Sr. Software Engineer (Perl) (onsite), United States, CA, West Los Angeles
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Online URL for this job: http://jobs.perl.org/job/5004 To subscribe to this list, send mail to [email protected]. To unsubscribe, send mail to [email protected]. Posted: November 22, 2006 Job title: Sr. Software Engineer (Perl) Company name: Shopzilla.com Internal ID: SWEngr Location: United States, CA, West Los Angeles Pay rate: DOE Travel: 0-25% Terms of employment: Salaried employee Length of employment: Full-time Regular Hours: Full time Onsite: yes Description: Senior Software Engineer Are you tired of pouring yourself into projects that never see the light of day? Are you constantly frustrated by being forced to compromise in the name of expediency? Shopzilla went from 140 employees and $70MM in revenue in 2004 to over 230 employees and $150MM in revenue in 2005 by putting the smartest minds together to create the worlds greatest comparison shopping site. If you are an experienced, creative engineer who takes joy in the design and development of elegant solutions, then read on. As Senior Software Engineer you will: Share responsibility and ownership of the Shopzilla.com website Work closely with R&D and business analytics teams Dream up and design new products and functionality foreach(@day){next if /^(sat|sun)/i;goto WORK; write CODE; goto BAR if /^(th|fr)/i; sleep;} Write code used by millions of people per day Not compromise on quality Work closely with other brilliant engineers on a daily basis Develop core technology, including the design/architecture of new solutions and the refactoring and refinement of existing systems Mentor junior members of the team Serve as key architect for many key classes, protocols, and APIs Help shape the future of online shopping Required Skills: Perl/mod_perl RDBMS fundamentals Proficient in Object Oriented design and development Ability to formally communicate architectural designs and plans Experience working with developers and project/business owners Experience integrating open source technologies in application development Desired skills: Test-driven development Fundamentals in design patterns Participation in Agile development environment Template Toolkit experience BS in Computer Science or comparable experience Domain experience in n-tier web application development Working experience with web and networking protocols and concepts Shopzilla, formerly BizRate.com, is the largest U.S. online shopping search engine. With over 30 million products from more than 70,000 stores, gathered, organized and presented using a combination of proprietary and open source technologies, Shopzilla provides consumers the best way to find virtually anything for sale, anywhere, and at the best price. In addition to our flagship site (www.shopzilla.com) and well known BizRate brand (www.bizrate.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. Shopzilla offers great benefits including medical, dental and vision plans, life insurance, 401(k) plan, flexible spending account, generous vacation benefits -- and FREE catered lunch everyday! So, if you are the super-star type -- the one who all look to as the smartest in your area of expertise -- love challenging yourself, and are searching for a place to work where people care, your ideas matter and you'll enjoy showing up for work don't walk, run to your nearest e-mail sending device and contact us! Shopzilla is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Required skills: Perl/mod_perl RDBMS fundamentals Proficient in Object Oriented design and development Ability to formally communicate architectural designs and plans Experience working with developers and project/business owners Experience integrating open source technologies in application development Desired skills: Test-driven development Fundamentals in design patterns Participation in Agile development environment Template Toolkit experience BS in Computer Science or comparable experience Domain experience in n-tier web application development Working experience with web and networking protocols and concepts URL for more information: http://www.shopzilla.com/ Contact information at: http://jobs.perl.org/job/5004#contact