Yahoo! Looking for PHP Talent
Yahoo Site Operations Group needs a top-class PHP developer. Here is the official job description:
Yahoos Site Operations Group is looking for a software engineer to build and support existing tools for the Operations groups. You will be responsible for the design, implementation and ongoing maintenance and operation of internal web-based applications targeted at an operations/service-engineering audience. If you thrive on fast-paced development, challenging projects, and being part of a fun and highly-skilled team, read on.
This position will require development of scalable database-driven web applications able to communicate with various backend systems via web services, direct database connections, etc. You should be comfortable with all aspects of the development cycle from requirements-gathering and specification design to implementation and ongoing development.
The ideal candidate will be comfortable working in a cross-functional environment as part of a team composed of project managers, senior engineers, database architects, tech writers, etc. You should be able to identify and fill gaps, find innovative solutions for design problems, work well independently with an eye for high-level objectives, and consistently deliver quality products in a timely fashion.
Required Qualifications
– 5+ years of industry experience building top quality web apps
– Proven expertise with PHP and MySQL
– Expert level UI skills (HTML, CSS, JavaScript)
– Knowledge of C/C++ is a big plus
– Experience with object oriented design and development (PHP/C++)
– Experience with data modeling and advanced query design, optimization, and benchmarking
– Web Services (REST, SOAP, XML_RPC, etc) experience
– Expertise in at least one Unix shell scripting language (bash, PHP CLI, Perl, etc)
– Understand software engineering life cycle, client/server application and Internet application architectures (TCP/IP, HTTP, etc)
– Significant experience with requirements analysis, design, coding, testing, documentation, and application maintenance
– Experience with Linux/Unix/BSD system administration and shell scripting, Apache, and basic database administration
– BS or MS in Computer Science
– Excellent self-motivating, multi-tasking, communication, and interpersonal skills
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