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Mar 9, 2010, 4:40:40 PM3/9/10

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DonorsChoose.org is looking for a full-time NYC-based Front-End Web Developer.

Please see below for a job description.

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Peter

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Subject:	DonorsChoose.org is looking for a great front-end web developer
Date:	Mon, 8 Mar 2010 13:56:10 -0500
From:	Oliver Hurst-Hiller <oliv...@gmail.com>
To:	Oliver Hurst-Hiller <oli...@donorschoose.org>

Friends,

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Do you know a great front-end web developer who might want to join our team?

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If so, please do us a huge favor and bring this NYC-based opening to their attention: http://www.donorschoose.org/docs/web-dev.htm

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Youï¿½d also be helping us get the word out if you mentioned this opportunity on Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, your blog, etc.

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Thank you for helping us grow DonorsChoose.org so we can help even more teachers and students!

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Oliver

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P.S. Iï¿½ve pasted the entire job description below so itï¿½s easily forwardable...

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____________________________________________

Oliver Hurst-Hiller

CTO, DonorsChoose.org

646.469.5328 (mobile)ï¿½ |ï¿½ oli...@donorschoose.org

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Front-End Web Developer at DonorsChoose.org

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"A revolutionary charity." -- Oprah Winfrey

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"This new philanthropy system is turning traditional philanthropy on its head." -- ABC World News Tonight

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"I encourage everybody to go on and make donations...let's make a difference." -- Stephen Colbert

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"The results are powerful." -- BusinessWeek

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"I think the capacity to expand is infinite." -- Bill Clinton

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Founded by a young public high school teacher in the Bronx, DonorsChoose.org has enabled citizen philanthropists from all 50 states to fund more than 110,000 public school classroom projects, channeling over $46 million of resources to almost 3 million students in low-income communities. At DonorsChoose.org, someone giving $10 enjoys the same choice, impact, and vivid feedback that-until now-have been reserved for millionaire benefactors. Recognition of DonorsChoose.org includes the Nonprofit Innovation Award given by Stanford Business School and Amazon.com; the Fast Company Social Capitalist Award; a Global Technology Laureate from the TECH Museum of Innovation; and a "Crunchie" Award from TechCrunch. Major supporters include eBay founder Pierre Omidyar, Yahoo! co-founder David Filo, venture capitalist Vinod Khosla, and Netflix founder Reed Hastings. Board members include Stephen Colbert, former Senator Bill Bradley, venture capitalist Fred Wilson, and LinkedIn CEO Jeff Weiner. Learn more at http://donorschoose.org/about.

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ABOUT THE POSITION

DonorsChoose.org is seeking an energetic, team-oriented, and self-motivated Front-End Web Developer to improve the user experience of DonorsChoose.org's unique philanthropic marketplace. This position will report directly to DonorsChoose.org's CTO and will play a central role in an agile organization that is serious about technology.

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The right candidate is a top-notch contributor with a proven track record of success, who will be comfortable in DonorsChoose.org's start-up atmosphere and ready to play a key technical role on a small, dedicated team.ï¿½A passion for delivering high-quality web functionality on aggressive schedules is crucial. This Front-End Web Developer will be joining a charity with deep private-sector management experience. The DonorsChoose.org team is young, committed, and passionate, and the work environment is informal, fast-paced, and fun.

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HE OR SHE MUST:

ï¿½ Design, implement, and maintain new front-end functionality for use by teachers and prospective donors.

ï¿½ Estimate and deliver on rapid implementation schedules--without compromising smart development goals and principles--to build rich web UIs that areï¿½functional, performant, and scalable.

ï¿½ Keep a high-volume transaction-driven web system running by troubleshooting and fixing critical bugs.

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CANDIDATES MUST POSSESS:

ï¿½ Experience building robust web UIs for commercial web sites and applications, including working with designers to bring pixel-perfect webpages to life from design comps.

ï¿½ Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

ï¿½ Strong sense of ownership and detail-orientation throughout the web engineering lifecycle.

ï¿½ Superb self-management skills and ability to work in a fast-paced environment with little supervision.

ï¿½ Exceptional problem-solving skills and enthusiasm for tackling diverse development challenges.

ï¿½ Deep expertise with HTML, CSS, AJAX, cross-browser development practices, and browser degradation strategies.

ï¿½ Nice to have: development experience with Java, JSP, JSTL, SQL, version control, and extra credit for experience with Spring/Hibernate.

ï¿½ Experience integrating 3rd-party web applications, services, and components.

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DonorsChoose.org is based in New York City. Full benefits including paid vacation, family medical and dental insurance. Salary commensurate with experience. Please email resume and note of introduction to web-dev (at) donorschoose (dot) org. Include "Front-End Web Developer" in the subject line and indicate how you heard about the position. Note that we will only be responding to those who we believe are most qualified for the position.