Career Opportunities at about.com for Web Developer, Tools

Career Opportunities: Web Developer, Tools

Responsibilities:
- Ensure for the continued reliable up-time of the About.com service
- Create world class, cost-effective, web based tools in a full project life-cycle environment: design, build, test, implement, support (including real-time), enhance
- Continue to proactively improve and enhance the About.com tool-set by bringing new ideas and methods into the team
- Indirectly and at times directly support end-users of the About.com toolset


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Requirements:
- Familiar with most of the following technologies: Apache, FreeBSD, CGI, HTML, XML, SSI, DHTML, JavaScript
- UNIX user skills
- Good C skills
- Able to read and write either Perl or PHP (and the ability to learn the other)
- Ability to interface with SQL based databases
- Highly adaptive to change
- Good communication and teaming skills in multiple mediums (email, aim, face-to-face)
- Good problem solving abilities
- Demonstrable relevant job experience
- Great team player

About.com is looking for a talented software developer to add to its Tools Development team. A Tools Developer designs and builds reliable and flexible web-based content creation and management tools as well as feed based systems for both internal and external clients in a dynamic UNIX-based environment.

The ideal candidate will be familiar with web based technologies and an active problem solver who is able to identify and fill in missing product details and requirements. This position calls for a motivated team player that believes both in Agile Software Development and leveraging Open Source Solutions.

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To apply go to: jobs.about.com
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