TweetUp is home of the world's best tweeters! We've embarked on an exciting quest to let even more people realize the tremendous potential of Twitter as a real-time information network. TweetUp makes Twitter more relevant for everyone. It's the fastest and easiest way for you to find the best tweeters in the world, and for serious tweeters to grow a highly targeted following.

In order to reach our goal to make Twitter more relevant to more people, we need to grow of our marketing and development teams. We are currently seeking a few new members that will be instrumental in our success. Below are the job descriptions for your review.

WEB DEVELOPER
We are seeking an experienced Web Developer who will be responsible for implementing and maintaining web based applications in an agile and collaborative environment. The successful candidate will be given requirements, and design mockups and create a plan, create deliverable estimations and execute on the plan to deliver high quality products.

Requirements
Five years of hands-on web development experience across all phases of the product lifecycle.
Must have experience in working in complex, high capacity websites using the following technologies: Linux, JavaScript, CSS, HTML5, Java, PHP, and HTML4.
Familiarity with ssh, rsync and source control management.
Experience using development tools similar to Firebug, Google Chrome Web Developer tools, YSlow and proxies.
Experience leveraging open source JavaScript libraries such as YUI, JQuery, and Google Closure.

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QA LEAD
This person will found the Quality Assurance team and maintain all aspect of testing for TweetUp’s systems. We are seeking an experienced QA Engineer who will be responsible for researching, designing, implementing, maintaining and executing test frameworks and scripts. The successful candidate will create and execute manual and automated test scripts, test plans and troubleshoot testing problems. Other responsibilities include working with the development team to develop test plans and test cases, and executing tests based on business documentation, and defect analysis.

Requirements
Five years of hands-on Quality Assurance testing experience across all phases of the product lifecycle
Must have experience in working in complex, high capacity websites using the following technologies: Linux, Java, Perl, JavaScript, CGI, HTTP, CSS, HTML, Apache/Apache API, RDMS, PostgreSQL, MySQL, etc
Experience programming in Java.
Experience creating load tests, and unit tests.
Experience using tools similar to netstat, tcpdump, firebug, HTTP client side proxies, JUnit, JMock, TestNG, Jamelon, and Cactus
Experience in programming in one or more of the following languages: Shell, Perl, Python
Experience working on large systems with heavy data background
Strong technical background together with the ability to work closely and cooperatively with development staff.
Must be able to work on multiple projects and be able to multi-task when needed to complete QA tasks.

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MARKETING MANAGER
There are two major parts to the marketing effort at TweetUp – understanding the performance of the company and its users within the context of the broader market, and driving adoption of TweetUp as a vehicle for serious tweeters to boost their following. As a result, there are two distinct aspects to the position.

First, the Marketing Manager will be responsible for keeping TweetUp's management, board and the team well informed on a wide range of market dynamics that affect our business, with particular attention to trends in technology (e.g., adoption of smartphones, tablets, etc.), mobile communications/applications and social media services and usage (particularly Twitter and other social media). In addition, he or she will be responsible for internal business metrics, keeping management informed on the company's performance along a wide range of dimensions, as well as customer metrics, with a focus on increases in followers resulting from use of the TweetUp network.

Second, the Marketing Manager will also be responsible for driving traffic to the TweetUp.com web site, where new users register, enter keywords and bid to be boosted in search results, and for driving downloads of Twidroyd, the company's Twitter client for Android devices.

Requirements
Bachelor's degree in business or technology required.
Marketing degrees preferred
MBA desirable
4+ years experience in business marketing for an online advertising agency, SEO services company or other Internet.centric business analytics, marketing or related service company
Thorough understanding of the mobile communications market including hardware/device and software/apps trends
Experience in marketing campaign design, execution and measurement
Marketing experience with websites, particularly with advertising networks and search engine optimization
Facility with Twitter and other social networks
Excellent written, oral and presentation skills
Solid analytical, organizational and project management skills

If you or someone you know is interested in any of these roles, please submit your resume to careers@idealab.com or visit our careers page @ http://www.idealab.com/about_idealab/careers_search.html

AppliancePartsPros.com, a leading supplier of appliance parts, is seeking a full-time Senior UX/UI designer with front-end coding chops and a passion for good design. You will work directly with our CEO and CTO delivering web experiences for a number of different products and projects. This position is based out of our Encino office located in the San Fernando Valley, California.

