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Ask Media Group (was Ask.com) | Multiple Openings | Oakland, CA | ONSITE, FTE, SALARY:DOE, http://www.askmediagroup.com

Do you have good technology instincts, great communication skills, and an excellent ability to negotiate priorities and resources on multiple, parallel initiatives? We're looking for a smart engineers who loves challenges, working at scale [we provide content for over 500m web visitors a month] and developing in and experimenting with new modern technologies. Are roles are challenging and rewarding as well as working in Downtown Oakland with a startup-vibe, modern office and tons of amenities/benefits/perks!

Here are some of the technical stack we use: - JavaScript (ES6, OO/functional, Node.js, React, etc.) - Building frameworks and APIs - High performance and scalability applications - Java, Node.js, Openshift / Kubernetes / Docker, Linkerd, AWS services, Solr, big data systems and more. - Large container and cloud migration initiatives - Some components rely heavily using Java using Spring, Quartz and Python - MySQL, NoSQL, AWS - We're Agile/Scrum

Benefits: - Unlimited vacation - Competitive salary plus bonus - Great benefits (medical, dental, vision, 401k matching, legal insurance, pet insurance) - Unlimited snacks/drinks, frozen yogurt and beer on tap in our barcade (as in beer and arcades) - Relocation assistance (if moving to the SF Bay Area) - Close to many public transit options (BART, Ferry, AC Transit) - Subsidized dollars towards public transit or parking garage - Tuition Reimbursement

OUR CURRENT OPENINGS Principal Engineer, Front-End Platform: http://smrtr.io/6gGFRw Sr. Software Engineer, Java/Python (SEM): http://smrtr.io/TxwZsg Sr. Software Engineer, Frontend Platform: http://smrtr.io/H01AFg Sr. Software Engineer, Backend Engineering: http://smrtr.io/umU7GQ Software Engineer, Web Applications: http://smrtr.io/YezRPg Data Evaluation Manager/Data Scientist: http://smrtr.io/2IvWZg

For a list of all our current openings, visit: http://bit.ly/2vr2JuD (or e-mail jobs@ask.com)

About our company: http://www.askmediagroup.com and for more jobs, visit: http://iac.com/careers/job-listings

Dictionary.com | Multiple Developer Openings | Oakland, CA & Los Angeles, CA | ONSITE, FTE, VISA, SALARY:DOE, http://www.dictionary.com

Do you love to build and launch products at consumer scale? Do you thrive in small team environments? Do you have a strong preference for TDD / BDD or similar development methodologies? Do you have a strong track record of continuously improving great software? Each month, Dictionary.com helps more than 70 million monthly users attain language success. Our leading mobile applications have been downloaded more than 100 million times – and we are just getting started! We are hard at work reinventing the dictionary as a platform that will enable and inspire social connection, communication, learning, creativity and expression in the connected world. We are looking for experienced, full-stack software engineers who have dealt with the challenges of scaling consumer applications.

Skills needed: - Mastery at least one modern (PHP, JavaScript, Ruby) backend stack. - Work experience with any of the following: Node, React or Angular.js. - Solid understanding of both SQL and NoSQL; strong experience with at least one NoSQL-database. - Strong knowledge of *nix.

Benefits: - Unlimited vacation - Competitive salary plus bonus - Great benefits (medical, dental, vision, 401k matching, legal insurance, pet insurance) - Unlimited snacks/drinks, frozen yogurt and beer on tap in our barcade (as in beer and arcades) - Relocation assistance (if moving to the SF Bay Area) - Close to many public transit options (BART, Ferry, AC Transit) - Subsidized dollars towards public transit or parking garage - Tuition Reimbursement

OUR CURRENT OPENINGs Senior Software Engineer (Oakland): http://smrtr.io/d_HWGg Full-Stack Developer (Oakland): http://smrtr.io/hLIKEA Senior Software Engineer (Los Angeles): http://smrtr.io/2LpMkw

For a list of all our current openings, visit: http://content.dictionary.com/about/careers (or e-mail jobs@dictionary.com)

About our company: http://content.dictionary.com For more jobs, visit: http://iac.com/careers/job-listings

Investopedia | Multiple Engineering Openings | Edmonton, AB Canada | ONSITE, FTE, VISA, SALARY:DOE, http://www.investopedia.com

The engineering team at Investopedia believes in owning their impact and fighting complexity while giving back and having fun. We believe that small, empowered, self-motivated teams can do big things. Our work crosses a wide variety of teams, applications, and technology stacks within Investopedia - collaboration and communication are as important as writing new code. We work primarily with PHP but have started to extract smaller services using Node.js and Python.

