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jwarnow - Fri, 2008-07-11 23:43
Employment type: 
Full time
Telecommute: 
Allowed

Are you a Drupal ninja? Do you want to use your skills in service of a greater good?

We're looking for a benevolent code-shredder who can help run an international campaign to stop the climate crisis. Our small and nimble crew coordinate 350.org, a new internationalized platform to link up the pieces of the growing global movement to stop the climate crisis. We're a young team that moves quickly, and we seek an engineer who can match us in enthusiasm, efficiency, and dedication.

We want to push the boundaries of what's possible with web-based activism, to develop and implement tools that can facilitate the creation a new kind of global movement: wired, diverse, mobile, visionary , and above all, effective.

Our ideal candidate has:

  • 2+ Years as a Drupal developer with a solid understanding of the framework, coding best-practices, resources and community

  • A diverse portfolio of Drupal work and three references

  • Strong PHP, HTML, and CSS Skills

  • Understanding of, interest in, and experience with projects that have a focus on sustainability, social change, advocacy.

  • A good sense of design aesthetics and usability

  • Experience with internationalization and localization.

  • Strong ties to the Drupal community.

  • The ability to work side-by-side with our team in San Francisco at least two days a week, with the option to work from a distance for additional work.

  • Good communication skills (both oral and written) and strong people skills, and experience interfacing with clients

  • Ability to work both collaboratively and independently

  • Capacity to multi-task and work nimbly, balancing multiple priorities and interruptions

Responsibilities include:

  • Creating elegant and efficient programming solutions that are flexible and forward-compatible

  • Developing custom modules

  • Debugging and troubleshooting issues

  • Configuring servers and databases

We estimate this will be a full-time position through the end of the year, with strong potential for continued full-time or part-time work depending on the status of the campaign. Work begins ASAP.

TO APPLY
Send jon@350.org a cover letter, résumé, contact information for three references, and links to examples of your work along with a description of your contribution to each example linked. Compensation commensurate with experience.