Front end Web Dev

For those of you who may be interested in finding out more about this position, please refer to the post below. If you have any questions, a simple email or phone call should resolve the issue.

With an ever-growing community and an increasing level of enthusiasm from our users, Mozilla is looking for a Front End Web Developer to join in our daily fun. Your mission will be to empower our avid supporters by creating an inviting and highly functional online environment for one of the most recognizable brands on the web.

Do you live to create elegant and refined web applications with the newest web technologies, embrace excellence and persistence as part of your everyday routine, and relish the thought of millions basking in the glow of your coding talent? If so, Mozilla wants to hear from you.

Your technical profile:
* 2+ years of deep JavaScript software development experience
* 3+ years of web development in PHP, Python, Perl, Ruby, etc.
* Active experience with DHTML, CSS
* Strong experience with web application techniques like AJAX
* Familiarity with web frameworks like CakePHP, Pylons, Rails, etc.
* Amazing debugging skills, Firebug is your friend
* Willingness to write tests (unit and functional), even if you don’t want to
* BS in Computer Science or similar experience

More than just technical skill, Mozilla is looking for people who share our passion for a free and open web and whom have an ongoing thirst for technology. The nature of our company is very unique and we therefore need someone comfortable working in a fast-paced environment with distributed teams.

Your "soft skills" side:
* Amazing team player – even if the rest of your team is located in other
states/countries
* Excellent communication skills
* Ability to generate and share your ideas/thoughts with others
* Energetic and proactive
* Ability to get work done no matter the situation
* An sense of pride for writing tests in spite of sometimes heavy workload
* A good sense of humor is not required but strongly encouraged

Your mission:
* Create an amazing user experience for millions of Firefox fans
* Meet weekly and bi-weekly deadlines on the development of high-visibility,
high-quality web products
* Proactively recommend architecture changes and suggest new coding practices
* Work closely with a product team to assess feasibility and priority of
new features
* Collaborate with server-side programmers to optimize scalability and
network efficiency
* Assist in testing of regularly scheduled releases
* Develop debugging tools as necessary

Turning the page...

This is with complete delight that I've accepted to join the Mozilla Corporation. In other words, my time at MindSource is resolutely over and this is now time to start a new chapter in my career.
I've learned some valuable lessons over the past year, but I owe a lot to Songbird. Indeed, Songbird allowed me to get more involved within the Mozilla Community and even meet some amazing people!
The number of birders in the nest has been growing over the last few months, but there are still some positions open. For further information, please refer to the link below:

http://www.songbirdnest.com/jobs

Jack Leidlein would be your man over there...

For my part, I can't wait to start recruiting for Mozilla - task that should start in 33 hours...

Songbird needs QA Engineers!!!! (Lead and Sr. levels)

Songbird - a fast-paced Internet music software start-up based in San Francisco - is currently looking for QA Engineers (Lead and Sr. levels).
With now 20 employees on board, they have an immediate need for bright QA Engineers to join their cozy nest in SF.

Songbird needs Sr. levels QA Engineers who have had experience testing Web and desktop applications. Hence, you need an overall understanding of the functionality of browsers and web technology.

OS - Windows, Linux, OS X

Ability to write test plans, test cases, bug reports, as well as create test procedures.

Scripting languages - No specific preference as long as you can write scripts (Python, Perl, Unix Shell,...).

Strong experience automating user test cases with GUI capture/reply tools and scripting tools.

As the Lead QA / Sr. QA, you will have the opportunity to select the most appropriate third party testing tools. Also, you will be in charge to recruit, train, and manage other testers that will join your team later on (in the coming few months).

For further information, please refer to the links below:

http://www.songbirdnest.com/jobs/qa-engineer
http://www.songbirdnest.com/jobs/lead-qa-engineer


This is a fantastic opportunity to be personally and professionally involved in the bug-free growth of Songbird!
Don't hesitate any longer and send me a copy of your resume at julie@mindsource.com

Various UI positions...

Are you looking for a new UI opportunity? Well, you're in luck as I have 4 clients looking for UI Designers. Below is a short description for each of the positions. These are salaried full-time positions.

JOB #1: Front-end Web Developer

Location: San Francisco

Skills needed: CSS, XHTML, JavaScript, AJAX

Your role: You will be involved with all the phases of front-end development for my client’s website, from UI through page coding. You will work closely with the Designer and User Experience team to define, implement and refine features. You will have complete ownership of the page code and style sheets. You will also participate in the creation of UI elements for the desktop application using similar Web technologies.

JOB #2: UI Designer
Location: Mountain View
Skills needed: HCI, UI, mock-ups and prototypes experience, professional experience with successfully shipped products.

Your role: Work with engineering teams to design features for a next gen. web browser, providing mock-ups and interaction flows and input on bugs marked UI-wanted. Frequently review in-development builds and file bugs on user interface design issues, then drive them through to resolution.

JOB #3: UI/UX Designer
Location: San Jose
Skills needed: Flash, HTML, mobile applications

Your role: The UI/UX designer will lead the charge to develop the user interface for my client’s mobile web experience. He/she will work closely with engineering, product development and marketing to rapidly investigate and analyze requirements, analyze and diagram user profiles and workflows, develop the UI paradigm -- and offer highly usable interface solutions. The candidate will be decidedly versatile, creative, have a passion for user-centric design and be a strong communicator. Excellent collaboration skills are a must.

JOB #4: UI Windows Developer
Location: San Jose
Skills needed: C/C++, COM/DCOM/RPC/ActiveX technologies, Object Oriented Systems

Your role: We are looking for an exceptional Windows software engineer to join our client's SSL VPN client development team, developing C and C++ services, extensions, applications, and drivers for their SSL VPN product. This is an opportunity to work on a wide-range of Windows components to create cutting-edge SSL VPN connectivity, end-point security, and virtualization solutions.

If you would like any further information about each of these positions, please do not hesitate to send me an email: julie at mindsource dot com

Community Evangelist

Hi all,

What's a better way to recruit a Community Evangelist than actually posting the job description on my blog?
With that being said, I have an amazing client in San Francisco looking for a Community Ambassador, Evangelist, Advocate, or however you would like to call it...! =)

The ideal candidate would need to have a good understanding of the Mozilla technology (CSS, XUL, and JavaScript). The ability to develop and maintain a community of developers and/or group users is absolutely necessary! (as I'm sure you would have understood it)

About my client? An amazing group of 18 talented people who are highly passionate about their product. As their success is growing, they need to expand their team.

Send me an email at julie at mindsource dot com

I also have other opportunities available: Mozilla Engineers, UI Designers/Developers, and a few QA positions...

My niche is wireless, Internet, and Web 2.0. If you're looking for a job, I'll be more than happy to help you out!