON
* Ability to quickly turn Photoshop mockups into working code
* Ability and willingness to learn new technologies

Bonus:
* Solid familiarity with at least one web presentation framework
* Fluent with PHP, PERL or Python
* Fluent in SQL
* Flash experience

We offer a relaxed work environment and a comprehensive set of benefits including medical, dental and 401k's.

If you're interested please email us with a cover letter, resume and either links to some sample work or sample code that you're proud of.