We're looking for: - Exceptional ability to work anywhere in the technical stack, delivering quality code both on the frontend and backend - Exceptional proficiency using PHP/HTML/CSS/JavaScript - Ability to leverage and integrate with third party APIs - Commitment to continuous improvement and building a world-class engineering culture - Demonstrated design and UX sensibilities - Enthusiasm for leading, guiding, mentoring and collaborating with other engineers - Exposure to architectural patterns of a large, high-scale web application - Strong CS fundamentals, rigor in engineering - Familiarity with Drupal, online advertising, publishing, and SEO is a plus

Benefits: - Competitive Vacation Plan - Competitive salary - Great benefits (medical, dental, vision, RRSP matching)- Unlimited snacks/drinks - great workspace (daily foosball, dart challenges and beer always on tap)

OUR CURRENT OPENINGS Senior BI Developer: http://smrtr.io/uh6KDA Senior Software Engineer (Full Stack): http://smrtr.io/9yL1FA Senior DevOps Developer, Platform: http://smrtr.io/E_iUcw DevOps Developer, Platform: http://smrtr.io/LMeIkg Software Developer, Special Ops: http://smrtr.io/Oaoxpg Software Developer, Revenue Ops: http://smrtr.io/lSuRkw Front-End Developer, Markets: http://smrtr.io/ju9nFQ Front-End Developer, Media: http://smrtr.io/2-eYIA

For a list of all our current openings, visit: http://www.investopedia.com/careers (or e-mail jobs@investopedia.com)

About our company: http://www.investopedia.com/corp/about.aspx, For more jobs, visit: http://iac.com/careers/job-listings

IAC Publishing Labs (was Ask.com) | Sr. Engineer, Front-end Platform | Oakland, CA | ONSITE, FTE, VISA, SALARY:DOE, http://www.iacpublishinglabs.com

We are looking for a Software Engineer to join the Front-end Platform team. We develop the platforms, services, and frameworks that enable other developers to build our world-class digital properties. Our backend services manage incoming requests and marshall data to the front-end, and the libraries and tools we build are used to create modern and maintainable front-end applications.

We often find ourselves spearheading new technologies and processes for the entire dev org (eg. containerization, continuous-delivery). While focused on web developers, you’d be working with multiple teams in a culture that values collaborative, pragmatic solutions.

Technologies: - Advanced JavaScript Skills (ES6, OO/functional, Node.js, etc.) - Experience building frameworks and APIs - Passion for high performance, scalability and developer efficiency

Benefits: - Unlimited vacation - Competitive salary plus bonus - Great benefits (medical, dental, vision, 401k matching, legal insurance, pet insurance) - Unlimited snacks/drinks, frozen yogurt and beer - Relocation assistance (if moving to the SF Bay Area) - Close to many public transit options (BART, Ferry, AC Transit) - Subsidized dollars towards public transit or parking garage - Tuition Reimbursement

For full job description and to apply, visit: http://smrtr.io/8aIGuA (or e-mail jobs@ask.com)

About our company: http://iacpublishinglabs.com For more jobs, visit: http://iac.com/careers/job-listings

Investopedia | Senior Web Developer, Product Team | Edmonton, AB Canada | ONSITE, FTE, VISA, SALARY:DOE, http://www.investopedia.com

The engineering team at Investopedia believes in owning their impact and fighting complexity while giving back and having fun. We believe that small, empowered, self-motivated teams can do big things. Our work crosses a wide variety of teams, applications, and technology stacks within Investopedia - collaboration and communication are as important as writing new code. We work primarily with PHP but have started to extract smaller services using Node.js and Python.

