UI Developer at SpareFoot in Austin, TX

SpareFoot is looking for a senior level UI developer.  You will be responsible for implementing our highly trafficked self-storage websites and internal web-based applications. You have a passion for making great products where form equals function. You should be comfortable working in an open-ended environment where roles are flexible, everything is always changing, and communication is essential. You'll be part of a small, nimble team of designers and developers who love solving hard problems.

Requirements:

• Mastery of modern HTML/CSS
• Deep knowledge of JavaScript (we use jQuery)
• Experience developing consumer-oriented websites
• OOP development experience (we use PHP and Java)
• Strong knowledge of web standards and cross-browser development
• An obsession with clean, valid markup
• Experience creating rich web applications with AJAX
• Battle scars from IE6

Bonus:

• Familiarity with MVC frameworks i.e., Zend Framework, Symfony, or CodeIgniter
• Familiarity with Google Analytics
• Familiarity with Section 508 accessibility standards
• Comfortable in Adobe Creative Suite, especially Illustrator

About Us:

• SpareFoot operates a network of websites that help consumers comparison shop for self-storage facilities (like Hotels.com for self-storage).  Some of our top sites: www.selfstorage.com, www.selfstoragedeals.com, www.sparefoot.com
• Millions of consumers use SpareFoot to find storage at more than 6,500 storage facilities in the US each year
• We’re funded by top investors (Silverton Partners, Floodgate, Capital Factory), have an awesome team and revenue is growing FAST.
• We’re already transforming the $22 billion self-storage industry and we’re only just getting started
• To learn more about SpareFoot culture and news, read our blog and check us out on Facebook, G+ and Twitter. 

Perks:

• Yearly company sponsored conference / certification course
• $3k budget to build your own work machine
• Insurance for you and your family – fully paid
• Stock options (we’re still early enough that these are a big deal)
• A ridiculously cool work place – we just moved into our own office (a full floor) in downtown Austin.
• Downtown parking pass
• Unlimited beer and other beverages
• More free snacks than you have ever seen before (we currently consume 3lbs of pistachios/day)
• Sake bomb initiation event for all new employees at Imperia
• Catered lunch from Tacodeli once per week
• A highly casual and not always politically correct workplace (if you’re easily offended, please don’t apply)
• Shuffleboard and foosball in our office
• Work hard & play hard culture with frequent company social events (and cab vouchers to get home safely from those events)