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Web Software Engineer - PHP
Palo Alto, California
We're looking for a versed engineer and perfectionist, ready to take ownership of entire projects. A generalist backend/frontend engineers capable of building, managing, backing up and improving our product. You will have the opportunity to make a significant impact as an early member.
Qualifications:
Experience in building beautiful web & mobile applications that have scaled to millions
Passion for implementing beautiful user interfaces using HTML5, CSS, and JavaScript, jQuery
Managing and scaling PHP5 and MySQL taken to their fullest extent
Nice to have: experience with Python, Google App Engine, AWS using git and GitHub
Experience executing with a team of engineers, designers and product managers
Collaborate around the creation of new and existing features
About & Culture
At this company, innovation and creativity keeps our projects changing and improving. Our success comes from our team - smart, amazing artists and hackers who foster an environment of collaboration, fun and freedom. We are less a typical startup and more a group of friends out to change the world. We are not a traditional company, and don't intend to be one.
Perks
Work in downtown Palo Alto
Create in a creative lab, futuristic work environment like no other
You pick your setup (computer/monitor/etc.)
Free lunch & stocked kitchen
Awesome health, dental & vision
Transportation stipends
Full bar, livestreaming, turntables, fog machines, etc.
