Web Application Developer

Opportunity

Healthline's Product Team seeks a Web Application Developer with creativity and productivity to contribute to a variety of exciting new products. An ideal candidate would have a passion for new product concepts and prototypes. There is a wide range of dynamic products, from updating the Healthline.com website to executing on new ideas for our Media Network partners.

Responsibilities

  • Innovate on and elegantly implement product designs.
  • Build complex applications using standards-compliant techniques.
  • Adapt to short development timelines, sometimes with changing requirements.

Requirements

  • Computer Science degree or 3 years of relevant work experience.
  • Experience with visual design tools Adobe Photoshop and Flash.
  • Experience with a JavaScript library YUI/Prototype/etc.
  • Experience with modern Java programming using: Java and JSP pages, SQL, Oracle, MySQL.
  • Proven expertise with: HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Action Script, XML.
  • Strong Web application design skills, including information architecture, interface design and visual design.
  • Demonstrated history of completed projects and proactive development.
  • Excellent communication skills: comfortable working with all levels of the organization.
  • Bonus if you're familiar with: Ad Banner Creation, the Healthcare Industry or Advertising Systems.

About Healthline

Healthline Networks offers an innovative approach to meeting the needs of today's health information seeker. The company's unique consumer healthcare taxonomy, created in 1999 in collaboration with 1,100 medical specialists, powers a suite of intelligent health search, navigation and content services. Combining advanced search technology with deep medical expertise, Healthline and its business partners - a network of trusted destination sites that include publishers, portals, search engines, employers and health plans - help consumers navigate the complex world of healthcare information, empowering them to make more confident, informed decisions. Headquartered in San Francisco, Healthline is backed by VantagePoint Venture Partners, Reed Elsevier Ventures, Mitsui & Co., Ltd., and JHK Investments, LLC.

Healthline is located in San Francisco, one block from Cal Train, near the Giants ballpark. Our employees enjoy a stimulating and fun place to work, along with fully paid health benefits and stock options. The office is dog-friendly.

To apply, send cover letter and resume to: careers@healthline.com. Include in your cover letter some specific information about why you would be a great candidate for this position.