Job Posts Tagged: san francisco

User Interface Designer at Digg

Mon, 18 Aug 2008 20:17:20 GMT

Location: San Francisco, CA, United States
URL: http://www.digg.com
Posted: 8/18/2008

Job Description:
Digg is looking for a multi-skilled designer to join our crew. We're hoping to find someone who can work with our small team on all of our design projects, big and small.

RESPONSIBILITIES:
Obviously, you'll be working a lot on our main site, but we'll also be looking for design work on periodic print projects, side sites, partner programs, and all the other little bits of work that crop up. And because we've got a tiny design group here, you'll be working on everything from the planning stages, to initial concepts, to css/xhtml implementation, to working with the developers who will integrate your work.

QUALIFICATIONS:
- Very accomplished CSS and XHTML skills are required
- Experience with subversion, php, and javascript would be great
- A strong portfolio of work with an accompanying description of its strengths and its weaknesses.

Sr. Web Application Developer at Digg

Mon, 18 Aug 2008 20:14:02 GMT

Location: San Francisco, CA, United States
URL: http://www.digg.com
Posted: 8/18/2008

Job Description:
Digg is looking for Senior Web Developers with plenty of PHP, MySQL and large scale website development experience. You'll be working on a variety of projects - adding new cool functionality to digg.com and scaling the site to meet our ever increasing traffic.

RESPONSIBILITIES:
Learn from some of the brightest minds in the PHP, design and operations communities:
- Play with Memcache, Gearman, Mogile, PEAR, etc. in a high volume environment
- Create and contribute to open source projects while you work on high traffic and scalability problems at Digg.
- Facilitate communication within business, quality, product and technical teams
- Lead code reviews
- Help enforce and refine development practices
- Mentor other developers
- Assist in feasibility analysis and estimation
- Communicate status and escalate issues.

QUALIFICATIONS:
- 8+ years experience in Web development
- 3+ with PHP/MySQL/Apache
- Solid experience with Subversion, JavaScript, CSS and OO programming
- Knowledge of Memcache, SOA, PEAR, JSON are a plus
- Knowledge of PHPUnit and test-driven development desirable
- Knowledge of microformats and open standards are nice to have
- Bachelors degree or higher in Computer Science or similar/relevant field preferred.

Project Manager at Digg

Mon, 28 Jul 2008 22:24:19 GMT

Location: San Francisco, CA, United States
URL: http://www.digg.com
Posted: 7/28/2008

Job Description:
Digg is looking for an experienced Project Manager who is a stickler for detail and loves delivering initiatives on time and within scope. This is the first project management hire within Digg so you will have the opportunity to help define the evolution of this function within the company.

RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Collaborate with Digg's Product Management, Development, and Design teams to scope projects, develop resource estimates, and coordinate resource availability.
- Serve as Scrum Master on project Sprints, ensuring that teams are aware of key deliverables and progress is tracked accurately and transparently.
- Manage team resource calendars.
- Monitor, evaluate and communicate project risks, issues, scope, and timeline and provide guidance accordingly to team members.
- Ensure project execution occurs successfully during defined timelines.
- Coordinate issue resolution with individual task owners during project implementation phase, as needed.
- Present routine reviews of high-level projects in progress to senior management.
- Lead post-mortems of recently launched projects to surface strengths and areas for improvement.
- Collaborate with senior management to apply lessons from past projects so as to continually improve our product development processes.

QUALIFICATIONS:
- Must be very detail-oriented and possess strong organizational skills.
- Ability to work cross-functionality, to proactively identify and resolve roadblocks, and to foster open communication amongst team members.
- Proven experience with Scrum or other Agile product development methodologies, as well as with project management software and tools.
- Ability to manage multiple initiatives simultaneously and to work independently whenever necessary.
- Experience working with engineering teams and understanding how technical implications impact project complexity.
- Personable, with good negotiation and dispute resolution skills.
- Knowledge of best practices within the industry and the techniques that have been successfully used at other companies.
- Bachelor or CS degree required.