Thursday·02·February·2006

I wish I were this good: //at 00:21 //by abe

Web Developer

Reply to: swjobs@imageworks.com
Date: 2006-01-31, 4:22PM PST

Sony Pictures Imageworks, an Academy Award winning digital production studio, is seeking an experienced Web Developer. This position will code web applications using Perl and JavaScript working under the direction of a senior web applications developer.

Qualified candidates must have 3-5 years experience analyzing complex business processes and transforming these processes into maintainable, flexible, and configurable software systems. Candidates must be able to show the ability to breakdown a business process into roles, domain objects, state transition diagrams, and workflow. Additionally, candidates must show a firm understanding of design patterns, particularly separation of concerns. Candidates should be self-starters comfortable with gathering requirements and interacting with end-users to expand and improve application functionality.

The ideal candidate is a Perl expert who is well-versed in the more advanced features of the language, including duck typing, closures, and functional composition. Additionally candidates should have a firm understanding of the Oracle database, including schema creation and the use of explain plan to optimize queries. An exceptional candidate would also have the ability to write web application GUIs, including the use of Javascript and AJAX.

Required skills:
Perl
HTML/CSS/Javascript/AJAX
Apache/mod_perl configuration and deployment
Oracle (DDL,DML,PL/SQL)
CVS/Subversion (including the ability to branch and merge)
Ability to develop in a LINUX environment

Helpful skills:
Java/J2EE/JBoss/Hibernate
Python
SOAP
XSLT