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Discovery Communications, LLC Seeks Web Developer (Atlanta, GA)
Oct 06, 2010 @ 18:22:06

Company Discovery Communications, LLC
Location Atlanta, GA
Title Web Developer
Summary

*** PLEASE NOTE THAT RELOCATION IS NOT BEING OFFERED FOR THIS POSITION ***

This position will author web applications in accordance with functional specifications and maintain said software in keeping with our architectural standards.

Responsibilities:

  1. Develops new software and works on various associated development tasks in accordance with pertinent established standards under a team leader.
  2. Participates in code reviews as needed and as assigned by their respective project team leads and PMs
  3. Reports time and work effort progress to PM and team leads according to established company standards and/or as needed and requested
  4. Provides input into project technology issues and direction to their respective project team leads as appropriate
  5. Ability to accurately render level of effort estimates based on information known at the time that estimate is required.
  6. Monitor bug tracking (Jira) queue for tasks and update tasks with relevant information in a timely fashion.
  7. Ensure that the sanctioned project and development process are followed and note exceptions as necessary.
  8. Participate in meetings with other personnel, including QA,Product, Architecture, Publishing Operations, and management.
  9. Read and review functional specifications and test cases to ensure accuracy and develop understanding of business requirements.
  10. Mentor less senior developers
  11. Recommend competitive advantages gained by emerging technologies.
  12. This position requires successfully independent collaboration and with others both internally and externally with other departments
  13. Other duties as assigned

Requirements:

  • Minimum of 5 years PHP and object oriented programming
  • BS/BA degree in Computer Science or Engineering or a minimum of 5 years software development experience in relevant development languages and technical platforms.
  • Ability to work independently to finish tasks of medium duration
  • Willingness and ability to write documentation, including but not limited to, technical specifications and use cases.
  • Ability to read and understand code written in a variety of technologies:
  • Including: PHP (OO) JavaScript (OO), mySQL, HTML, CSS
  • Fundamental understanding of mySQL.
  • Must have the legal right to work in the United States.

Required Skills:

  • Javascript (OO experience preferred)
  • Design Patterns
  • Database design and optimization experience (2 years)
  • Architecture experience (2 years)
  • Team lead experience (1 year)
  • CSS1, CSS2 and knowledge of individual browsers implementation
  • Familiarity with W3C recommendations
  • A strong grasp of current browser technology with an eye towards the future
  • Experience with enterprise level caching
  • Good technical writing skills
  • Good interpersonal skills
  • Good communication skills
  • Unix experience
  • Apache
  • Understanding of differences between web image formats
  • Basic understanding of typography, colors and layout
  • Willingness to adapt to the company coding / formatting standard

Apply at: https://careers-discovery.icims.com/jobs/2510/job

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