Despite high unemployment in the City, local technology startups and some more established companies are hiring. Among them are Brooklyn-based ecommerce site Etsy, Web site design company Alexander Interactive, email newsletter for men Thrillist and IT market research company TheInfoPro, which just received $7 million in funding.
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If you're interested, we've added Thrillist's job openings after the jump.
Hey internet rockstar. Economy got you down? Thrillist.com, the leading
men's lifestyle newsletter, is growing and needs more hands and brains to keep
up with our agile, fast-paced development cycle. We're seeking a Lead PHP
Developer to join our small and growing development team, under the Director of
Technology.
Requirements:
- Bachelors degree in CS or related field, or
equivalent experience. - 3+ years programming experience
- 2+ years PHP experience
- Solid grounding in OOP methodoloy
- Some experience with
AJAX/Javascript/XML/Web2.0/blah/blah – jQuery a plus - Database proficiency required, Postgres
experience a plus - Drupal skills a big plus
- Bonus points for familiarity with the pitfalls of
email campaigns and reputation management
The position requires both design and implementation work. We've got a bunch
of cool applications in development, some large, some small, some frontend,
some backend. We've just moved into our cool new office space in SoHo. You'll
work hard, and you'll learn a lot.
Compensation commensurate with experience.
Join up: send resume and cover blurb with salary requirements to techjobs@thrillist.com with 'Lead
PHP Developer' in the subject line.
*Candidates MUST be available to work from Thrillist's SoHo office (though
we're flexible about telecommuting a few days a week). No offshore/remote
(sorry). Principals only, no recruiters please.
Front-end Developer/CSS Guru
Do you love translating great designs into elegant, valid code that works
cross-browser and cross-platform? Does excessive use of HTML tables make you
sad? Are you excited to spread the gospel of floating divs? Can you exist
without Dreamweaver?
Thrillist.com, the leading men's lifestyle newsletter, has an immediate
opening for an experienced front-end UI developer. We're looking for an
experienced PSD-chopping, HTML-cleaning, CSS guru to write clean, lightweight
code and keep our pages SEO-friendly.
Requirements:
- Minimum 2+ years of experience doing front-end work
for a web-based business or web-focused agency - Able to hand-code efficient tableless CSS layouts
- Up-to-date understanding of SEO best practices
- Strong dedication to cross-browser and
cross-platform compatibility - Capable in photoshop and illustrator
- Flash skills a plus
- Knowledge of Drupal theming a big plus
We've got a bunch of fun applications in development. We've just moved into
our cool new office space in SoHo. You'll work hard, and you'll learn a lot.
Compensation commensurate with experience.
Join up: send resume and cover blurb with salary requirements to techjobs@thrillist.com
with 'Front-end CSS Developer' in the subject line.
*Candidates MUST be available to work from Thrillist's SoHo office (though
we're flexible about telecommuting a few days a week). No offshore/remote
(sorry). Principals only, no recruiters please.
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