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Description
Join WiserEarth as a software developer and help the world's social justice and environment movement become more connected and effective. We are a global team working to provide the tools to empower activists, NGOs, organizers and citizens. WiserEarth is a social network for sustainability. It houses the world's largest NGO directory with over 115,000 organizations, and incorporates groupware and numerous social networking features across the site.
Position Overview:
This is a 6 month contract position with the opportunity to become an employee afterwards. You would be joining an experienced team that is continuously improving its processes while adopting and improving upon the most cutting-edge tools and technologies. The work hours are flexible, provided that deliverable timelines are met. You would be reporting directly to the Technical Director.
The job takes place in our San Francisco office, located in San Francisco downtown. Only local candidates in the San Francisco Bay Area should apply. As this is a contract position, we will not be able to provide visa sponsorships for non-green card holders.
Development environment:
We are looking for a candidate who has experience and enjoys working in a test-driven web application development environment. Agile/Scrum/XP experience is a plus. We work in short development cycles, and expect the developer to understand how to write tests for new features being developed. We develop in PHP/Symfony+Java. Experience with web scripting languages and MVC frameworks is a plus.
Responsibilities:
- Develop high quality code using test-driven, object-oriented development processes with PHP/Java.
- Work closely with technical director to optimize performance and improve processes.
Qualifications:
- Test-driven development experience - writing functional/unit tests, working in an Agile/Scrum/XP
- PHP, Java, Javascript, SQL, AJAX, CSS, XHTML
- Symfony framework, or any other MVC framework, like Rails or Struts
- Linux, lighttpd, MySQL
- Independent, self-motivated team player
To Apply:
Please send resumes by email with the subject line: Software Developer.
We are an equal opportunity employer. You must be a US citizen or a green card holder based in the Bay Area.