Platform Developer | Warner Bros. Records
This position is in our office in San Francisco or Los Angeles
WBR is the top label in the US with some of the most respected acts in the business, including R.E.M, Neil Young, Muse, White Stripes and Green Day. We are currently celebrating our 50th anniversary. Besides that, we are the only label with a Technology Department entirely dedicated to doing great stuff online. We run the department as a startup, with all the benefits, toys, electronics, servers, Macs, conferences and geeking out. And free soda. And video games.
You can read about some of our technology initiatives here:
We are not the IT department.
Competitive salary, benefits, bonus, perks
We pay competitively, with generous bonuses and very good perks including 401k, full benefits, CD’s, concerts, software/research tools and more. The aim of our department is to have geeky fun, with music, technology and everything in between. No idea is too crazy or dismissed out of hand and no “what if we....” is ever not pondered.
Work with artists, cool tech people, creative types and more
Far from just a technology company, WBR has publicity, marketing, business affairs, video, A&R, promotions and more. Technology is the backbone to each and every department, which ensures instead of just programming, everyone has the opportunity to work with a variety of different areas, from A&R to business development.
A love for music is a BIG plus. Passion and drive for the interesting, the new and the cool in technology, culture and music is necessary for a rewarding experience at WBRTECH.
The Position
Platform Developer, Technology Development
Key Areas of Responsibility
Specing, development and engineering of technology infrastructure and applications for the WBR Platform
Working with outside developers on features and engineering
Help with server configurations and settings
Monitor service stability and performance
Troubleshoot implementations of technology and programs
Work independently and collaboratively in equal measure with the members of the technology team
Document current and future configurations, process, techniques and procedures
Take the extra 10% of the work on one task to decrease the work by 50% on the next: AUTOMATE
Participate in on-call support when necessary
Qualifications
BS in computer science or equivalent experience
4 years minimum experience with LAMP infrastructures
Expert level familiarity with PHP. Familiarity with bash scripting, python, C, C++ a plus
Expert level familiarity with MySQL and relational databases
SVN experience
Expert level familiarity with XHTML, AJAX, Javascript, CSS, including CSS2 and XHTML strict/transitional
Web production workflow knowledge (ie, cross-browser optimization)
A strong desire to learn the new and interesting in the technology space
Bonus skills
Experience with the Drupal content management system
Experience with emerging technologies (iPhone, Facebook Platform, OpenSocial)
Flash expertise (CS3/AS3)
If interested, please e-mail wbrtech@gmail.com with resume, link to your site, examples of work, etc. Please pass this on to whomever you think would be a good fit.
