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Category: Software Engineering/Product Development
CollegeHumor
 is looking for an experienced software developer to take on a 
leadership role in a fast-paced, new media environment. We need a 
brilliant Lead Developer who enjoys challenges and building scalable, 
high-traffic websites. You will work with our small talented team of 
developers on a number of large high profile websites which include: 
CollegeHumor, Bustedtees, TodaysBIGthing, SportsPickle, Dorkly as well 
as contribute to a number of internal tools and services. Collectively 
our sites reach over 15 million users every month.

 If you have 
expert-level experience from the LAMP stack all the way through the UI 
and you love a challenge, we’d love to speak with you.  The software is 
constantly evolving to accommodate product vision, editorial needs, and 
user feedback.  Our site is continuously growing and improving and we 
demand the same from our team. Days will consist of mentoring other 
developers, interacting with senior management, hacking on the products,
 participating in code reviews, brainstorming with the product design 
and management team, and helping tests turn from red to green.

 Technologies on our Radar Include: 
 - Object-oriented design methodology and standard software design patterns
 - Configuration and maintenance of a LAMP stack
 - Expert level PHP 5 object oriented development
 - HTML/CSS/Javascript(jquery) development skills
 - Cross-browser development knowledge and testing
 - Caching (memcached)
 - CDN
 - Logical and physical database design and optimization with MySQL
  
 Qualifications:
* BS in related field with significant related professional experience
* Minimum of three (3) years managing a software development team
* Proven track record architecting and maintaining heavily trafficked, highly available production systems
* Experience implementing and enforcing development methodologies and best practices
* Experience managing a budget and negotiating contracts with vendors
* Experience doing infrastructure planning maintenance
* Fanatical about writing clean, well-commented code
* Knowledge, experience, and appreciation for start-up-type environment
* Ability to manage, inspire and motivate all levels of staff
* Strong communication and presentation skills with the ability to describe technical issues to non-technical individuals
* Thrives in work environments that are flexible, dynamic, fast-paced and change quickly

Apply Here: http://www.Click2Apply.net/jrymsd3
 		 	   		  
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