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Posted: May 10, 2013
Job title: Jr. Perl Developer
Company name: ThinkGeek
Location: Fairfax, VA
Terms of employment: Salaried employee
Hours: Full time
Onsite: yes
Description:
We're looking for a motivated, sharp, and eager to learn junior programmer
to join our team that builds and maintains ThinkGeek's highly-successful
custom e-commerce platform.
US Citizenship or Green Card required. Telecommuting is not available.
This is a full time position in our Fairfax, VA office.
Founded in 1999, ThinkGeek is a close-knit group of fun and enthusiastic
people who invent the coolest geek gadgets, such as the iCade, the playable
electronic guitar t-shirt, and the taun-taun sleeping bag.
Much of our software is developed in-house, so projects will run a wide
gamut of business areas (accounting to warehouse management, and everything
in between). Development will be on an existing suite of software, so the
ability to adapt to and extend an existing architecture is a must.
Main job responsibilities:
Under the direction of a software architect or senior developer:
Develop highly-scalable and secure web applications designed to satisfy
and engage both internal and external customers.
Create and maintain a variety of technologies from AJAX based user
interfaces to third-party XML business integration feeds.
Participate in requirements and specifications gathering processes.
Develop tests, predict areas of risk, and coordinate with our QA staff
to achieve the best blend of error prevention and error detection possible.
Take ownership of your projects from planning to stakeholder happiness.
Required skills:
Skills & Experience:
Programming experience with Perl 5, relational databases.
Basic HTML and CSS skills to create templates for web applications.
Basic Javascript experience.
Ability to comprehend and implement business requirements under the
lead of a software architect.
Must have excellent communication skills both written and oral.
For bonus points:
Experience with: jQuery, MVC web frameworks, MySQL, Testing and QA,
Template Toolkit, Linux.
Familiarity with Agile software development practices (e.g. Scrum,
Lean/Kanban).
Geeknet is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to providing
equal opportunity to all applicants and employees in full compliance with
all applicable state and federal laws prohibiting discrimination on the
basis of race, color, age, sex, religion, national origin, disability,
veteran's status, or any other class protected by applicable state or
federal law.
Website for more information:
https://www.thinkgeek.com/
Contact information at:
http://jobs.perl.org/job/17383#contact