We need your combination of strong interaction design skills blended with your visual design finesse to create elegant and magical ways to elevate e-commerce like never before. When you do your job well, the user experience is so simple and easy to use it’s effortless and addictive.

Qualifications:

• Strong knowledge of Adobe CS3 Design Suite.
  
  
• Strong knowledge of standards-compliant HTML, CSS, and DHTML.
  
  
• Strong knowledge of Ajax and Javascript (knowledge of JQuery a plus).
  
  
• 5+ years experience designing beautiful, clean, and engaging web interfaces.
  
  
• You must be able to take a project from start to finish including wireframes, UX and UI design, comps, and front-end development.
  
  
• Expertise in cross-browser compatibility, semantics and web standards.

Job Perks:

• AppliancePartsPros.com offers competitive compensation. We pay talented and dedicated people well. Benefits include annual performance bonus, a premium health plan (including dental) and two weeks vacation to start.
  
  
• Casual atmosphere, company lunches, TV/game lounge with Starbucks coffee and snacks.
  
  
• One or two paid conferences a year (Vegas, baby!)

Please email us with your resume, salary history, and a link to your portfolio. In the email, tell us why we should pick you.

Ecommerce Web Developer and Programmer- Hustler Hollywood Entertainment Inc.

OVERVIEW
Hustler Hollywood (HH Entertainment, Inc) is looking for a talented Web Developer to play a key role in the development, integration and maintenance of its business-critical web applications and related technical systems. Hustler Hollywood’s core business applications include ecommerce software, backend reporting systems, affiliate tracking software, and many systems which interact with third-party web services and APIs. Priorities will vary greatly depending on strategic initiatives, but main focus will be building, maintaining and modifying complex web sites and databases.

EXPERTISE REQUIRED
• PHP
• MySQL
• Apache

FAMILIARITY DESIRED
• XHTML/CSS/XML/Javascript
• Third-party API integration
• Ecommerce Platforms (specifically, Zen-Cart)
• MySQL scaling and optimization
• Graphic design experience a plus
• SEO experience a plus

WORK SKILLS
• Self-starter who can work successfully within a team as well as independently.
• Strong organizational skills and meticulous attention to detail.
• Capable project management and communication skills.
• Dynamic problem solving skills.
• A positive, “can do” attitude.

EDUCATION
Bachelor’s Degree in a technical field or equivalent experience

This position is located in our Beverly Hills headquarters. We offer a competitive salary and benefits package. HH Entertainment Inc. is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.
For IMMEDIATE CONSIDERATION, please visit www.lfpcareers.com to apply.

Finity Consulting is a well-established Internet Marketing firm. Our job is to offer a wide variety of attractive and affordable training programs to help our clients start online business or take and existing offline business online.

We are seeking a self motivated Internet Marketing Executive Training Coach to help build and deliver a new high level internet marketing coaching program. Ideal candidates will show excitement for the opportunity to take ownership of an integral part of our business. We are looking for a decision maker to independently develop and implement new advertising concepts. We are seeking an individual with a strong desire to jump into a challenging position with tremendous opportunities for growth!

This is a full-time position working from our downtown Los Angeles offices.

Job Description:

* Work with team to develop high level marketing coaching program.
* Coordinate and perform changes and updates to client websites, including keywords, content, tags, links, etc.
* Work with a team to evaluate and implement website changes, including content and functionalities designed to improve conversions.
* Setup, mentor and monitor client SEO/SEM & PPC campaigns.
* Develop, implement and mentor client businesses in the area of social media marketing.
* Continiously research and implement changes in online marketing strategies.
* Other tasks to be determined as position develops.

Job Requirements:

* Internet advertising experience required.
* Search engine marketing knowledge.
* SEO and PPC knowledge.
* Website development knowledge, including Dreamweaver and Java Script experience.
* Basic networking knowledge.
* Knowledge of email marketing.
* Ability to multi task and manage time independently.
* Planning and organizational skills.

To Apply please reply to this add or email us @ resumes@finityconsulting.com

Thank you.

Looking for some extra web development work?

The Maps.com and Creative Tecknology group of companies is growing quickly, and projects roll in regularly. We foresee that we will soon be exceeding our capacity. Just released is a brand new Web Freelance Job Board with the goal of providing work to the community and to keep the pace with our internal company projects.

Soon we will be listing many short and long term projects that you can review and bid on. One of the very first things will be a large scale Flash animation project that will require many developers simultaneously.

