Senior Software Engineer, Research (BOCAMS160)

Shopzilla, formerly BizRate.com, is the world’s largest and fastest growing shopping search engine. Based in West Los Angeles, CA, Shopzilla is a part of the $7.6 billion E.W. Scripps Company.

 

If that sounds like something you'd like to be involved in, please read on.

As our Sr. Software Engineer you will:
• Develop core technology, including the design/architecture of new solutions, the refinement of existing systems.
• Collaborate with product management to produce functional specifications, including feasibility assessments, engineering time estimates, and strategic value assessments
• Write design specifications, programming specifications, and documentation
• Develop and maintain dynamic web applications currently written in Object Oriented Perl, operating on a Linux/Apache/mod_perl platform.
• Develop systems and APIs for interfacing with open and proprietary network services, complex business systems, and trading partners.
• Be responsible for one or more key subsystems of our business web applications.

Your qualifications include:
• BS in Computer Science or equivalent required, MS or PhD preferred
• 6+ years of experience in object oriented software engineering, ideally in a leading internet company
• 4+ years of Perl Development experience with mod_perl, Apache, XML, HTML, database and Unix in a high volume environment
• Strong object oriented software architecture skills (UML a plus)
• Experience with Web services architectures a plus
• Experience with Java or other OO languages a plus
• Experience working with product managers, project manager, producers, and other developers during the analysis, design, and execution phases of an engineering project
• Experience with source control systems like CVS or Subversion
• Ability to learn and contribute quickly and work independently
• Strong written and verbal communications skills
• Strong interest in all aspects of the development of dynamic and distributed Web based applications, including gathering requirements and feedback from internal customers, providing creative direction, and defining and implementing advanced technical solutions.

 

With an index of over 30 million products from more than 50,000 stores, gathered, organized and presented using all proprietary leading-edge technology, Shopzilla provides consumers the best way to find virtually anything for sale, anywhere, and at the best price. In addition to our flagship site (http://www.shopzilla.com), Shopzilla also powers shopping search for many of the Web's largest consumer sites including AOL, Lycos, Time Warner's RoadRunner, and many others.


At Shopzilla, our goal is to build the greatest shopping service ever conceived by mankind. To that end, we strive very hard to hire the smartest people. We’re an environment where great ideas shape our vision and true passion drives us to the best solutions to the most challenging problems at the intersection of shopping and search.

 

Shopzilla offers great benefits including medical, dental and vision plans, life insurance, 401(k) plan, flexible spending account, generous vacation benefits -- and we even provide FREE catered lunch every single day!

So, if you are the super-star type -- the one all look to as the smartest in your area of expertise -- love challenging yourself, and are searching for a place to work where people care, your ideas matter and you can make a real difference to helping millions of consumers, then we need to talk.

Shopzilla is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

 

To apply for this position, please submit your resume here