Are you a seasoned web veteran that's survived the browser wars? Are you dedicated to developing full feature web applications with Javascript and HTML5 for modern browsers? Do you have a passion for solid user experiences and supporting the entire development life cycle of a digital product to deliver that result?
We're Efficiency Exchange (EEx) and we're out to build the world's best energy management tool. We're using the best, most accessible technology the web has to offer and focusing on the very real needs of Chinese factories. We want to work with a sharp front end developer like you. We are guided by a set of principals that start with being user-oriented; we say "factory first". Our work is an outward expression of who we are and we strive to follow the golden rule. We don't ship software we wouldn't want to use ourselves.
Above all you're a team player and excellent communicator. Achieving success as a team is more important than showing off and you're happy to jump in where needed, give advice and direction on tools and techniques, and work with what's available when there's no time to rewrite something in your preferred tool. You'll work well with us because you are results oriented.
You should
- Be ready to hit the ground running
- Hustle but not be sloppy
- Appreciate clean, unobtrusive, maintainable code
You have
- A strong grasp of CSS & HTML5. Talking about the box model is not a foreign concept for you. Telling the team when to use section, aside, and div (and similar elements) is easy because you understand semantic markup.
- An appreciation for CSS preprocessors but you don't use them as a crutch. You can incorporate these tools into an existing pipeline or work without them.
- Knowledge of fundamental Javascript patterns and practices. You loathe callback spaghetti and know how to keep event driven code organized.
- An understanding of OO Javascript and reusable components. Other team members can add a div with a specific id to a page and your component will just work.
- Experience with large projects, modular code, and dependency management. We're using YUI's loader but you also know about CommonJS.
You will
- Use git and github to manage your code.
- Peer review other code. (& have your code reviewed).
- Comment & document your code.
- Comment & document your code. (See previous)
- Comment & document your code. (Really. We said it 3 times.)
- Write code to existing standards (we're flexible, but please, no comma-first notation).
- Communicate specifications to the backend developer and collaborate on interface development.
- Work when you're most productive. Like to jam on code at 2am? No problem.
- Not support IE (at least not at first).
We're a Python shop building our product in Django. We love CoffeeScript but we're cool with plain ol' JS, too. We'd love to meet you. Please send us a link to your GitHub account, blog/twitter, and any live work examples. Resumes are welcome but not required. Send the previous along with a note introducing yourself to lee@efficiencyexchange.com or fork this repo, add your information, and send us a pull request.