Database Engineers

• Consider SQL your "second -language"?
• Let relational databases get in the way of real-world relationships?.
• Consider your indices and ER diagrams artistic works that merit framing?
• Stay up late at night trying to mentally reverse engineer the Database for Facebook or Flickr?

At our lab you'll be responsible for working on our latest suite of Web 2.0 applications including SocialRank and BlinkList. We're experimenting with inventing entirely new applications and re-inventing old products into shiny new cutting edge tools. Our weapons of choice are PHP, MySQL and Ajax and we apply a lot of code re-use and best practices from the Web 2.0 community.

The ideal candidate will have strong ER-modeling, database design, object oriented analysis and object oriented programming skills. Strong experience on MySQL and solid PHP and Java programming skills.

Skills Needed:
XHTML, XML, Web Design, Advanced Database Design, Advanced SQL Knowledge, Object Oriented Javascript

Optional Skills:
UI Design, Perl, Python, Knowledge of Google and Amazon.com APIs, Advanced CSS Skills, Knowledge of Testing Methodology, Framework Development and Improvement.