[samdjohnson]

Chicago, IL - Full-Time Front End Developer, The Onion (http://www.theonion.com)

The Position

We’re looking for someone to bring the front end of The Onion to the next level. You'll be responsible for major features on our site and will weigh in on engineering and product design decisions.

If you were here in the last 6 months, you would have: - Built a front-end system to prefetch content in the browser. - Created an HTML5 iPad app from scratch. - Built prototypes and apps with node.js, require.js, mustache, and more. - Watched bands play in our brand new studio[1]

You - Want the opportunity to create new tech, not just reuse jQuery plug-ins. - Has well-formed opinions on the latest happenings in Javascript (node.js, coffeescript, client-side templating, etc). - Is sick of supporting IE6 (we don't). - Can handle multiple projects going on simultaneously. - Has built systems with front-end frameworks.

Interested? Apply here[2].

[1] http://www.avclub.com/articles/the-walkmen-cover-rem,38887/ [2] https://www.smartrecruiters.com/TheOnion/70646318