[LA.pm] Sr. Software Engineer (OO Perl) Position at Shopzilla

[Lito Pangan]

Hello!

 

Shopzilla is currently hiring for a Perl Developer (job description
attached below).  Please send inquiries to lpangan at shopzilla.com.

 

 

Job Description: 

Senior Software Engineer 

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? 

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. 

If you are an experienced, creative engineer who takes joy in the design
and development of elegant solutions, then read on. 

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 

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 

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 

Shopzilla, formerly BizRate.com, is the largest U.S. 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. 

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! 

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! 

Shopzilla is an Equal Opportunity Employer. 

 

 

Lito Pangan
Senior Recruiter
Shopzilla, Inc
12200 W. Olympic Blvd, Ste 300
Los Angeles, Ca 90064
Tel/Fax: (310) 903-4405

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