Senior Software Engineer (w/ RESTful, JSON, YUI, ETC)

Senior Software Engineer (w/ RESTful, JSON, YUI, ETC) The Sr. Software Engineer is responsible for maintaining and improving the Edmunds.com suite of software products; develop core service and application enhancements to improve execution, usability and manageability of Edmunds' consumer web site.  Responsibilities (including but not limited to): Design and develop new applications and functionality using the latest J2EE, Open Source, and Web 2.0 technologies Work closely with Project Management, Software Development, QA and Production to coordinate product releases Provide application-level troubleshooting and problem resolution, engaging technical peers and customers as needed  Requirements: Must have a minimum of 5 years experience developing and supporting enterprise grade software applications involving JAVA, O/R Mapping products such as Hibernate, Spring, Struts / Tiles, and database components. 3+ years experience with application-level troubleshooting and problem resolution, engaging technical peers and the business customer as required Experience with concepts and implementation details for building distributed, large-scale, enterprise caliber software; including application and network security, clustering, load-balancing and failover, database access and query optimization, EJB Session Beans and related design patterns, Portal, BPEL and Web Services Experience with designing and implementing RESTful web services, you should know the difference between JSON and XML and know how WS-*service is different than a REST service and why. Ability to diagnose runtime performance and other errors using thread dumps and other black arts. You should know what the difference between a parallel garbage collector and a concurrent mark-sweep collector and how it affects application performance characteristics. Knowledge of Domain Drive Design and basic design patterns. Familiarity with OSGi Familiarity with JavaScript and emerging JavaScript frameworks such as YUI and Dojo. You should know your way around a UNIX system and not be afraid of writing ant scripts or custom targets. Comfortable in a fast-paced technology environment and the ability to multi-task attention across several projects or issues Proven track record of successfully learning applications architecture and integrationClick here to apply About Edmunds Edmunds Inc. publishes four Web sites that empower, engage and educate automotive consumers, enthusiasts and insiders. Edmunds.com , the premier online resource for automotive consumer information, launched in 1995 as the first automotive information Web site. Its most popular feature, the Edmunds.com True Market Value®, is relied upon by millions of people seeking current transaction prices for new and used vehicles. Edmunds.com was named "Best Car Research Site" by Forbes ASAP, has been selected by consumers as the "Most Useful Web Site" according to every J.D. Power and Associates New Autoshopper.com Study(SM), was ranked first in the Survey of Car-Shopping Web Sites by The Wall Street Journal and was rated "#1" in Keynote's study of third-party automotive Web sites. Inside Line launched in 2005 and is the most-read automotive enthusiast Web site. CarSpace launched in 2006 and is an automotive social networking Web site. AutoObserver.com launched in 2007 and provides insightful automotive industry commentary and analysis. Edmunds Inc. is headquartered in Santa Monica, California, and maintains a satellite office in suburban Detroit. Benefits Edmunds offers a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package including: medical, dental and vision coverage for employees; minimum of four weeks of Paid Time Off and 14 paid company holidays; matching 401K; flexible spending plans; tuition reimbursement and a fun, casual environment. Edmunds is an Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D/V.