Web Developer
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Title: Web Developer
Salary: None
Description: We're good at what we do. Since we started back in 2006, we've been on a path of continuous success. You've heard of and probably used our most popular product: #URL_450e422841a82380e06806f99787403171aea30a1cfd4da8652d1d7f83e9bf18#. Ookla is the market leader and the global standard for measuring and testing Internet speed and connection quality. Over 5 million tests will be taken today, and over 300 million unique individuals have run tests in the past year alone.This role will own key front-end and back-end components for the next generation #URL_450e422841a82380e06806f99787403171aea30a1cfd4da8652d1d7f83e9bf18# and other Ookla properties and products. This is not your typical web development position: you’ll serve as both an architect and principal engineer of our future sites with a major focus on HTML5 technologies using Backbone to connect to a #URL_968b3a839b798052f33a95a811f8b2366cd66f6bcc98f2885bea5ee47d000659# backend. You should be capable of developing across the full stack with little or no assistance. But in many cases, you’ll have help, too; you’ll collaborate with other Ookla engineers on using our worldwide testing and data infrastructure. The ideal candidate should be self-motivated and capable of working independently, but just as comfortable collaborating with others.It surprises people to discover that a company with worldwide presence like Ookla is run by about twenty people. That's possible by bringing the right individuals together with a shared mission: making the internet better and faster for everyone. The people at Ookla are not only multidisciplinary, but adept collaborators–they enjoy working with one another. And a smaller team means everyone gets a bigger share of the rewards.Ookla is 100% virtual, but we've also got an office space in Downtown Seattle when you'd like to collobrate in person. Your office is anywhere you want it to be: your home, a coffee shop, a cabin in the woods. It's work with a life–the life you choose. And it's definitely not lonely. Ookla's online community, using voice, chat, and groupware technology, facilitates vibrant, ongoing collaboration among like-minded coworkers. And you're never stuck in traffic. There are many of us in Seattle area, and we have a small workspace for meetings and collaboration whenever needed.Our compensation and benefits are top-notch: * Top-of-market salaries * Work from anywhere flexibility – we're 100% virtual * Top-shelf medical &amp; dental, 100% covered by Ookla * Unlimited time off * Substantial bonus &amp; profit-sharing opportunities * The best hardware, software and gear available * Beverages and more to outfit your home officeWhat you would work on:Our next generation products and services including the HTML5 version of #URL_450e422841a82380e06806f99787403171aea30a1cfd4da8652d1d7f83e9bf18#, the world's most popular internet utility. Our other (top secret) projects are in concept phases now and this role will be a key architect and engineer. We suspect these new products will be as popular and beloved as #URL_450e422841a82380e06806f99787403171aea30a1cfd4da8652d1d7f83e9bf18#, and this role presents a unique opportunity to be a key contributor in their development.
Requirements: None experience, None education
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