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Role
Flat World Knowledge is looking for a Senior Web Developer with a combination of strong PHP / Ruby / SQL, XML, software design principles, and hands-on architectural / framework expertise, management experience as well as knowledge of XHTML, CSS and Javascript. You will work across the entire technology stack and be fully responsible for what you build. You will write elegant, maintainable, scalable code every day. The ideal candidate will be enthusiastic and innovative, good at "getting things done", and have a passion for what we do. You will help build a cutting edge open textbook publishing platform.
Deliverables and Responsibilities
Designing and implementing core software components for new Flat World Knowledge website features using open-source technologies
Supporting production applications and architecture
Improving our internal tools, frameworks, and development practices
Ensuring software delivered by the team is of requisite quality
Skills and Experience
7+ years experience
An intimate familiarity with at least one web development framework (Rails, Django, CakePHP, Drupal, etc)
Experience with XHTML, CSS and Javascript
Independent problem solving skills, ability to write code that scales
Understanding of how the web works, from low to high levels
Familiarity with a wide range of relevant technologies and web standards
Flexibility: we are small company, but we move quickly
Desirable
Expert knowledge of Agile engineering practices (or similar) including Test Driven Development
DocBook XML
Experience with publishing technologies
Drupal, Subversion, MySQL
Web services
Linux CLI
Education and Qualifications
BS level education in relevant discipline or equivalent experience
Behaviors & Personality
Willingness to commit to a goal
Obscene level of productivity
Ability to focus on job in hand
Openness and clarity in communication
detail-oriented, methodical, a perfectionist and work well with others
Strong leadership
Ability to work well in a collaborative team environment
Desire and drive to deliver
Passionate about Open Education
About Flat World Knowledge
Founded in 2007 by textbook publishing industry veterans Jeff Shelstad and Eric Frank, privately
held Flat World Knowledge is a leading publisher of open textbooks for higher education. Flat
World Knowledge’s textbooks are written by the world’s leading subject matter experts. The
books are peer-reviewed, professionally edited, and made available for free online under a
Creative Commons license to educators and students. Educators have the freedom to use the
books as-is, or to reorganize and edit them to suit their unique classroom requirements. Students
can access the books for free online, or purchase alternatives from print-on-demand versions of
the books, to audio versions, to downloadable versions and more at a fraction of the cost of
traditional textbooks. Students can also purchase from a range of digital study aids that support
each book. Flat World Knowledge backs its textbooks with an online social learning platform that
allows students to learn from each other as well as from the book. More information about Flat
World Knowledge is available on the Web at www.flatworldknowledge.com.
Location: Nyack, NY
Principals only. Recruiters, please don`t contact this job poster.
Please, no phone calls about this job!
Please do not contact job poster about other services, products or commercial interests.
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