We're looking for: - Exceptional ability to work anywhere in the technical stack, delivering quality code both on the frontend and backend. - Exceptional proficiency using PHP/HTML/CSS/Javascript. - Ability to leverage and integrate with third party APIs. - Commitment to continuous improvement and building a world-class engineering culture. - Demonstrated design and UX sensibilities. - Enthusiasm for leading, guiding, mentoring and collaborating with other engineers. - Exposure to architectural patterns of a large, high-scale web application. - Strong CS fundamentals, rigor in engineering. - Familiarity with Drupal, online advertising, publishing, and SEO is a plus.

Benefits: - Competitive Vacation Plan - Competitive salary - Great benefits (medical, dental, vision, RRSP matching)- Unlimited snacks/drinks - great workspace (daily foosball, dart challenges and beer always on tap)

For full job description and to apply, visit: http://smrtr.io/05j3iA (or e-mail jobs@investopedia.com)

About our company: http://www.investopedia.com/careers, For more jobs, visit: http://iac.com/careers/job-listings

Dictionary.com | Full-Stack Engineer | Oakland, CA | ONSITE, FTE, VISA, SALARY:DOE, http://www.dictionary.com

As an experienced Engineer, you have mastered modern technology framework, and with them, you love to build and launch products at consumer scale. You believe in Agile based development strategies, and have a strong preference for TDD/BDD, or similar, development methodologies. You balance out-of-the box thinking and pragmatic execution, and have a strong track record of continuously improving great software.

Skills Needed: - Mastery of at least one modern (PHP, JavaScript, Ruby) backend stack. - Work experience with any of the following: Node, React or Angular.js. - Solid understanding of both SQL and NoSQL; strong experience with at least one NoSQL-database. - Strong knowledge of *nix. - Experience scaling consumer applications. - Strong communication and analytical skills.

Benefits: - Unlimited vacation - Competitive salary plus bonus - Great benefits (medical, dental, vision, 401k matching, legal insurance, pet insurance) - Unlimited snacks/drinks, frozen yogurt and beer - Relocation assistance (if moving to the SF Bay Area) - Close to many public transit options (BART, Ferry, AC Transit) - Subsidized dollars towards public transit or parking garage - Tuition Reimbursement

For full job description and to apply, visit: http://smrtr.io/yFmHrw (or e-mail jobs@dictionary.com)

About our company: http://content.dictionary.com For more jobs, visit: http://iac.com/careers/job-listings

IAC Publishing Labs (was Ask.com) | Senior Developer, Backend Engineering | Oakland, CA | ONSITE, FTE, VISA, SALARY:DOE, http://www.iacpublishinglabs.com

We are looking for a Senior Developer for the Backend Engineering team to work on business products and projects related to our microservices and data platforms. We power the systems behind our top-10 digital properties and world class performance marketing functions. The Backend Engineering team is responsible for initiatives such as search indexes and data systems, data pipelines and processing, and rapid microservices delivery. You’d be working with multiple teams in a culture that values collaborative, pragmatic solutions.

- Solve for challenges that involve concurrency and multi-tenancy at a large scale. - Work with a technology stack that includes Java, Node.js, Openshift / Kubernetes / Docker, Linkerd, AWS services, Solr, big data systems and more. - Work on large container and cloud migration initiatives. - Participate in the architectural strategy, from PoC to proposal to implementation. - Implement modern, scalable, business driven capabilities for big data and real time processing. - Be recognized as a master of, and internal SME for, specific solutions and technologies. - Collaborate with the Front End, BI, Data Sciences team on designing and implementing solutions. - Leverage self service development pipeline and push directly to production.

