Web Application Developer

Jaguar Design Studio is looking for talented web developers to help build and expand our platform of web-based events tools.

We are a small studio with some big clients, and we are rapidly growing. We are open to both experienced and entry-level developers.

This posting is for full-time, in-office openings. Candidates will need to be within commuting distance to the company office in Aptos, CA (near Santa Cruz).

Role and Responsibilities:

  • Develop and test web-based applications in a collaborative environment
  • Rapidly becoming proficient with our preferred stack of tools (including Ruby on Rails, jQuery, Twitter Bootstrap, Git, and more), as well as any new tools we add to the mix
  • Work closely with in-house design team to provide technical understanding for designs and wireframes
  • Participation in meetings with clients, in order to gather requirements and communicate progress

Strong candidates will possess many of the following:

  • Strong skills with at least one server-side language commonly used in web development (eg. Ruby, Python, PHP), as well as JavaScript and HTML/CSS
  • A degree in Computer Science or other STEM discipline
  • Experienced with using version control - Git experience expecially preferred
  • A broad overall technical background
  • Reliable and professional, and capable of managing own workflow without micromanagement
  • Experience with the iPhone or Android development environments
  • A love for UNIX/Linux. Even emacs heathens are welcome
  • Adobe Creative Suite skills (Photoshop, Flash/ActionScript, etc)
  • Active GitHub, Bitbucket, StackExchange, and/or HackerNews accounts (feel free to link to in email)

To Apply:

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Please, no phone calls or drop-ins.