Monday, March 23, 2009

Local Matters - Rails UI Engineer

It's not about cubicles, endless meetings and rigid communication protocols. Instead we thrive on a fun, casual atmosphere and the creativity that can only be found in loving what we do.

At Local Matters, headquartered in a historic LoDo warehouse, we're building a team of the smartest, nicest, funniest, coolest, Hippest... you get it... people in the tech industry. Our team includes former Mapquest, Trip.com, The Onion, and Yelp personnel.

You would be working in a small, collaborative team on a fun and creative website, guidespot.com. Not only will you be contributing with code, but also input on new product features and improvements.

You might be a great addition to our team if you:

* Are the best UI engineer that you know.
* Are willing to learn and use bleeding-edge web technologies.
* Understand the intricacies and insanities of cross-browser development.
* Want to work in a highly challenging and fun environment.
* Would enjoy knocking off work at 3pm on Fridays for happy hour.

Qualifications:

* 3+ years with core web technologies (HTML, Javascript/DOM, CSS).
* Some experience with prevalent Javascript toolkits/frameworks.
* Experience with Ruby on Rails.
* Knowledge of web standards principles and practices.
* An eye for design and layout.
* Experience with Agile Methodology.
* Ability to work with Product Managers, Designers and Information Architects.

If interested, please include a cover letter, resume and salary requirements to employment@localmatters.com. Also indicate the job title in the subject of the email.