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POSITION PURPOSE:

The Senior Web Developer at D.C. United will be a gifted coder who has mastered current front-end and scripting web standards, especially with front-end development and unobtrusive scripting. This person must also maintain mid-level working knowledge of selected back-end technologies.

Successful candidates will be eclectic professionals that are imaginative and creative problem solvers. They should also actively follow new trends and techniques. This position will play an essential role in developing cutting edge web sites as part of United’s new digital media platform.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

* Produce clean, error-free code for public-facing website, web applications, and widgets.

* Act as the team's tech-lead during requirements gathering and solution building.

* Participate in creating documentation or presentations to help explain technical ideas and plans to front office principals.

* Complete assigned work on-time.

Other:
Regular attendance in conformance with the standards, which may be established by D.C. United from time to time, is essential to the successful performance of this position. Employees with irregular attendance will be subject to disciplinary action, up to and including termination of employment.

Due to the nature of the sports industry, employees are required to work varying schedules, including evenings and weekends, to reflect the business needs of the company.

Upon employment, all employees are required to fully comply with D.C. United rules and regulations for the safe and efficient operation of company facilities. Employees who violate these rules and regulations will be subject to disciplinary action, up to and including termination of employment.

SUPPORTIVE FUNCTIONS:

In addition to performance of the essential functions, this position may be required to perform a combination of the following supportive functions, with the percentage of time performing each function to be solely determined by the supervisor based upon the particular requirements of the company.

* Work seamlessly with the communication department co-workers that oversee media relations, community relations and broadcasting functions.

SPECIFIC JOB KNOWLEDGE, SKILL AND ABILITY

The individual must possess the following knowledge, skills and abilities and be able to explain and demonstrate that he or she can perform the essential functions of the job, with or without reasonable accommodation, using some other combination of skills and abilities.

* Professional and courteous demeanor.

* Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Spanish language fluency preferred.

QUALIFICATION STANDARDS

Education:

* Four-year college degree preferred.

Experience:

* At least four years as a web developer working in a deadline-driven environment, producing websites or web applications.

* Demonstrated expertise in HTML, DHTML, CSS, Javascript and XML (plus using them together as AJAX).

* Demonstrated experience with PHP 5 and MySQL.

* Strong working knowledge of open-source WCMS, especially Drupal and Movable Type.

* Mid-level working knowledge of application architecture, development methodologies and frameworks.

* Mid-level working knowledge of streaming multimedia techniques.

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