Benefits: - Unlimited vacation - Competitive salary plus bonus - Great benefits (medical, dental, vision, 401k matching, legal insurance, pet insurance) - Unlimited snacks/drinks, frozen yogurt and beer - Relocation assistance (if moving to the SF Bay Area) - Close to many public transit options (BART, Ferry, AC Transit) - Subsidized dollars towards public transit or parking garage - Tuition Reimbursement

For full job description and to apply, visit: http://smrtr.io/J0yDWQ (or e-mail jobs@ask.com)

About our company: http://iacpublishinglabs.com For more jobs, visit: http://iac.com/careers/job-listings

Dictionary.com | Senior Software Engineer (Full-Stack) | Los Angeles, CA | ONSITE, FTE, VISA, SALARY:DOE, http://www.dictionary.com

Do you love to build and launch products at consumer scale? Do you thrive in small team environments? Do you have a strong preference for TDD / BDD or similar development methodologies? Do you have a strong track record of continuously improving great software? Each month, Dictionary.com helps more than 70 million monthly users attain language success. Our leading mobile applications have been downloaded more than 100 million times – and we are just getting started! We are hard at work reinventing the dictionary as a platform that will enable and inspire social connection, communication, learning, creativity and expression in the connected world. We are looking for experienced, full-stack software engineers who have dealt with the challenges of scaling consumer applications. Skills needed:

- Mastery at least one modern (PHP, JavaScript, Ruby) backend stack. - Work experience with any of the following: Node, React or Angular.js. - Solid understanding of both SQL and NoSQL; strong experience with at least one NoSQL-database. - Strong knowledge of *nix.

Benefits: - Unlimited vacation - Competitive salary plus bonus - Great benefits (medical, dental, vision, 401k matching, legal insurance, pet insurance) - Subsidized dollars towards public transit or parking garage - Tuition Reimbursement

For full job description and to apply, visit: http://smrtr.io/yFmHrw (or e-mail jobs@dictionary.com)

About our company: http://content.dictionary.com For more jobs, visit: http://iac.com/careers/job-listings

Dictionary.com | Full-Stack Engineer | Oakland, CA | ONSITE, FTE, VISA, SALARY:DOE, http://www.dictionary.com

As an experienced Engineer, you have mastered modern technology framework, and with them, you love to build and launch products at consumer scale. You believe in Agile based development strategies, and have a strong preference for TDD/BDD, or similar, development methodologies. You balance out-of-the box thinking and pragmatic execution, and have a strong track record of continuously improving great software. Skills Needed:

- Mastery of at least one modern (PHP, JavaScript, Ruby) backend stack. - Work experience with any of the following: Node, React or Angular.js. - Solid understanding of both SQL and NoSQL; strong experience with at least one NoSQL-database. - Strong knowledge of *nix. - Experience scaling consumer applications. - Strong communication and analytical skills.

Benefits: - Unlimited vacation - Competitive salary plus bonus - Great benefits (medical, dental, vision, 401k matching, legal insurance, pet insurance) - Unlimited snacks/drinks, frozen yogurt and beer - Relocation assistance (if moving to the SF Bay Area) - Close to many public transit options (BART, Ferry, AC Transit) - Subsidized dollars towards public transit or parking garage - Tuition Reimbursement

For full job description and to apply, visit: http://smrtr.io/cdtW8g (or e-mail jobs@dictionary.com)

About our company: http://content.dictionary.com For more jobs, visit: http://iac.com/careers/job-listings

Investopedia | Senior Web Developer, Product Team | Edmonton, AB Canada | ONSITE, FTE, VISA, SALARY:DOE, http://www.investopedia.com

The engineering team at Investopedia believes in owning their impact and fighting complexity while giving back and having fun. We believe that small, empowered, self-motivated teams can do big things. Our work crosses a wide variety of teams, applications, and technology stacks within Investopedia - collaboration and communication are as important as writing new code. We work primarily with PHP but have started to extract smaller services using Node.js and Python. We're looking for:

- Exceptional ability to work anywhere in the technical stack, delivering quality code both on the frontend and backend. - Exceptional proficiency using PHP/HTML/CSS/Javascript. - Ability to leverage and integrate with third party APIs. - Commitment to continuous improvement and building a world-class engineering culture. - Demonstrated design and UX sensibilities. - Enthusiasm for leading, guiding, mentoring and collaborating with other engineers. - Exposure to architectural patterns of a large, high-scale web application. - Strong CS fundamentals, rigor in engineering. - Familiarity with Drupal, online advertising, publishing, and SEO is a plus.

