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- JavaScript/AJAX User Interface Developer
- Team Lead – JavaScript/AJAX User Interface Development
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Current Openings
JavaScript/AJAX User Interface Developer
Office: Cambridge, MA
Department: SMG Technology
Reports To: Senior Vice President, Technology
Description:
Are you a JavaScript ninja? Are you interested in pushing the limits on browser-based UI implementation? Are you experienced in working with other ninjas to achieve greatness? If so, we have a job for you!
Seed Media Group, a world-renowned science media company is opening an office in Cambridge, Massachusetts, to base a team of developers focused on creating a breakthrough browser-based user interface application framework for a new technology venture. The team will use all of the latest web techniques, technologies and toolkits to build this new framework from the ground up. We are innovative, motivated, well funded, and have been given the mission of nothing less than changing the world. Seriously.
Responsibilities:
As a member of this new team, you will play a critical role in delivering the front-end tools to expose the infrastructure technologies and applications being developed by our other globally dispersed development teams. In addition, you will develop applications using this framework that will be used as examples of capabilities and techniques to help other development teams learn and extend the system.
Qualifications:
- Experience working in a team-based development environment.
- Experience designing complex, highly interactive web sites and software applications.
- Experience developing cross-browser compatible JavaScript.
- Experience developing efficient and maintainable HTML/CSS.
- Experience using AJAX/DHTML.
- Experience using frameworks like Prototype, Scriptaculous, MooTools, JQuery, YUI, etc.
- Experience working in a LAMP environment.
- Ability to learn new technologies quickly.
To apply please send your CV along with a cover letter telling us why you are the right fit for this position to: hr@seedmediagroup.com, with the subject line "JavaScript/AJAX User Interface Developer". Please note, CVs without the accompanying cover letter will not be considered.