Web Developer (HTML5, Javascript, Python, etc.) (Austin, TX)
City: Austin
Web Developer
Rockify Labs, a brand-spanking new video game startup in Austin, Texas, is seeking a part-time Web Developer to contribute to a growing team in Austin, TX.
This is a contract position, with the possibility of converting to full-time employee in the future. Local candidates preferred but long-distance/telecommuting candidates will be accepted as well.
Requirements for this position:
- Server-side web development using either Python (preferred) or PHP
- Solid experience with HTML5
- Solid experience with JavaScript (especially jQuery), XHTML, and CSS
- Experienced with version control systems, svn and/or git
- MVC approach to developing
- Database management and design, primarily w/ MySQL
- Familiarity with web performance optimizations, such as caching and JavaScript compression
Ideal skills:
- Experience with implementing large-scale web applications using open source MVC framework (CakePHP, Django, etc.)
- Experience with programatic audio and MIDI creation and manipulation using open source libraries
- Experience with Rackspace CloudFiles and Akamai or other large-scale CDN deployments
- Experience with document databases such as MongoDB or Cassandra
- Experience with C, C++, and Java
- Mobile app development experience (iPhone/iPad, Android, etc.)
- General graphical design sense
- Excellent communication skills
- At least 1 programming conference T-shirt (we don?t mind if you?re a show-off)
Responsibilities
- Work with Project Manager to define scope and schedule of projects
- Design, implement and manage database-driven web applications
- Plan and execute code deployments
- Design, develop and execute unit and system tests
- Author software documentation
Austin-area residents preferred but telecommuting candidates will be accepted. Interested candidates should send a resume as a response to this ad.