Yahoo! is hiring, come work with me
Yahoo’s Flash Platform team is looking for another member. Below is the job description, if you’re inerested apply online and you may end up sitting next to me (literally). The Yahoo! Flash Platform team is looking for an exceptional engineer to join the team. We are looking for someone who is passionate about Flash platform technologies, someone who would debate design patterns and methodology just for sport and most of all someone that is best described as omniscient when it comes to Flash.
The Flash platform team is responsible for the Flash code library and component set that will serve Yahoo!’s wide array of applications. Members of the team will also provide training and development support, as well as shape the direction of the overall platform.
You will be responsible for designing and developing the code library that will make Flash development elegant, optimal, and a pleasure to use. You will collaborate with extremely talented engineers on this team and throughout Yahoo! to make the platform a reality, and encourage best development practices throughout the organization. You must comfortable with articulating and evangelizing the platform strategy to influencers and decision-makers.
The ideal candidate will be an expert with Flash platform technologies along with 5 to 8 years of development and leadership experience. A strong portfolio of applications, including large-scale/enterprise usage of Flash, and experience with systems-level development and foundation code development are expected.
As a senior engineer, you are expected to be well-versed in: - ActionScript 2 and 3 - Flex 2 - Flash Lite - Flash security model - Flash-to-JavaScript interactions - Server interactions (socket, remoting, FCS/FMS) - Development design patterns - QA and testing practices - Internationalization - Accessibility factors
Applied knowledge of PHP, JavaScript, HTML, CSS, and general Web development practices are highly desirable for this role.