Benefits: - Competitive Vacation Plan - Competitive salary - Great benefits (medical, dental, vision, RRSP matching)- Unlimited snacks/drinks - great workspace (daily foosball, dart challenges and beer always on tap)

For full job description and to apply, visit: http://smrtr.io/J0yDWQ (or e-mail jobs@investopedia.com)

About our company: http://www.investopedia.com/corp/about.aspx, For more jobs, visit: http://iac.com/careers/job-listings

IAC Publishing Labs (was Ask.com) | Senior Developer, Backend Engineering | Oakland, CA | ONSITE, FTE, VISA, SALARY:DOE, http://www.iacpublishinglabs.com

We are looking for a Senior Developer for the Backend Engineering team to work on business products and projects related to our microservices and data platforms. We power the systems behind our top-10 digital properties and world class performance marketing functions. The Backend Engineering team is responsible for initiatives such as search indexes and data systems, data pipelines and processing, and rapid microservices delivery. You’d be working with multiple teams in a culture that values collaborative, pragmatic solutions.

- Solve for challenges that involve concurrency and multi-tenancy at a large scale. - Work with a technology stack that includes Java, Node.js, Openshift / Kubernetes / Docker, Linkerd, AWS services, Solr, big data systems and more. - Work on large container and cloud migration initiatives. - Participate in the architectural strategy, from PoC to proposal to implementation. - Implement modern, scalable, business driven capabilities for big data and real time processing. - Be recognized as a master of, and internal SME for, specific solutions and technologies. - Collaborate with the Front End, BI, Data Sciences team on designing and implementing solutions. - Leverage self service development pipeline and push directly to production.

Benefits: - Unlimited vacation - Competitive salary plus bonus - Great benefits (medical, dental, vision, 401k matching, legal insurance, pet insurance) - Unlimited snacks/drinks, frozen yogurt and beer - Relocation assistance (if moving to the SF Bay Area) - Close to many public transit options (BART, Ferry, AC Transit) - Subsidized dollars towards public transit or parking garage - Tuition Reimbursement

For full job description and to apply, visit: http://smrtr.io/J0yDWQ (or e-mail jobs@ask.com)

About our company: http://iacpublishinglabs.com For more jobs, visit: http://iac.com/careers/job-listings

IAC Publishing Labs (was Ask.com) | Sr. Javascript Engineer, Presentation Services | Oakland, CA | ONSITE, FTE, VISA, SALARY:DOE, http://www.iacpublishinglabs.com

We are looking for a Senior Javascript Software Engineer to join the Platform team. We develop the platforms, services, and frameworks that enable other developers to build our world-class digital properties. Our backend services manage incoming requests and marshall data to the front-end, and the libraries and tools we build are used to create modern and maintainable front-end applications. We are passionate about developer productivity and often find ourselves spearheading new technologies and processes for the entire dev org (eg. containerization, continuous-delivery). While focused on web developers, you’d be working with multiple teams in a culture that values collaborative, pragmatic solutions.

- Design and build IACPL’s next-generation web application platform - Obsess over performance and scalability across our tech stack - Work with a technology stack that includes Node.js, Java, OpenShift/Kubernetes/Docker, GitLab, AWS, and more - Advance IACPL's technical culture through presentations, meetups, conferences etc. - Work closely with front-end developers to understand their needs and explore technology trade-offs - Participate in architectural strategies, from PoC to proposal to implementation - Learn and practice devops from the development side

Benefits: - Unlimited vacation - Competitive salary plus bonus - Great benefits (medical, dental, vision, 401k matching, legal insurance, pet insurance) - Unlimited snacks/drinks, frozen yogurt and beer - Relocation assistance (if moving to the SF Bay Area) - Close to many public transit options (BART, Ferry, AC Transit) - Subsidized dollars towards public transit or parking garage - Tuition Reimbursement

For full job description and to apply, visit: http://smrtr.io/4Jt-sg (or e-mail jobs@ask.com)

About our company: http://iacpublishinglabs.com For more jobs, visit: http://iac.com/careers/job-listings

Dictionary.com | Senior Software Engineer (Full Stack) | Oakland, CA | Onsite Fulltime, VISA Friendly | Salary (depends on experience) + Annual Bonus + Great Benefits

We are passionate about building great products and are inspired by the possibility of unlocking the power of language through technology. We are enthusiastically creating a high performance, collaborative culture. We are searching for a driven individual who shares this mentality to join our team..

