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UI Engineer at Apple Inc.

Location: Cupertino, CA
URL: http://jobs.apple.com/index.ajs?BID=1&method=mExternal.showJob&RID=20833&CurrentPage=1

Do you want to be part of the UI engineering team for one of the largest and most innovative online stores in the world? If you have expert knowledge of JavaScript, CSS and the DOM, we’re looking for you.

We’re looking for people with the following qualities:

  • Algorithm savy – You have real world experience with common computer science algorithms and how to apply them in the browser.
  • Aware of browser differences – Every browser has bugs and quirks, we’ll expect you to know what they are and how to work around them to build amazing UIs.
  • JavaScript guru – You know the bulk of the JavaScript language inside and out including some of the intricacies of popular libraries like Dojo & Prototype. You should be interested in where the language is going with ECMAScript 4/JavaScript 2 and how some libraries are grafting class-based OO development onto JavaScript.
  • DOM mastery – You don’t need a library to make the browser perform amazing tricks.
  • Multi-disciplined – You know how to speak the language of back-end developers including REST, HTTP, and JSON as well as work with CSS and HTML developers.

Additional Skills:

  • Pragmatic – Support for IE6 is still a reality, know how to deal with the challenges of that while still being innovative.
  • Perfectionist – Dedicated to smooth and flexible animations with a focus on pixel precision.
  • College degree in CS preferred
  • 3-5 experience in web technologies

To apply
To apply for this position, please use the following URL: http://jobs.apple.com/index.ajs?BID=1&method=mExternal.showJob&RID=20833&CurrentPage=1

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