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font-family:Arial'>Shopzilla is currently hiring for a Perl Developer (job
description attached below). Please send inquiries to <a
href="mailto:lpangan@shopzilla.com">lpangan@shopzilla.com</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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Senior Software Engineer <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='line-height:10.5pt'><font size=1 color=black face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black'>Are you tired of
pouring yourself into projects that never see the light of day? Are you
constantly frustrated by being forced to compromise in the name of expediency? <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='line-height:10.5pt'><font size=1 color=black face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black'>Shopzilla went from 140
employees and $70MM in revenue in 2004 to over 230 employees and $150MM in
revenue in 2005 by putting the smartest minds together to create the
world’s greatest comparison shopping site. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='line-height:10.5pt'><font size=1 color=black face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black'>If you are an
experienced, creative engineer who takes joy in the design and development of
elegant solutions, then read on. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='line-height:10.5pt'><font size=1 color=black face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black'>As Senior Software
Engineer you will: • Share responsibility and ownership of the
Shopzilla.com website • Work closely with R&D and business analytics
teams • Dream up and design new products and functionality • foreach(@day){next
if /^(sat|sun)/i;goto WORK; write CODE; goto BAR if /^(th|fr)/i; sleep;}
• Write code used by millions of people per day • Not compromise on
quality • Work closely with other brilliant engineers on a daily basis •
Develop core technology, including the design/architecture of new solutions and
the refactoring and refinement of existing systems • Mentor junior
members of the team • Serve as key architect for many key classes,
protocols, and APIs • Help shape the future of online shopping <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='line-height:10.5pt'><font size=1 color=black face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black'>Required Skills:
• Perl/mod_perl • RDBMS fundamentals • Proficient in Object
Oriented design and development • Ability to formally communicate
architectural designs and plans • Experience working with developers and
project/business owners • Experience integrating open source technologies
in application development <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='line-height:10.5pt'><font size=1 color=black face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black'>Desired skills: •
Test-driven development • Fundamentals in design patterns •
Participation in Agile development environment • Template Toolkit
experience • BS in Computer Science or comparable experience •
Domain experience in n-tier web application development • Working
experience with web and networking protocols and concepts <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='line-height:10.5pt'><font size=1 color=black face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black'>Shopzilla, formerly
BizRate.com, is the largest <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">U.S.</st1:place></st1:country-region>
online shopping search engine. With over 30 million products from more than
70,000 stores, gathered, organized and presented using a combination of
proprietary and open source technologies, Shopzilla provides consumers the best
way to find virtually anything for sale, anywhere, and at the best price. In
addition to our flagship site (www.shopzilla.com) and well known BizRate brand
(www.bizrate.com), Shopzilla also powers shopping search for many of the Web's
largest consumer sites including AOL, Lycos, Time Warner's RoadRunner, and many
others. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='line-height:10.5pt'><font size=1 color=black face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black'>Shopzilla offers great
benefits including medical, dental and vision plans, life insurance, 401(k)
plan, flexible spending account, generous vacation benefits -- and FREE catered
lunch everyday! <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='line-height:10.5pt'><font size=1 color=black face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black'>So, if you are the
super-star type -- the one who all look to as the smartest in your area of
expertise -- love challenging yourself, and are searching for a place to work
where people care, your ideas matter and you'll enjoy showing up for
work…don't walk, run to your nearest e-mail sending device and contact
us! <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='line-height:10.5pt'><font size=1 color=black face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black'>Shopzilla is an Equal
Opportunity Employer. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 color=gray face=Verdana><span
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Pangan<br>
Senior Recruiter<br>
Shopzilla, Inc<br>
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