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[Peter Olson]

Hi List -

We have several positions open in the web development group at Marvel
Entertainment.

Send emails to:
(

(the marvel.com ID of the movie “Marvel’s The Avengers”*the marvel.com
ID of the movie “Howard the Duck”) +

((the issue number of the last issue published in the 1963 to 2011
series of Uncanny X-Men + the number of bits which JavaScript uses to
represent a number) *

(the ASCII character with a hex value of

((the year of publication of Marvel Comics #1) – 1900)

))

) @ marvel.com


Web Developers – Multiple Positions

Marvel Entertainment is seeking talented mid and senior-level
front-end and back-end web developers.

Developers at Marvel tackle problems like

- finding the right comic for the right user from tens of thousands of
issues published over 70 years
- creating fast, responsive web sites and apps which entice long-time
Marvel fans and new users alike
- making innovative ways of visualizing and exploring one of the
richest IP and metadata sets you’ll ever work with

The successful candidate will have a specialty (such as front-end
development) but will be comfortable learning and diving into any part
of the technology stack.  They will enjoy working with non-technical
and technical resources in a highly collaborative environment.  They
will use their knowledge of Marvel’s and the web’s technical
capabilities to drive product development.

Responsibilities:

Develop and implement web and mobile applications using PHP,
JavaScript, HTML, XML and various web services in a LAMP environment.
Generate design documents, code, debug, and test within the Marvel
software lifecycle framework.
Define the integration between proposed development projects and
existing systems, software and hardware.
Research emerging technologies to improve current applications,
architecture and processes.
Participate in product development, technical design reviews, formal
code reviews, bug triage, and functional walkthroughs.
Work in a collaborative development environment, providing assistance
& technical guidance to less experienced team members.

Skills & Requirements

Qualifications:

Hands-on experience with PHP, the LAMP environment and/or front-end
web technologies such as JavaScript, HTML5, CSS and Ajax
Hands-on experience with web services such as SOAP, REST and XML-RPC APIs
Experience working on high-traffic experiences
Ability to clearly deftly and clearly communicate both with the
technology team and non-technical members of the larger organization
Strong sense of ownership and urgency
Ability to juggle multiple projects, set priorities and meet deadlines
Critical thinking skills and a high attention to detail
Hands-on experience with Java, Objective-C and other common mobile
programming languages is a big plus
Experience with common MVC programming frameworks is a big plus
A love of problem solving and a demonstrated ability to produce
innovative technical solutions to complex challenges


About Marvel Entertainment

Marvel Entertainment, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Walt
Disney Company, is one of the world's most prominent character-based
entertainment companies, built on a proven library of over 8,000
characters featured in a variety of media over seventy years.  Marvel
utilizes its character franchises in entertainment, licensing and
publishing.