JavaScript programmer for Earth.org (LAMP) (remote, 5-10 hours)

Earth.org is a collaboratively written travel guide with a non profit approach . Our vision is to provide free and reliable travel information, which we consider as hard to find in between so much advertising.

Our 100% remote team works from around the world on our silently launched beta. We are a small, open-minded, and dedicated team looking for a few good people to work independently at the workplace of their choice - be it a beach in Goa, a cafe in Paris or your bedroom in San Francisco. If you are passionate about sustainable travel and would like to help us create this responsible, inclusive and free travel guide we want to hear from you.

To complete our technical team Earth.org is looking for 1 (one) more passionate, ingenious, responsible and underpaid Web 2.0 JavaScript programmer (ideally 5-10 hours/week), who will play a central role in the technical development of Earth.org.

PLEASE RESPECT: WE DO NOT CONSIDER APPLICATIONS FROM IT-SERVICES COMPANIES!

Your tasks include:
- JavaScript user interface for Earth.org
- Advanced usage of Google maps
- Integration of third party widgets into our web site
- Interaction with remote APIs through JSON
- Creation of widgets for third party web sites
- Social network widgets (Facebook, MySpace, ...)

Our requirements:
- Minimum of 2 years experience in the JavaScript, ideally experience with larger web applications
- Experience with prototypeJS
- Ideally experience with Facebook JS API  and OpenSocial
- Ideally you have a degree in computer science, and in any case a high degree of structured thinking
- You know and use Web 2.0 applications (e.g. APIs, mashups), ideally you programmed in the field of web 2.0
- Strong grasp of the English language
- Ideally remote work experience, at least you have the ability to work with people from other countries, cultures, languages and belief structures
- You share our environmental, social and cultural friendly mindset

We can only take replies that contain:
- A detailed description of your experience regarding our requirements
- Your hourly fee

Location: remote work at your preferred location
Time horizon: minimum 12 months, preferable long-term

At Earth.org, we employ a positive mindset in everything we do. We think there is no room for negativity in the workplace, especially one as unique as ours with such an important goal -- so, we look for certain characteristics in potential members of our team: you have a positive vibe, you communicate proactively and openly, you take responsibility and you achieve your very best output!

Interested? Contact us at:
E-mail: work@earth.org