We are looking for a highly motivated Developer who will be involved in a wide range of projects on all of the JBP sites: 20x200, Hey, Hot Shot! and Jen Bekman Gallery. Our ideal candidate is a creative thinker who is comfortable working on multiple projects simultaneously with the ability to design and write high performance, reliable and maintainable code under deadline. Our bootstrapping technical team will ask you to think outside of the box, use open source code, and to handle a broad range of challenges. Like everyone on the JBP team, you should love art, photography and technology as much as we do.
This is a full-time role that begins immediately. Our team is smart, ambitious and passionate; the working environment is energetic and fun in spite of regular, tight deadlines. HIRED!
Who We Are
JBP's mission is "art for everyone." We're an NYC-based company that uses the power of the Internet to bring the value and joy of collecting art to a wider audience than has ever been possible. JBP consists of three programs: 20x200 is an innovative website that offers curated, limited-edition prints at "ridiculously affordable prices." Hey, Hot Shot! is a critically-acclaimed international photography competition which discovers, recognizes and promotes photographers at all stages of their careers. Jen Bekman Gallery, the flagship of JBP, exhibits photography, works on paper, paintings and mixed media.
The Job
- Work independently and in concert with our designers and lead developer to build our public-facing site and APIs.
- Help to develop our accounting and artist toolsets.
- Experiment and learn in the process of converting our existing Perl codebase into a highly testable and scalable Rails-based system.
- Generally, come up with quick and smart solutions to new problems, learn from your mistakes and enjoy the ride.
Major current projects include backend work on Rails, front end Ajax work, and a major optimization push.
The Person We're Looking For
- Has 3+ years experience with AJAX and Javascript-driven sites.
- Has 2+ years experience developing live Ruby on Rails, MySQL-driven sites.
- Is steeped in Javascript, HTML, CSS, and Web Standards.
- Obsesses about performance optimization...but--knows when to stop obsessing and ship.
- Routinely documents and tests as a natural extension of their work.
- Is gifted at explaining highly technical systems to "normal folks".
- Has a way with words—in email, on the phone and in-person. Knows how to use a semicolon in Perl and English.
Extra Stars For
- Experience with Object Oriented Perl.
- Background in RESTful API development.
- Experience with Prototype, jQuery or an equivalent full-featured JS framework.
- Experience coding Movable Type plugins and templates.
- Linux systems admin background.
- Experience with payment gateways.
- Time spent playing with Capuccino or SproutCore.
- Startup experience.
*** Qualified candidates will be required to produce code as part of the interview process.
If you fit the profile above, please submit your resume and cover letter to jobs@jenbekman.com with the subject line: "Developer, Last Name, First Name." Include your cover letter in the body of the email and attach your resume. Please, no boilerplate cover letters, they will end up in the cyber circular file. Be original! And, let us know why you think you'd be a good match for a position at Jen Bekman Projects.
Your cover letter *must* include salary requirements. Resumes without cover letters will NOT be considered.