Published on 2007-05-07 22:38:09

Yahoo! is looking for engineer to work on Firebug, best debugging tool for Firefox ever. The developer will be working full time on the advancing the Firebug Roadmap and closely with Firebug's creator, Joe Hewitt. A good news for the development community, and not strange at all that Yahoo! offer such support for a free and open source solution, especially if it's for a great extension such Firebug. Below the job requirements :

Minimum Job Qualifications:

• You must have a strong command of X/HTML, DOM, CSS, JavaScript, cross-browser compatibility issues, and client-side performance optimization.


• You must have a strong command of client/server programming in HTTP environments, including a strong working knowledge of the HTTP protocol.


• You must have a successful track record of creating and documenting APIs that enable modular, performant extensibility.


• You must have superior writing and public-speaking skills.


• You must have a strong attention to detail.


• Computer Science degree or equivalent work experience required.

• You should have 5+ years of frontend engineering experience building web-enabled functionality beyond the traditional web-page - e.g., XUL applications, browser extensions, Greasemonkey widgets, etc.


• Experience contributing to Mozilla or other open-source projects is highly desired.


• Experience with C/C++ is highly desired.


• Familiarity with YUI, Dojo, JQuery and other JavaScript/CSS libraries is a plus.


• Experience with Javascript/XML-based widget engines is a plus.

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