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Job: Senior Developer, Ad Systems Developer
| Company | About.com |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| City | New York |
| ZIP | 10011 |
| Website | http://about.com |
| Descripion | About.com is looking for a talented software developer to manage and work with its Ad Sales System Development team. Ad Sales System Development team builds, maintains, and operates reliable web Sales and Accounting Support systems in a mixed OS but UNIX-centric development environment in order to maintain About.com's leadership in on-line ad inventory management. The ideal candidate will be familiar with web based technologies and understand the business ramifications of accurate, reliable, and streamlined sales support systems. This position calls for a motivated and meticulous team player that believes both in Agile Software Development and leveraging Open Source Solutions. This is a hands-on position that requires both active long term product development management and day-to-day operational and internal request support. Responsibilities: * Ensure for the continued accuracy and reliability of About's Ad Sales Support systems * Work with other team members and divisions to define and implement needed new business systems * Continue to proactively improve and enhance About.com's Ad Sales systems * Support the end-users of Ad Sales Support systems * Support various business units in understanding and resolving key metrics and numbers of the About service Requirements: o Familiar with all of the following technologies: Web Serving, Apache, CGI, ,CSS, HTML, JS, Cookies, XML, shell scripting o UNIX user skills (UNIX developer skills a plus) o Able to read and write Perl and proficient in other programing languages o Strong knowledge of SQL Queries and relational database concepts in either Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server, and/or MySQL o Familiar with or demonstrated ability to learn how to interface with Financial/Accounting packages. o Dedicated to meeting and delivering on business objectives o Strong communication and teaming skills in multiple mediums (email, aim, face-to-face) o Strong problem solving abilities o Able to calmly handle production issues |
To apply for this position, please contact lrenga@about.com.