Friday, September 14, 2007

PHP Performance Engineer at Facebook.com

Facebook is seeking a PHP Performance Engineer to join the Product Engineering team. The position is a full-time position based in our main office in downtown Palo Alto.

Responsibilities:

  • Identify performance bottlenecks in PHP applications
  • Provide code optimization recommendations
  • Prototype and implement optimization techniques
  • Benchmark existing code and enhancements
  • Participate in design and code reviews
  • Code primarily in PHP
  • Interface with other team members to incorporate their innovations and vice versa
  • Identify and communicate best practices

Requirements:

  • A passion for performance debugging and benchmarking
  • Knowledge of PHP and system profiling tools
  • Adept knowledge of the PHP API
  • Experience building PHP applications and frameworks
  • Basic knowledge of PHP internals and Apache architecture
  • Experience working with Apache/PHP in high-performance environments
  • Interest in working on the second largest PHP website in the world
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, and proven ability to work effectively with all organizational levels
  • BS or MS degree in Computer Science or Engineering preferred

Location: Palo Alto, CA

Link: http://www.facebook.com/jobs/#PHP%20Performance%20Engineer

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