Also soon to be available are projects that involve HTML5, SQL, Flex, iPhone & iPad, Android, Bing Mapping and Joomla programming.

I encourage you to come check out the job board today and get signed up. Once we post jobs that match your skills, you’ll be automatically notified that there is a job to review. Or you can come by anytime and see what is open for bids.

Take a look - http://dd.maps.com/WebFreelancer/

Thanks very much!

Maps.com
Creative Tecknology
Maps101
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Agile Software Developer

Carbon Five is hiring skilled, creative and adaptable Software Developers for our Los Angeles office. This is an opportunity for Java and Ruby developers with strong web application experience to contribute to and learn from a team of experienced peers in an agile environment.

As a Software Developer you will be playing a central role in the design, development and delivery of a wide range of web applications. You will work on small, collaborative teams with other seasoned pros.

We are always exploring new technologies, tools and techniques and want you to do the same. Continually learning, adopting and inventing new tools and techniques is a requirement for your (and our) success. Today this includes but is not limited to NoSQL databases, test-driven JavaScript development, mobile apps and public cloud deployments. For experienced Java developers, cross-training on to Rails is a key component of this opportunity.

Qualified candidates will have:

• Java and/or Ruby on Rails web development experience
• Rich browser-based development experience (JavaScript/AJAX, HTML, CSS)
• 5+ years professional software development experience
• BA/BS Computer Science or a technical/quantitative degree
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills
• Demonstrable interest in learning and adopting new tools and techniques
• Experience with agile tools and techniques including TDD, refactoring, continuous integration and deployment

Also desired is:

• Consulting experience
• Experience leading software teams

Carbon Five

Carbon Five has been building state-of-the-art web applications for startups and large institutions since 2000. Our offices are centrally located in downtown San Francisco and west Los Angeles.

We are dedicated Agile practitioners. We use these techniques to effectively engage our customers and to ensure that our teams continually deliver value. We expect our team members to produce work of the highest quality and in turn keep our work environment stimulating and our hours sane.

Contact Us

If you are interested in working with us, please take a moment to compose a thoughtful response to one of the questions below. We will carefully read anything you write.

1. What does Agile development mean to you?
2. What is the best open source project you've developed against? What makes it the best?
3. Describe your philosophy on exception handling.
4. Describe clearly a problem that you've solved with multi-threaded or asynchronous code.

Send your resume and response to one of our questions to jobs@carbonfive.com. Please specify the location and position you are applying for.

Details:

• Full time in our Los Angeles office
• Willing to discuss contracting engagements
• No recruiters
• US residents or valid work visas only

Keywords: Java, Ruby, Rails, Sinatra, Python, Flash, ActionScript, JavaScript, DHTML, AJAX, CSS, iPhone, Web Development, Software Engineer, Agile, TDD

I am starting a new company and need to find some top programmers to write the code for the software. You will be given a piece of the company and other compensation. I can not state specifics on here for NDA reasons but I have been in the IT/Software industry for 9 years and the software program will be around my experience. Please contact me if interested.
Thanks
Joe

Based in Los Angeles, Comcast Entertainment Group operates E! Entertainment Television, the 24-hour network with programming dedicated to the world of entertainment, and E! Online; the Style Network, the destination for women 18-49 with a passion for the best in relatable and inspiring lifestyle programming; and G4, offering the last word on gaming, technology, animation, interactivity and "Internet culture" for the male 18-34 demo.

Comcast Entertainment Group's Corporate World Headquarters is in the Miracle Mile neighborhood of Los Angeles, with other offices in New York City, London and Hong Kong.

Comcast founded in 1963, has grown into one of the world's leading communication and entertainment companies focused on broadband cable, commerce and content. Comcast Cable is the country's largest provider of cable services, and has expanded to digital services, faster Internet and IP-enabled phone service, and innovative programming over 250 cable channels, including popular channels like E!, Sportsnet, Exercise TV, The Golf Channel and more.


Platform Technology Group

We are hiring a software engineer to develop server-side code as well as web-based and swing client applications. The ideal candidate will be a well-rounded and self-motivated developer who has a proven history of developing robust and highly-stable java applications. This role is responsible for going from high-level concepts and requirements to designing, developing and implementing the desired functionality.


