User Interface Engineer
Are you tired of not being able to show off your software development kung-fu to your friends and family because it is locked up behind a firewall? Wish you were able to work on web applications that millions of users visit daily all over the world? Looking for something that you can really be a part of and can provide the challenge you are looking for? If so, Local Matters would love to talk to you.
Local Matters is an Agile development company that builds platforms that power some of the largest local search sites around the world. If you are a smart technologist who is passionate about open source, insists on staying on the leading edge of new technologies, and likes to be challenged in a fast-pace environment, Local Matters may be for you.
The Local Matters Engineering team is a unique collection of some of the best and brightest engineers in the Denver area. We are constantly experimenting with cutting-edge technologies and inventing powerful and elegant UI code architectures, tools, and techniques. Whether it's developing our homegrown interactive JavaScript mapping library, rolling out products using HTML5, or creating mobile-optimized sites using CSS3 features, we're always pushing the envelope.
It’s not just about work though; we like to play hard too. Whether it is joining a group for a lunchtime run, playing in a foosball tournament, enjoying our Free Beer Friday, or simply enjoying a LoDo happy hour with some teammates, we are all about making sure Local Matters is a fun and challenging place to work.
Required skills:
- Total mastery of standard HTML and CSS
- A strong working knowledge of JavaScript and at least one of the prevalent JS libraries (YUI, jQuery, etc.)
- Preferably a strong knowledge of object-oriented JavaScript concepts and patterns
- The ability to bend IE to your very whim
- Some experience with mixed-markup templating languages (JSP/JSTL, PHP, ASP, etc.)
- Attention to detail in everything you do
- Ability to work independently and also contribute to a team
- An expert in that special balance of wanting to do it the “right way” with the need to “get it done”