Monthly Archives: August 2009

Web Engineer Dropbox San Francisco, CA Dropbox is one of the fastest growing startups on the Internet. We want to become the way the world stores and shares files, and we’re well on our way. We’re looking for someone great to join our small, hardcore team that manages billions of files and petabytes of data for millions of users; someone who would take pride in the very high standards we set for product quality and reliability. This is a salaried full-time position with benefits. There is a two-week paid trial period. Salary will be commensurate with experience. Role & Responsibilities Developing new web-based features and interfaces for the Dropbox service. Working with a team of developers to maintain and update the Dropbox website. Enhancing our web-based administration and customer support interfaces. Working with the Dropbox analytics team to continuously improve the presentation and mining of important company, product and user metrics. Requirements Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science. Excellent work ethic and attention to detail. Very organized. Fast learner. Obsessive about quality and correctness. Significant experience developing database-backed websites and web services using modern web standards. Experience with a web MVC framework (Pylons, Django, Rails) A strong portfolio of past work. XHTML, CSS, and Javascript expert. Experienced with AJAX. Proficient in Prototype or JQuery Javascript frameworks. Proficient in Python or equivalent. Proficient in MySQL. Good design sense, experience working with a graphic designer and realizing complex mockups. Knowledgeable about browser-specific issues and incompatibilities. Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Proficient in … Continue reading →