PHP Web Developer
guidemePortland (ME)
About the role
Do you think local discovery is still not there yet? Do you find local review sites to be full of stuff that isn't relevant to you? So do we. AboutGuideMe is currently looking to add a passionate, hard-working PHP developer to our small startup team that is rethinking and improving the experience of local discovery. We are working with the latest social, mobile, and location-based technologies and taking on difficult technical challenges to build a consumer application and platform that we are aiming to be used by millions of people. We expect our team to work very hard, work well together, and be self-starters who take on great responsibility without bureaucracy and without much oversight. Passion for web and mobile applications is a must, and you need to be willing to work hard, fast, and effectively to help build something great that helps a large number of people. WhereWe prefer that employees be based in Portland or Eugene, and allow people to work from home and potentially from an office. Compensation GuideMe is an angel investor-backed company started by former Yahoo! executives that pays competitive salaries, offers generous stock options, and has a solid benefits package.
Requirements:
- Years of experience doesn't matter, are you great?
- BS, MS, or PhD in Computer Science or similar preferredPHP, Javascript/jquery, and CSS experience is required
- Amazing web development talent
- Experience with mobile and location services a plus
- Experience with APIs of social services a plus
- Good system administration skills
- Experience with compilers, distributed systems, and machine learning a plus
- Ability to have fun and work hard required
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