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Senior Web Application Developer, SaaS (Email Service)
Mountain View, CA :: Engineering

Webroot Software, Inc., founded in 1997, is a highly successful, security software & services company and the creator of the award-winning Spy Sweeper® line of products and our new line of defense technology: Webroot E-mail and Web Security SaaS (Software-as-a-Service). Our new Security SaaS offering is a hosted solution providing total endpoint security protection for small- to mid-size businesses and enterprise customers.  Our SaaS offering is a comprehensive email and web management, protection, and compliance suite ideally suited for customers seeking a robust, easy-to-use security solution.  Webroot E-Mail and Web Security SaaS are two critical components to the layered security approach for any company, offering additional levels of protection beyond what an on-premise solution can provide at a fraction of the cost and backed by Webroot's expert support organization.

Globally recognized, Webroot has an outstanding history of delivering award-winning, best of breed security solutions for consumers, small/medium 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. Our headquarters are located in Boulder, Colorado, with offices in Mountain View, California, Europe, Japan and Australia.

Webroot is currently seeking a Web Application Developer.  The Web Developer is responsible for the development and maintenance of the web application for our Email SaaS solution.

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
• PHP highly desired
• Enterprise PHP architecture and implementation experience
• Zend framework and architecture
• Expert understanding of Web Standards (HTML, XHTML, CSS, XML, XSL, JavaScript, Web Services, RSS)
• Experience working in Linux 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.
• In-depth experience developing numerous web-based applications
• Experience with PHP 5.x for web site and back-end script development
• Detailed knowledge of mySQL; particularly driving sql in an optimised fashion
• Detailed knowledge of mySQL and approaches to build efficient/ scalable applications on this technology

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.