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Senior Web Applications Developer (Web Service)
Mountain View, CA :: Engineering

Webroot Software, Inc., founded in 1997, is a highly successful, private security software & services company and the creator of the award-winning Spy Sweeper® line of products. Globally recognized, we have an outstanding history of delivering award-winning, best of breed security solutions for consumers, small businesses and enterprises. Webroot defined and pioneered the anti-spyware market building it into a $100 million business. Webroot continues to develop innovative security and privacy protection products for internet peace of mind including anti-virus and parental controls applications. Our headquarters are located at the base of the beautiful Rocky Mountains in Boulder, Colorado, and our Advanced Development campus is located in Mountain View, California in the heart of Silicon Valley.

Webroot is currently seeking a Sr. Web Applications Developer.  The Web Developer is responsible for the development and maintenance of the web application for our Email SaaS solution. The successful candidate MUST have strong back-end OO PHP development experience.

Responsibilities

• Interpret business and functional requirements into a strong design
• Document design solutions and implement according to the design
• Develop comprehensive unit test harnesses for all code developed
• Apply industry best practices and standards when project requirements are lacking
• Work closely with other developers, project managers, database administrators and QA
• Identify opportunities for process improvements/efficiencies and drive adoption of high priority/high value improvements within the team
• Provide technical assistance and technical training to other departments.
• Manage time effectively with minimal supervision to accurately scope projects and ensure that projects release on-time

Required Skills and Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree in a technical field or equivalent experience (BSCS, BSEE, etc).
• 4+ years of experience in web application development
• Experience developing web applications with one or more programming languages
• Strong PHP experience required (specifically, experience with PHP 5.x for web site and back-end script development)
• Enterprise PHP architecture and implementation experience
• Knowledge of the Zend framework and architecture
• Expert understanding of Web Standards (HTML, XHTML, CSS, XML, XSL, JavaScript, Web Services, RSS)
• Experience working in Linux and/or UNIX environments.
• Extensive knowledge of Apache Web Server.
• Knowledge of Software Development Lifecycle Tools, source control (Perforce), issue tracking, bug tracking (Test Track Pro), etc.
• Prior experience developing numerous web-based applications
• Experience working with mySQL; particularly driving SQL in an optimized fashion and an understanding of how to build efficient/ scalable applications incorporating this database.

HIGHLY DESIRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

• Experience working with applications based on Software as a Service (SaaS) model.
• Experience with developing web portal platforms
• Knowledge of web security

Privately held and backed by some of the industry's leading top tier venture capital firms, including Technology Crossover Ventures, Accel Partners and Mayfield, Webroot is continuing to build and capitalize upon proven successes and leadership in the security market. Our employees are our most valuable resource and we provide them with the benefits, compensation and stock they deserve. Candidates should be self-directed and able to balance a team approach with personal initiative. Webroot Software, Inc. is headquartered in Boulder, CO with offices in Silicon Valley, Europe and Asia.

If you would like an opportunity to work with this widely recognized worldwide leader in security technology, send your resume to jlandau@webroot.com for consideration.

Principals only- no third parties, please. Webroot Software, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer.