Ecommerce search engine BookFinder.com's looking for a full-time core developer to join our team of Perl hacker book nerds. This is a great opportunity for folks who want to get paid to slice and dice book-related metadata in Perl.
BookFinder.com is a global ecommerce search engine connecting shoppers with 125+ million books for sale--new, used, rare, and out-of-print. We've been serving a passionate global audience of bibliophiles since 1997. In the past year, we've been in both Journals (Wall Street & Library), NY Times, NPR, Internet Retailer, etc. We're a stable 4-person developer-run company based in downtown Berkeley, CA. We offer the stability of a larger operation, but with startup-style flexibility (low hierarchy, flexible hours, freedom to affect product direction). We're also low-key and drama-free. Not surprisingly, we're a Perl/LAMP shop: Perl/CPAN, Apache, mod_perl, Mason, MySQL, CentOS, etc. We're also powered by whiteboards, shared brainstorming, and the love and support of a passionate user base. Responsibilities: As one of the core developers of BookFinder.com, you'll be involved with product vision, development, debugging, and maintenance. You'll have a hand in every part of the product lifecycle, working alongside two long-time Perl coders in a friendly, low-hierarchy workspace. Code doesn't live in a vacuum; you'll need to be able to take into account factors like user experience, analytics, marketing, and budgeting in your decision-making. We're looking for someone self-motivated, and willing to take responsibility for new ideas and initiatives. Requirements: * 2+ years experience building large web-based apps in Perl/Python/Ruby * 1+ years experience with production Perl (the more the better) * Comfort with standard Unix command line environment, tools, servers (e.g. editors, source code control, Apache, etc.) * Experience with data processing/analysis, regular expressions, and Web-based APIs (in any language) * Knowledge of HTML/CSS, some JavaScript * Ability to collaborate, and to work in an environment with rapidly changing priorities * Database/SQL experience a plus * Being multilingual a plus * Love of books, book collecting, etc. huge pluses * Experience with book-related metadata/systems a huge plus Benefits: * Salary commensurate with experience ($60-90K) * Medical, dental, and vision insurance plan * Flexible, casual, work environment More about us: * http://www.bookfinder.com/ * http://www.bookfinder.com/about/ * http://journal.bookfinder.com/ (weblog) * http://www.bookfinder.com/about/mentions/ (media mentions) Contact: To apply, or if you have questions, email us at [EMAIL PROTECTED] We'd appreciate a resume, and an informal cover letter (cover email? it's hard to be formal when half of us are Perl nerds). Please include job code "2007E1PL" in the subject. Thanks! -- Anirvan Chatterjee www.chatterjee.net www.bookfinder.com
