Senior Software Engineer, Santa Monica

Are you the engineer your peers go to with their hardest problems when they’re stumped? Then you’re the only kind we hire. That’s one of the secrets to LIVESTRONG.COM’s explosive growth to become the largest food and fitness site on the web, with over 13 million monthly visitors. Come see what it’s like to take on high-impact projects every day on a high traffic site, in an environment buzzing with smart people who understand and respect what you do. We combine the stability and resources of a successful company with the relaxed atmosphere of a startup and the mindset to stay agile as we grow.  Got an idea for how to do things better? We want to hear it today and implement it this week. Got a question about a new high scalability technology? Walk a few desks over and ask an expert who’s used it in real life.

The ideal candidate will have at least 5 years of professional experience developing web software.  However, if you don’t have quite that much job experience but are confident you have the desired skills, please submit your resume anyway.  We’re good at recognizing potential, and we love giving brilliant people the opportunity to learn and grow with us.

Desired Skills

• Extensive experience developing web LAMP applications using PHP 5
• Solid understanding of OO programming
• Strong foundation in MySQL & relational databases
• Experience working in a high traffic, high performance web environment a big plus
• A passion to learn, do, and grow
• Learn from a team of industry veterans with experience working on the web’s most popular sites
• Pair Programming sessions with experienced engineers to exchange ideas and learn.
• Challenge Yourself with exciting projects in a fast-paced, high traffic environment.
• Open Source friendly
• Exposure to exciting new platforms like Android and iOS development, and high scalability technologies
• Growth and Leadership opportunities for hard working, proactive team members.
• Make a Difference as you watch your work change the lives of others

If making a difference in the world while working with fascinating technologies is your idea of fun, you’ll love working at LIVESTRONG.COM. You’ll work on new features and enhancements for the site, and the APIs that power LIVESTRONG.COM mobile Android and iOS applications, including the MyPlate iPhone application which was recently ranked #1 in the ‘Health & Fitness’ category in Apple’s app store, and the MyQuitCoach quit smoking application that’s saving peoples’ lives every day.

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