Software Engineer

This position is responsible for rapid hands on development of a variety of small and large-scale web applications and services for an ICANN accredited domain name registrar. Working on a small web development team, the position calls for close collaboration with all facets of the company to meet daily and long term demands of a fast paced and growing Internet company.

Responsibilities & Duties

• Design and develop web applications to meet user requirements.
• Design and implement the components required for complex application features and multiple projects. These activities include defining, architecting, coding, testing, debugging, and deployment to support application systems.
• Prepare estimates and develops project plans.
• Suggest technical alternatives and make recommendations to internal customers for the most effective and efficient automated approach.
• Diagnose and resolve technical issues/bugs
• Monitor development in Web-related technologies, oversee and participate in the evaluation, selection, acquisition, installation, maintenance, and operation of Web-related technologies and emerging, state-of-the-art tools and technologies.
• Research and implement technological improvements to streamline processes.

Preferred Qualifications

• 3-5+ years Web development experience.
• Solid knowledge of PHP5 Object Oriented programming.
• Strong working knowledge of SQL, specifically MySQL.
• Strong knowledge of server technologies such as Apache.
• Experience working with XML and designing XML Schema.
• Working knowledge of HTML, JavaScript, CSS, AJAX, DHTML.
• Coding standards, organizational programming skills and good commenting practices is important.
• Experience working in a Linux/Unix environment.

For consideration please include a cover letter / email discussing your qualifications and interest in the position. kellie@name.com

Name.com is an innovative and successful Denver-based domain name company. We are rapidly growing as we expand our reach of domain and Internet related products and services. Name.com is seeking enthusiastic, creative, and talented individuals to share in and contribute to the evolution of our company. We offer a compelling, thought-provoking environment with good benefits, including medical and dental coverage, in addition to a fantastic view! If you think you might be interested in joining our team, please refer to the list of available positions below and send us your resume (careers@name.com).

User Interface (UI) Designer

At Name.com we want to put a greater emphasis on the usability of our tools and services. By focusing on the user, we believe the rest will fall into place. We're looking for a UI Designer to help drive the design process for new Name.com products and features. As a UI Designer, you will work closely with our development team and company leadership throughout all stages of the product cycle. If you're a critical thinker with a good design sense, a strong technical background, and an eye for making things better we want to talk to you. This is a full-time salaried position.

The Responsibilities:

• Helping to define and create the user interface for new and existing Name.com products and features.
• Developing high level and/or detailed storyboards, mockups and prototypes to effectively communicate interaction and design ideas.
• Evaluating the usability of new and existing products, and making informed and constructive suggestions for change.

The Requirements:

• Solid academic background in human-computer interaction or related field (BS or MS in Computer Science or related field a big plus.
• Demonstrated experience in designing usable web-based interfaces.
• Understanding of the MVC architecture and experience developing user interfaces in Symfony, Ruby on Rails or similar platform.
• Expert HTML & CSS skills.
• Excellent knowledge of JavaScript.
• Strong, clean visual design sense.
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills.

Interested candidates should send their resume to: careers@name.com