- Work at a profitable and well-funded, late stage start-up environment funded by VC luminaries like Sequoia, Polaris Ventures, The Carlyle Group, and Allen and Co - Be part of a team that has a passion for coding and software development - Work in a casual, fun environment that values creativity and alternate ways of doing things - Build the technology needed to create and sustain online consumer health sites that provide consumer health services in a unique and differentiated way - Gain exposure to both leading edge technology and the business that's driving its use - All the free soda and coffee you can drink!
Responsibilities
- Execute development, implementation, and refinement of systems supporting our online sites—content management and publishing, blogs, search, content syndication, video delivery, and so on - Work within small development teams driving concepts through wireframes, engineering, test, launch, and ongoing iteration - Build web-based software using core technologies like Ruby on Rails, PHP, and Java
Qualifications
- 5 - 8 years of software engineering experience - At least a bachelors in computer science or related engineering discipline - Strong web development skills including familiarity and experience with Java (JSPs, servlets), PHP, or Ruby on Rails - Familiarity with XHTML, and CSS - Understanding of Apache web server, Tomcat, and the PHP module - Understanding of XML and other W3C standards - Comfortable working on Linux - Highly flexible and extremely efficient, doesn't mind multiple iterations on the way to the right answers. - Comfortable working closely with developers in small team environment on tight deadlines - Familiarity with Agile methodologies such as Scrum, Extreme Programming, or UP a plus
