Yahoo! Music: Web Application Developer, Santa Monica, CA

Job ID: RX0500005887

We are looking for an experienced Web Application Developer with solid technical skills and a passion for building great products for music lovers. The Web Development team is responsible for all front-end aspects of the U.S. Yahoo! Music site (music.yahoo.com), from writing technical implementation specs to building, testing, and operating our Web products. Improving existing systems and providing great experiences for end-users are key focuses of the group. Our products are used by millions of users each month. You will play a key role in developing, enhancing and maintaining the next generation of web-based music applications.

Required Skills & Experience

– BS in Computer Science with 3+ years of industry experience

– Expertise in cross-platform DHTML, XHTML, CSS 2.0, JavaScript 1.5, XML, XSLT, ASP and PHP

– Strong knowledge and keen interest in emerging tools and technologies in the industry

– Fast learner – can quickly come up to speed with different technologies and develop prototypes as needed

– Flexibility. Able to work in a dynamic environment

– Strong sense of commitment and responsibility

– Strong verbal and written communication skills

– Excellent teamwork skills

– Excellent analytical and problem solving skills

– Top-notch debugging and testing skills

– Self-starter with the ability to work under pressure and handle multiple simultaneous tasks

– Experience building and operating highly efficient and scalable web applications

– Experience with writing technical implementation specifications and test plans

Desired Skill & Experience

– Experience with streaming media, and scripting Windows Media Player

– Apache and IIS server administration

– Unix C/C++ development experience

– Previous experience developing for a high-traffic consumer web site

– Development experience on UNIX as well as Windows server platforms

Contact Info: careers@yahoo-inc.com

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