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      <title><![CDATA[Job Posting: Chegg Seeks Senior PHP Developer (Santa Clara, CA)]]></title>
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	<td style="font-weight:bold;vertical-align:top;font-size:11px">Company</td>
	<td style="font-size:11px">Chegg</td>
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	<td style="font-weight:bold;vertical-align:top;font-size:11px">Location</td>
	<td style="font-size:11px">Santa Clara, CA</td>
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	<td style="font-weight:bold;vertical-align:top;font-size:11px">Title</td>
	<td style="font-size:11px">Senior PHP Developer</td>
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	<p>You love coding and building new things. You're smart, you're fast, and most importantly, you always get it done. Admit it, you're a rockstar.</p>

	<p>Chegg is looking for an experienced, energetic PHP Developer. The ideal candidate for this position has worked with high-load, high-availability websites previously and must be comfortable working in a fast-paced startup environment.</p>

	<p><b>About Chegg</b></p>
	<p>Funded by 2 top tier VC's, Chegg is changing the way college students obtain textbooks. Already on over 4,000 campuses, Chegg is the #1 in book rentals.  Chegg was recently featured on Techcrunch.</p>

	<p><a href="http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/11/09/textbook-rentals-big-business-kleiner-perkins-goes-after-chegg/">www.techcrunch.com/2008/11/09/textbook-rentals-big-business-kleiner-perkins-goes-after-chegg/</a></p>

	<p><b>Responsibilities:</b></p>

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	<li> Work in a fast paced and highly collaborative development environment tasked with engineering improvements to our site's features, performance and interface using PHP
	<li> Build new features and enhancements as we scale our systems with growth.
	<li> Prototype and implement optimization techniques and participate in design and code reviews
	<li> Continuously improve Chegg's products, usability and user experience.
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	<p><b>Requirements:</b></p>

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	<li> Strong background in web application development using PHP
	<li> Well versed in code optimization and software design principles
	<li> Experience with an object oriented coding language
	<li> Experience working in a Unix/Linux environment
	<li> Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent
	<li> Ability to identify performance bottlenecks in PHP applications
	<li> Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, and proven ability to work effectively with all organizational levels
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	<p><b>Benefits:</b></p>

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	<li> Medical, dental and vision plans with no premium for employees
	<li> Complimentary catered breakfast, lunch and compensated dinner daily
	<li> Laundry service
	<li> Subsidized gym membership
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	<p>Send resume to careers@chegg.com.</p> 
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