User Interface Developer Zoosk
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Do you want your work to be viewed by millions of people worldwide? Want to work with the latest HTML5 and CSS3 coding techniques with lots of opportunity to experiment and try new things? Interested in gaining experience with mobile and touch based web sites? Hate having to support IE6?
Zoosk is looking for a full-time UI/UX web developer who can turn conceptual visual designs into efficient, standards-compliant HTML5 and CSS. Your creations will touch the lives of our members around the world. This is an incredible opportunity to join a smart passionate team, striving to deliver high quality web experiences using the latest technologies.
About You:
You love experimenting to find new and more optimal solutions and strive to keep current with the latest techniques. You care about crafting clean semantic code. You are interested in mobile first, responsive design and progressive enhancement. Your attention to detail is legendary among your peers.
Must Have:
Experience with transforming visual designs into well-crafted HTML and CSS
Some knowledge of different browser rendering nuances and how to customize code for each when necessary (No IE6 support!)
Ability to manage your time and stay motivated on projects
Works well on a team, but can push back when needed
Role:
Produce clean, semantic HTML markup and CSS based on mock-ups from a visual designer
Work with developers to integrate your code with JavaScript-based templating framework
Maintain reusable and extensible CSS class tags
Work with visual designer to maintain style guide for web-based user experiences
It's Cool If You:
Experiment with CSS3 transitions and animation
Work on optimizing websites for mobile or responsive websites
Use subversion control such as svn or git
Have tried a CSS metalanguage such as Sass / SCSS
Bonus points if you are fierce with a nerf gun (or good at dodging the occasional flying missile).
About Zoosk:
Zoosk is the romantic social network that helps members create and share their romantic journeys, with millions of members from around the globe enjoying the service each month. Zoosk provides members at different stages of their romantic journey with a fun and social set of tools such as Romantic Moments, Couple Profiles, and the Personals application. Members can easily access Zoosk's services from its website, its Facebook app, mobile devices, and a downloadable desktop application. Zoosk is available in 25 languages and has members in more than 70 countries. Founded in 2007 by Shayan Zadeh and Alex Mehr, Zoosk, Inc. is based in San Francisco and backed by Canaan Partners, Bessemer Venture Partners, and ATA Ventures.
| Location: |
San Francisco, CA 94111
United States
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THIS JOB HAS EXPIRED
Zoosk is one of the largest online dating services in the world, with over 50 million users, close to 20 million daily page views, from "Zooskers" in 60 countries With 100 thousand new profiles added daily, we are the single fastest growing dating service on the web and our supersonic performance was recently celebrated in the Wall Street Journal's inaugural top 50 "Next Big Thing" List (March 09, 2010).
While we originally took advantage of viral opportunities on social networks, Zoosk has evolved into an easy, fun and safe online dating experience that today connects singles from the we

Profitable



20 - 50M Raised
Investors: ATA Ventures,
Canaan Partners All Jobs: at Zoosk
| Web Site: | www.zoosk.com |
| Headquarters: | San Francisco, CA 94111
United States
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| Employees: | 41-100 |
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| Year Founded: | 2008 |
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| Industry: | Software |
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| Company Profile: | Working At Zoosk
Zoosk is the fastest growing social dating destination. Our applications on social networks such as Facebook, MySpace, and Bebo have more than 50 million users with close to over 20 million daily page views from users in 60 countries Simply put, Zoosk is online dating that doesn't suck. Our users, mostly young professional, enjoy a fun and playful experience while they meet new people in their local areas.
Zoosk is a VC backed startup and our office is located in downtown San Francisco. We are always looking for open minded, energetic, and driven individuals that love the challenge of turning an established industry upside-down. We build world class social web products and in the process we make sure to have plenty of fun. If you want to work with exceptional people on toughest engineering problems every day, you want to join Zoosk.
Some Benefits of Joining Zoosk
- Sexy MacPro or MacBookPro stations to work in style
- Free beverages and snacks, to keep you fired up
- Free dinner every night
- Medical, dental and vision plans
- Life Insurance and 401K savings plan |
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