Become.com is looking for an energetic, talented, ambitious, entry level Front-End Developer to join our engineering team. The ideal candidate has a desire to work in a fast paced start-up environment. Our engineers are focused on creating an optimized web user interface for comparison shopping and vertical search. The position will assist in the design, development and deployment of our next generation front-end architecture.
The position will be an integral part of our teams effort including engineers, product managers and visual designers to build out our internal and consumer facing tools. You will see your efforts improve and enhance our users shopping experience on Become.com, and will also optimize the UI to handle millions of queries per day.
The ideal candidate will have a solid understanding of web design principles, strong HTML/XML abilities, great technical know-how, and drive to create the best and most innovative design on the web. You will use XSLT, JSP, CSS/XHTML and AJAX for front end, and use Java for server-side/database integration. A team player with excellent communication skills, ability to work effectively under a tight schedule, and a passion for logic is our perfect find.
Requirements:
BS or MS in Computer Science.
2 years of web development experience preferred.
Knowledge of Object Oriented Javascript, CSS, HTML/XML, AJAX.
Knowledge of web technologies (HTTP, Apache/Tomcat) and familiarity with Windows/Unix/Linux.
Familiarity with Flex and Flash development is a plus.
For immediate consideration, please send a Word or PDF version of your resume with subject Jr Front-End Engineer to job.JrEng@become.com.
In your cover email please provide a few sentences describing how your experience is relevant for this position, why you would be excited to help us build the next leading internet company, when you are available to start and what your compensation expectations are.
Become does not provide sponsorship for this opportunity.
Become.com is the fastest growing online comparison shopping engine and marketing services company in the industry with over 25 million visits per month to its worldwide properties. The Company has raised over $37 million from investors including TPG, European Founders Fund , Transcosmos and Ron Conway. Become has recently acquired two companies in Japan and Germany to accelerate growth in international markets. Our talented Team is comprised of Stanford, Berkeley, and Harvard alumni. We work in Class AAA facilities, offer very competitive compensation packages which include attractively priced pre-IPO stock options and we provide free lunch and dinner daily.

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