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Front-End Software Engineer

Job Category:
Engineering / Technical Services
Career Level:
Mid Career (2+ years of experience)
Job Type:
Full Time/Permanent
Positions:
1
Company Name:
StumbleUpon
City:
San Francisco
Country:
USA
Description:

Front-End Software Engineer
StumbleUpon is seeking a top-notch, self-directed software engineer with a desire to build innovative and exciting web interfaces.  Ideal candidates will be detail oriented and passionate about performance and usability. If you are self-motivated and possess a Can-Do attitude, we want to talk with you!

Responsibilities:

* XHTML/CSS design and development
* JavaScript development
* PHP template design and development
* Work directly with UI, visual design, and engineering teams

Qualifications:
* Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent work experience
* 5+ years web development experience
* Advanced XHTML/DOM experience
* Advanced CSS experience
* Extensive knowledge of cross-browser compatibility (XHTML/JS)
* Experience with JavaScript and libraries (jQuery)
* Experience in PHP driven template systems
* Experience with Linux/Unix systems
* Detail-oriented and self-directed
* Desire to work in a fast-paced environment
* Superb verbal and written communication skills
* Strong collaborative skills and flexibility in fulfilling multiple roles

Bonus Qualifications:

* Flash/Flex experience (comfort with ActionScript)
* Extensive PHP experience
* Fluency in Photoshop, Illustrator
* Experience with automated testing of UI/JavaScript
* Experience with A/B test implementations
* Active Stumbler!

About StumbleUpon
StumbleUpon is a fast growing discovery company that enables people to find relevant and entertaining web content based on their personal interests. We have nearly 10 million registered users and our goal is to become the #1 way that people discover the best content on the web. We need talented people like you to help us get there!

StumbleUpon is a great place to work!

* Your contributions will make a big impact because we are a small team
* We offer competitive salaries and company equity
* Our generous benefits package covers employees at 100% and dependents at 80% with no waiting period
* Company-sponsored benefits include: medical, dental, vision, flex spending, Roth IRA/401(k), Life/AD&D insurance, short and long-term disability coverage, EAP services, three weeks PTO, eight company-paid holidays, commuter and gym membership reimbursements, and a myriad of voluntary benefits programs like Aflac and WageWorks
* We are located in SOMA San Francisco and are easily accessible via BART, CalTrain, MUNI and the Transbay Terminal
* Other employee perks like gym and transportation reimbursements, quarterly team outings, team lunches twice a week, company art program—and the opportunity to play in our company-wide pool and ping-pong tournaments