Front End Engineer (SoHo)

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kikin makes the web more enjoyable by integrating search, social networking, sharing, your favorite sites, and when available, content that is relevant to what you are doing. kikin brings all of this to you immediately, i.e. no need to open a new tab, click over to a new site and/or go to search. kikin is a private company that was founded by successful serial entrepreneurs, and is located in exciting SoHo, New York City. For more details or to try kikin, please visit www.kikin.com.

kikin engineers work on a variety of hard problems (semantic indexing, named entity recognition, federated search, behavioral profiling, on-the-fly 3D presentation, latency reduction, etc.). We work in several programming languages to best solve each problem (Java, python, PHP, JavaScript, C++, Objective C); and by leveraging several programs and markups (Photoshop, Illustrator, HTML, CSS, SVG), we design and build elegant user interfaces. Our application spans a user’s domain (browser plug-in with a JavaScript business layer); reaches our servers and CDNs; and extends to third party APIs (e.g. Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, and Amazon). We learn something new and make our product better every day … and this is what makes it so fun to come to work.

Responsibilities

• Develop object-oriented JavaScript web and mobile experiences

• Design and develop innovative UI components and features

• Collaborate on a team developing revolutionary UX paradigms

• Embrace third-party APIs and integrate with kikin proprietary back-end service

• Deep understanding of iterative development, from compiling and vetting specifications through integrated QA/testing

• Strong contributor on a high-performance engineering team

• Embrace and extend company culture

Qualifications

• Strong CS skills

• Expert in advanced JavaScript, HTML, XHTML, CSS and XML

• Deep expertise with jQuery, MooTools or similar JavaScript library

• Prior experience with design standards to deliver validated, maintainable code

• Strong design sense and keen awareness of usability requirements

• Experience in a server-side language Java/PHP/Ruby/Python

• Knowledge of Java preferred

This position is full-time in New York City (SOHO). This is not a telecommute or contract role.

No third-party, sub-contractors/agencies. Unfortunately, sponsorships are not available.

  • Compensation: Salary commensurate with experience. Performance-based stock options; comprehensive healthcare; etc.
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