Software Developer, TechCrunch

Company Description

Do you want to make the Internet better? We do too. At TechCrunch, we’re bringing together award winning journalists and innovative technologies to create rich and engaging consumer experiences. We look for people who are exceptionally imaginative, collaborative, and truly excited about our mission - to inform, entertain and connect the world.

Job Description

Do you have what it takes to build innovative new products for massive audiences? The team at TechCrunch is looking for a strong, senior-level developer to help us build the next version of techcrunch.com, as well as tools and experiences that elevate our storytelling capabilities, plus collaborate with our mobile developers on exciting new mobile products. This means solving complex, unique and large-scale problems, and working with a passionate team to help TechCrunch grow and create innovative experiences.

About you

• You have a proven track record of shipping products with solid, maintainable code.
• You have previously built products that have been used by large audiences and take quality seriously.
• You enjoy problem solving and have strong debugging skills.
• You write code with the end user in mind, and appreciate how getting the details right leads to a great user experience.
• You are smart, and get things done.
• You have excellent work ethic and communication skills to match.

Responsibilities

• Build compelling new experiences and tools for TechCrunch.com, and support the existing web product with assorted maintenance and iteration tasks.
• Architect elegant systems and approaches to these problems.
• Optimize the site to improve performance.
• Participate in design and code reviews.
• Evangelize best practices around web development and advise product managers and other key stakeholders on the best technical approaches to problems.
• Stay up to date on the latest web technologies and, where appropriate, implement them in production.

Qualifications

• BA, BS, MS in Computer Science or similar, or 3+ years of web development experience
• Strong front end development skills including CSS and JavaScript (preferably this includes familiarity with JS frameworks like Backbone or Angular) as well as a strong grasp of application architecture
• Curiousity about emerging technologies
• Expert level fluency in PHP and MySQL and ideally prior experience with the Wordpress CMS
• Excellent problem solving, critical thinking and communication skills
• If you have a Github account that shows off your work that is a plus.