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[Mike Brittain]

Heavy Inc., a leading digital media and entertainment company based  
in mid-town has an immediate need for a web developer who has at  
least 2 years experience building applications in MySQL, PHP and/or  
JavaScript.

The ideal candidate will be instrumental in building out custom  
applications, "mini" application modules and various backend  
administration tools.

REQUIREMENTS
* 3+ years of PHP (PHP 4/5 OOP)
* 5+ years of MySQL
* 3+ years of Linux
* Strong knowledge of Apache
* Solid understanding and working knowledge of HTML, XHTML, XML, CSS,  
JavaScript
* Solid understanding of security issues that pertain to web development
* Experience with structured code libraries, frameworks, open source  
projects
* Experience with scaling in PHP & MySQL, DB layer abstraction
* Solid understanding of caching & templating
* Solid understanding and working knowledge of Subversion and/or CVS
* Demonstrated track record of productive development (URLs, code  
samples)
* Solid understanding of common design patterns
* Enthusiasm for coding
* Ability to mentor junior team members and still remain productive
* Strong work ethic and curiosity for new technologies (we use lots  
of new technologies)

PLUSES
* Experience with building social networks
* Experience with load balancing, clustering
* AJAX
* SEO
* Flash/Action Scripting (big plus), Video streaming

To apply, please send resume and cover letter to techjobs at heavy.com