Friday 1 August 2014

Software Engineer, Web Platform | Pinterest | San Francisco, CA


Software Engineer, Web Platform | Pinterest | San Francisco, CA


Software Engineer, Web Platform

Location

San Francisco

Description

Software Engineer, Web Platform
As a platform engineer on the web team you’ll be responsible for developing and improving our web platform. This platform is used by engineers from all teams to build features on desktop and mobile web. You’ll have a huge impact on how we design, build, and deliver features to millions of people. You should feel comfortable working in a fast-paced environment with the goal of giving Pinners a great experience across all devices and platforms. This includes writing core components and design elements on the client, as well as ensuring that the web application builds and runs efficiently and building new systems for the rest of the company to build on top of.
Responsibilities:
  1. Build and improve the scalable framework that supports all features on desktop and mobile web.
  2. Build out reusable components and design elements.
  3. Discover and address performance bottlenecks both on the client-side and server-side.
  4. Identify and communicate best practices for frontend engineering.
  5. Keep up to date on the latest web platforms and standards.
  6. Ensure a polished and consistent user experience across the site.
Requirements:
  • BA/BS degree in Computer Science or equivalent work experience.
  • Experience building and running web-based applications.
  • Experience in web technologies (object-oriented JavaScript, HTML, CSS)
  • Experience with current web libraries, frameworks, and web standards including HTML5, CSS3.
  • Experience in a dynamic programming language such as Python.
 
 
 
 
 
 

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