(Mill Valley, CA (N of San Francisco))
Good Dog Design (GDD) is a small, international soup-to-nuts web design and development shop based in Mill Valley, CA (just north of San Francisco) with offices also in Adelaide, Australia. For over 15 years, GDD has been providing top-notch visual design and web design services for companies in the San Francisco Bay Area and around the world. GDD works with a wide range of clients from Fortune 500 companies to start-ups to non-profits to local businesses. GDD prides itself in delighting users and creating elegant and easy-to-use websites, web-based application and ipad/iphone applications. To learn more about us and our range of projects please visit www.gooddogdesign.com.
Are you a coder who loves design, or a designer who loves code? Good Dog Design is looking for a smart, motivated programmer to work with us full-time in our Mill Valley office. We're looking for someone with a blend of programming experience and an eye for design, who is observant, motivated and curious. You must be able to hand code HTML/XHTML/CSS, and be comfortable with Photoshop as well as Ruby. The workload varies from the design and development of brand new sites and applications to basic web maintenance duties. The ideal candidate for this job is one who exceeds the expectations of any given task; someone who is always looking for creative, efficient answers to complex questions.
Required Skills:
- Master of valid, hand-coded HTML/XHTML/CSS
- Comfortable with Javascript/AJAX, (and jQuery know-how)
- Familiar with solutions to common to cross-browser issues
- Able to slice and dice PSDs into html templates with pixel precision
- Good understanding of web usability standards
- Familiar with Ruby - Sinatra /Rails
- Familiar with source control principles and working knowledge of Git or SVN
- Ability to iterate and QA own work
- An eye for good design and great interaction experiences, and understanding of user-centered design
- Good written and verbal communications skills
Nice to Have:
- Ability to provide Linux system setup and admin
- A desire to work with document databases (specifically MongoDB) and key-value stores, but have working knowledge of MySQL
Location:
Good Dog Design
21 Corte Madera Ave | Suite 2
Mill Valley, CA 94941
* This is a full time position in our Mill Valley office. You'll need to be in our office by 9 AM M-F.
* Must be eligible to work in the U.S.
** Recruiters - please don't contact us, we're looking to talk to candidates directly **
Job Perks: Benefits: Paid vacation, health, and 401(k) match. Includes sane working hours, trips to Peet's Coffee and delicious snacks.
Apply: To apply: Send resume, cover letter, and examples of your work to Susie [at] gooddogdesign.com. We?ll be accepting applications this week and interviewing next week.
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