Tuesday, July 14, 2009

Sr Software Engineer

Location: South San Francisco
Type: Full Time
Req # 33730

Primary Job Responsibilities

• Contribute to the entire development lifecycle of Shopping.com™'s next-gen search engine: concept, prototype, implementation, deployment, and measurement
• Design and implement improvements to ranking and performance in close cooperation with research and product management
• Collaborate with product management to refine and prioritize new
requirements

Job Requirements

• Expert level knowledge of object oriented design and multi-threaded implementation techniques in C++
• Development experience in information retrieval, computational linguistics, and distributed algorithms
• Strong grasp of data structure and algorithm fundamentals
• Experience developing and deploying large scale performance-sensitive distributed systems
• Outstanding communication skills and a track record of achievement in a dynamic team development environment
• Industrial experience using Extreme Programming and/or Agile methods preferred
• Entrepreneurial spirit and strong drive to innovate any aspect of the company


Basic Qualifications

• BS/MS in Computer Science, or equivalent experience
• A minimum of 5 years software engineering experience developing products in Linux/UNIX environment
• A minimum of 2 years software engineering experience developing products in C++
• Advanced levels of foosball or ping-pong skills are not strictly required, but highly desirable


Education Bachelors Degree or Equivalent

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