Web developer :: Wichita, Kansas

Experience - 2+ years of professional Web development experience

Server-side development requirements

  • Web application development experience in server-side languages such as Java, PHP, Python or Ruby

  • Strong experience in object-oriented development

  • Experience with data infrastructure and scaling back-end services

  • Experience working with Linux servers, application deployment, version control, etc.

Front-end development requirements

  • Ability to code HTML/, JavaScript and CSS, and an interest in user interface design

  • Ability to create pixel-perfect HTML from PSDs

  • Working knowledge of JSON, AJAX and JS frameworks (jQuery, Sencha, etc.)

  • Experience and interest in SEO

  • Ability to write highly optimized, manageable and readable code

Application (Facebook, mobile, etc.) development requirements

  • Understanding of RESTful Web services and experience developing with APIs

Web standards, cross-browser development requirements

  • Expert knowledge of W3C standards, compliance and common cross-browser compatibility issues

  • Experience debugging to solve complicated problems in a production environment

  • Ability to produce websites that function and degrade gracefully in all major browsers (yes, even IE6)

Team- and project-specific responsibilities

  • Ability to define project specifications

  • Ability to thrive in a fast-paced and high-intensity environment

  • Ability to work creatively with colleagues on project teams

  • Ability to accurately estimate effort and timelines for deliverables

Database experience

  • Deep knowledge of relational databases and SQL (preferably MySQL)

  • Working knowledge of document-oriented databases (CouchDB experience a plus)

Desire to learn

  • Ability to work in several programming languages fluently, and pick up on new ones quickly

  • Strong desire to constantly improve knowledge base, processes and workflow

  • Enjoys challenges and bring new ideas to the table

  • Keeps up with the latest tools and technologies (HTML5, CSS3, Geolocation, WebSockets, Boilerplate, Node.js, LESS, CoffeeScript, responsive design)

Bonus points

  • Mobile development experience

  • Experience developing for email

  • Recent side-projects and contributions to an open source project on GitHub

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