We’re looking for engineers who have mastered modern technology framework, and with them, you love to build and launch products at consumer scale. You believe in Agile based development strategies, and have a strong preference for TDD/BDD, or similar development methodologies. You balance out-of-the box thinking and pragmatic execution, and have a strong track record of continuously improving great software.

Technical needs: - Mastery of at least one modern backend stack (PHP, JavaScript, Ruby) - Understand both SQL and NoSQL - Experience engaging with product owners, quality engineers and other teammates

Benefits: - Unlimited vacation - Competitive salary plus bonus - Great benefits (medical, dental, vision, 401k matching, legal insurance, pet insurance) - Unlimited snacks/drinks, frozen yogurt and beer - Relocation assistance (if moving to the SF Bay Area) - Close to many public transit options (BART, Ferry, AC Transit) - Subsidized dollars towards public transit or parking garage - Tuition Reimbursement

For full job description and to apply, visit: http://smrtr.io/k9SPYg (or e-mail jobs@dictionary.com)

About our company: http://content.dictionary.com For more jobs, visit: http://content.dictionary.com/about/careers

IAC Publishing Labs (formally Ask.com) | Software Engineer, Front-end Platform | Oakland, CA | Onsite Fulltime, VISA Friendly | Salary (depends on experience) + Annual Bonus + Great Benefits

We are looking for a Software Engineer to join the Front-end Platform team. We develop the platforms, services, and frameworks that enable other developers to build our world-class digital properties. Our backend services manage incoming requests and marshall data to the front-end, and the libraries and tools we build are used to create modern and maintainable front-end applications.

We often find ourselves spearheading new technologies and processes for the entire dev org (eg. containerization, continuous-delivery). While focused on web developers, you’d be working with multiple teams in a culture that values collaborative, pragmatic solutions.

Technologies: - Advanced JavaScript Skills (ES6, OO/functional, Node.js, etc.) - Experience building frameworks and APIs - Passion for high performance, scalability and developer efficiency

Benefits: - Unlimited vacation - Competitive salary plus bonus - Great benefits (medical, dental, vision, 401k matching, legal insurance, pet insurance) - Unlimited snacks/drinks, frozen yogurt and beer - Relocation assistance (if moving to the SF Bay Area) - Close to many public transit options (BART, Ferry, AC Transit) - Subsidized dollars towards public transit or parking garage - Tuition Reimbursement

For full job description and to apply, visit: http://smrtr.io/829qtQ (or e-mail jobs@ask.com)

About our company: http://iacpublishinglabs.com For more jobs, visit: http://iac.com/careers/job-listings

"Ask.com" (Please email resume to Jobs@ask.com) VISA Friendly & ONSITE Only

JD: Node.js Platform Engineer

Us

As a top US internet site, Ask.com’s mission is to get our millions of users across the globe the answers they need. We’ve been in the Q&A business for more than 17 years, and although Jeeves has since retired, we carry on his passion for serving our 100 million users with answers they can trust. We are serious about creating and maintaining a company culture that is both innovative and fun, and we’re looking for great people to come join our team.

The Role

As a member of the Application Platform Team, you will oversee the web application architecture for the Ask.com family of websites, and help design and develop the services, platforms, and frameworks that enable our front-end teams to build awesome experiences at scale.