Design, develop, and maintain Java applications used to improve and enhance the broadcast workflow; Example applications include: Network branding and Graphics Automation applications, Content Production Tools and Custom Content Management Systems

Collaborate with internal teams and clients to create innovative solutions

Deliver reliable solutions on-time, with minimal supervision

Develop Proof-of-Concept and prototype applications using new technologies and frameworks

Create requirement specifications, design documentation, and system documentation


Required Skills:
BS in Computer Science or Equivalent Experience

2-4 years java development experience using object oriented design, a strong working knowledge of design patterns and modern frameworks.

Experience with Swing application development

Experience developing web applications with the following: JSF, Hibernate, EJB 3, Spring

Experience with database design, MySQL and Oracle.

Experience design web service API's using REST/SOAP

Highly Desirable Experience:
Experience developing high-availability multithreaded applications

Experience with TCP/IP development

Experience with C/C++

Experience with Broadcast Technologies and Graphics Systems

Senior Flash AS 3 and Flex Developer Needed (Los Angeles Area)
Heavenspot is an Award winning digital agency that creates Flash applications, Flash animation, games, and fun stuff for all screens.
Join our team working on cutting edge projects for clients in the entertainment and new media industry.

We are looking for a FULL-TIME, Senior in-house only flash developer with EXPERT Flash AS 3 and Flex skills to lead, mentor, and build up department staff. In particular we are looking for a developer who can lead, manage, and implement top level architecture—such as design patterns--to build robust flash applications, with rich, creative interactivity. Heavenspot is in position to push new boundaries and deliver next level internet experiences. Commitment to meeting team deadlines and ability to accurately determine and mange delivery schedules is essential. Must be a strong problem solver.

What we expect:
• Expert AS3 skills 3+ years experience.
• Expert understanding of Object Oriented Programming concepts
• In depth experience working w/Flex Builder
• Experience utilizing Design Patterns
• Expert PHP / MySQL / LAMP
• XML
• Experience with flash applications that connect to middle layer and backend technologies
• Write well planned well architected, clean, documented and re-usable code
• Use highest coding standards and best practices
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Must be reliable, punctual, and flexible
• Keep current with latest platform enhancements and techniques
• Strong multi-tasking ability
• Pay extreme attention to detail
• Experience working with a team in agency environment
• Strong problem solver

Software Engineer – Santa Monica, CA

SPIKE Digital Entertaiment (SDE) – Gametrailers.com, Spike.com, Ultimatefighter.com

SDE is the premier and leading online destination for men. MTV Networks reaches over 1 billion people worldwide through it’s extensive family of brands that includes MTV, VH1, Nickelodeon, Comedy Central, TV Land, CMT, Spike TV and Logo. Together, we have an extensive library that includes movie clips, music videos, short films, TV clips, video game trailers, and action sports making us one of the leading streaming media networks on the Internet.

We have an immediate need for a Software Engineer, with a passion for the web, to join our team of hyper-talented, edgy and eclectic digital media gurus. You will create and maintain applications for our three properties, www.spike.com, www.gametrailers.com, and www.ultimatefighter.com.

Technical Requirements:
* Highly proficient in PHP 5 and Smarty
* A minimum of 3 years programming PHP in an enterprise environment
* Strong OO knowledge principles and practices
* Strong knowledge of open source frameworks
* Strong MySql database experience
* Strong Apache 2.x knowledge
* Strong knowledge of memcache and caching frameworks
* Working knowledge of SVN or CVS
* Working knowledge of LinuxUNIX environments
* Experience with Scrum/XP a plus
* Knowledge of GoF Design Patterns a big plus

Job Responsibilities:
* Responsible for developing front-end solutions using PHP and Smarty
* Following coding standards and best practices to achieve efficiency in maintenance and portability
* Work successfully in a Team environment
* Problem solve and debug production technical issues
* Ability to translate requirements to live production implementation
* Maintain existing production code
* Stay abreast of cutting edge technology

Company Info:
Our network offers unique brand-building programs for cutting edge advertising partners, including News Corp, Sony, Time Warner, Walt Disney, Microsoft, HP, Dell, Intel, Activision, SBC, T-Mobile, Verizon, Toyota, Honda, Unilever and P&G.

SDE has a dynamic working environment that allows employees the freedom to be creative thinkers. Unlike our competition, we do not work in silos. Instead we hire self-motivated trailblazers in their field – people who have the natural inclination to grasp concepts and innovate quickly. We encourage our employees to be proactive, agile, hands-on performers. We stop to ask questions, solicit feedback and have created an employee culture that has the ability to put out high quality at a rapid pace, while having fun.