Web Developer / Swiss Army Knife

Matrix Group is looking for experienced Web Developer to join our growing team.

Know the expression "when you're a hammer, everything looks like a nail"?

We're looking for Swiss Army Knives because in the span of a couple of months, you might:

work on implementing a .NET CMS
write a script to migrate thousands of pages of static text
program an interactive game in jquery
write some custom code for a WordPress site, and
do some database optimization to speed up some slow reports.

What does this mean?

We're looking for developers who want to:

work on a variety of projects
have mastery of at least one web programming language and knowledge of 1 or 2 more
are intellectually curious about a lot of different things, and
want to be part of a team making great websites for associations, non-profits and private firms.

Not yet a Swiss Army Knife but aspire to be one? If you've got mastery of .NET(C#), Microsoft MVC, Razor templating, PHP or ColdFusion and want to take your skills to the next level and expand your toolbox, you've come to the right place.

You won't do this work alone. Every person is part of a team. Each team consists of two project managers, 4-6 web programmers, a couple of front-end developers, a designer, a QA person, and a sys admin. Each is named after a movie (Fifth Element, X-Men, you get the picture) because frankly, our clients think we're super heroes and stars.

Job Requirements:

Here are your main responsibilities as a Web Developer / Swiss Army Knife:

Be part of a team that develops websites, applications and mobile apps for clients
Be involved in the entire project life cycle, from the development of the specifications, design of the user interface, database design and construction, programming, and gathering of client feedback
Develop Web applications that exceed industry and Matrix coding standards
Contribute to the Matrix Group knowledge base by sharing what you've learned from projects. industry events, and trainings in the company wikis and Friday lunch-and-learns

Here are sample development projects recently launched by Matrix Group:

Redesigned a major trade association website in the Sitefinity CMS (.NET). The site is responsive and the migration involved moving over 1,000 pages of static text. Sitefinity was integrated with a third party membership database for single sign-on and dynamic topic pages that display content from the CMS, membership database and third party sites.
Created an iPad game that teaches kids about recycling and re-using items.
Developed a custom accreditation portal that allows customers to submit their applications and submit evidence, the organization to review the evidence and schedule onsite visits, and the accreditation committee to review all documents and reports and decided whether or not to grant accreditation to the health center.

Interested? You'll be successful in this position if:

You have previously worked at an interactive agency and think it's the best because of the pace and the diversity of projects and technologies
You love, love, love the web and mobile
You are organized and committed to getting things done
You believe that code should be elegant and clean, and that coding is a creative act
You are knowledgeable about how to program applications securely
You want to know how your work fits into your clients' mission and goals
You go beyond the specifications by making suggestions for making applications better and flagging sections that don't make sense
You love working in a team environment

Matrix Group is a leading interactive agency in the DC area. We make great websites for associations, professional societies and non-profits, and the occasional for profit company.

Here are sample sites that recently won awards or just got redesigned:

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