What you will do •Design and build Ask.com’s next-generation web application platform •Obsess over performance and scalability across our tech stack •Advance Ask.com’s technical culture through presentations, meet-ups, conferences, etc. •Work closely with front-end developers to understand their needs and explore technology trade-offs •Help define architecture and technology choices through research and prototyping •Write clean, well-tested, maintainable code •Thrive in a highly collaborative team and engineering organization

Your Skills •Passion for high performance and scalability •Solid understanding of software architecture best practices •Experience building frameworks and APIs that enable maintainable and reusable application development •Advanced JavaScript skills (OO, functional, Node.js) •Extensive experience with another language is a big plus •Solid CS fundamentals in Algorithms, Data Structures, Operating Systems, Networking, etc. •Solid web fundamentals (HTML, CSS, HTTP, Cookies, Redirects, etc.) •BA/BS in Computer Science or equivalent experience

"Ask.com" (Please email Jobs@ask.com) VISA Friendly & ONSITE JD-Frontend JavaScript Developer The role & your impact •Passion, knowledge and experience within in the Javascript and Node.js ecosystem. You know how to navigate the vast and quickly evolving collection of open source projects and select the right tool for the job. You are the expert, as a front end developer, server side, or both! •Design and develop awesome experiences in our Node.js front-end platform that will delight our users. •Build out a new portfolio of products on a modern stack to support the growth of and expansion into the content space and beyond. •Focus on creating innovative and feature-rich content experiences and the best user experience. •Be a new member of a recently formed team. Get in early, collaborate, and contribute to our evolving Node.js front-end platform. We are actively recruiting a number of skilled developers who love working with JavaScript and are excited about working on something new! No legacy code here, just brand new projects to sink your teeth into! More Specifics •The developer will be involved in all aspects of site/feature development from start to finish (R&D, design documentation, prototyping, implementation, unit testing, test plan/test cases.) •Leverage the best technologies for the job, including Grunt/Gulp, Less/SASS/SCSS, Mocha/Chai, Express, HTML5, CSS3, REST, and your recommendations. •Collaborate and contribute to other engineering teams, supporting the evolution of our Node.js platform. •Take part in offsite adventures with the team. •You have a passion for using and creating great products on all devices. Your Strengths •Advanced JavaScript skills (OO, functional, performance, Node.js a plus.) •CSS selectors, specificity, rules, optimization, and preprocessors •Web fundamentals HTTP, AJAX, WebSockets, HTML5, CSS3. •Browser performance and compatibility •Demonstrated expertise building excellent web experiences for mobile and tablet users. •Enjoy an agile work environment that encourages shared responsibility. •A strong understanding of usability and visual design. •You profile your applications often in the browser and on the server, and you know how to identify performance bottlenecks and propose new solutions. Our applications need to scale, and load fast. •You constantly look for ways to improve developer and build processes. You have strong experience in debugging code and streamlining the build processes. You write tests and you expect your peers to do the same. •We value experience with other programming languages and strong CS fundamentals (algorithms, data structures, operating systems, networking). •You noticed that we did not mention any of your favorite frameworks and libraries. It’s a plus if you have •Familiarity with Agile/Scrum.

Lead Android Engineer - Oakland, California FULL-TIME role, open to VISA (if authorized and currently reside in US).

-- About Us -- At Ask.fm, our premise is simple: we believe questions and answers are the building blocks of conversation, self-expression, and deeper understanding. As the only global social network built on a Q&A format, we bring more than 150 million people together across more than 150 countries.

-- What you get to do -- • Lead, design and build new Android products and features to engage and delight the Ask.fm community • Collaborate with the product, design, and infrastructure engineering teams • Ownership of Android related projects • Grow and develop team members and the team expands • Serve as a lead contributor owning full life cycle product development • Build new features with a test driven development methodology • Produce clean and maintainable code covered with tests

-- You Should Have -- • Experienced in developing native Android apps. • Expert knowledge of Java and Android SDK. • Passionate about modern software development approaches - TDD, XP, etc • Strong CS fundamentals (algorithms, data structures, operating systems, networking) • Some of Our Great Perks: Unlimited Vacation, Free snacks, drinks, gourmet espresso bar, 1 block from the BART station

== Apply == Please apply at: http://about.ask.com/ask-jobs/lead-android-engineer-ask-fm-o...

-- Other Openings-- We have additional roles at Ask.fm as well in Oakland, CA! Visit http://about.ask.com/jobs. Jobs include Lead Ruby Engineer, QA Lead, iOS Engineer, Project Manager, VP of Engineering