Sr. Software Engineer (onsite), United States, CA, Los Angeles
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Online URL for this job: http://jobs.perl.org/job/4201 To subscribe to this list, send mail to [email protected]. To unsubscribe, send mail to [email protected]. Posted: July 30, 2006 Job title: Sr. Software Engineer Company name: Shopzilla, Inc. Location: United States, CA, Los Angeles Pay rate: DOE Travel: 0% Terms of employment: Salaried employee Length of employment: perm Hours: Full time Onsite: yes Description: Shopzilla, formerly BizRate.com, is a leading shopping search engine on the Web. With an index of over 30 million products from more than 50,000 stores, gathered, organized and presented using all proprietary leading-edge technology, Shopzilla provides consumers the best way to find virtually anything for sale, anywhere, and at the best price. In addition to our flagship site (http://www.shopzilla.com), Shopzilla also powers shopping search for many of the Web's largest consumer sites including AOL, Lycos, Time Warner's RoadRunner, and many others. At Shopzilla, our goal is to build the greatest shopping service ever conceived by mankind. To that end, we strive very hard to hire the smartest people. Were an environment where great ideas shape our vision and true passion drives us to the best solutions to the most challenging problems at the intersection of shopping and search... If that sounds like something you'd like to be involved in, please read on. As our Sr. Software Engineer you will: Develop core technology, including the design/architecture of new solutions, the refinement of existing systems. Collaborate with product management to produce functional specifications, including feasibility assessments, engineering time estimates, and strategic value assessments Write design specifications, programming specifications, and documentation Develop and maintain dynamic web applications currently written in Object Oriented Perl, operating on a Linux/Apache/mod_perl platform. Develop systems and APIs for interfacing with open and proprietary network services, complex business systems, and trading partners. Be responsible for one or more key subsystems of our business web applications. Required skills: BS in Computer Science or equivalent required, MS or PhD preferred 6+ years of experience in object oriented software engineering, ideally in a leading internet company 4+ years of Perl Development experience with mod_perl, Apache, XML, HTML, database and Unix in a high volume environment Strong object oriented software architecture skills (UML a plus) Experience with Web services architectures a plus Experience with Java or other OO languages a plus Experience working with product managers, project manager, producers, and other developers during the analysis, design, and execution phases of an engineering project Experience with source control systems like CVS or Subversion Ability to learn and contribute quickly and work independently Strong written and verbal communications skills Strong interest in all aspects of the development of dynamic and distributed Web based applications, including gathering requirements and feedback from internal customers, providing creative direction, and defining and implementing advanced technical solutions. Contact information at: http://jobs.perl.org/job/4201#contact