Our office is too big -- we need some badass hackers to fill it up.
# yc w2011
# just closed $2.5MN in funding from first-tier VCs and top angels
# approached 9 VCs, got 9 ridiculously attractive term sheets
# focus on small/medium business loyalty
# challenging technology problems including data synchronization, remote software deployments and scaling
//Who we need//
# individuals who are incredibly driven and self-motivated
# crappy code pisses you off
# broken code makes you want to fix it
# slight perfectionist (and maybe even a tad OCD)
# want to build something millions of people want and use
//Potential roles//
(Software developer)
...requirements...
# TONS of experience developing software for Windows and Linux or OS X
# ability to write software using wxPython or C#/.NET
...nice to haves...
# can work with/around complex network topologies
# experience developing software for remote software deployment
...we want you..
# developing for legacy versions of Windows and/or Linux is easy for you
# experience with delta encoding/data differencing on large data sets
(Web front-end developer AND designer)
...requirements...
# can write standards compliant HTML/CSS
# has beautiful CSS classing principles and methodology
# good eye for design, and can create it too using Photoshop/Illustrator
# can turn mockups into pages
...nice to haves...
# jQuery ain’t a problem
# some experience integrating with Django
(Back-end developer)
...requirements...
# django/python are second nature to you
# have read every page of the django docs, twice
# you think django has some big weaknesses, but willing to write code that can mediate/improve them
# Postgresql doesn't scare you
# can pump out HTML/CSS/JS when it comes down to it
...nice to haves...
# memcached or <insert some other k-v store> implementation on a large scale
# sysadmin skillz
# nginx/apache tuning experience
...we want you...
# have experience scaling some really big stuff
# extensive knowledge of query optimization, indexing, and replication
//What you get//
# competitive salary, equity, blah blah blah
# to be an extremely early employee on an extremely small core dev team
# make core product decisions every day
# deploy code
# work on something that is physically live at a ton of smb's
# a fun crew of great guys. we're the outdoors-ey type!
# obligatory mention of beer
email hckrjobs@gmail.com with a brief introduction of yourself and your background, a couple sentences about why you're fit for the role(s), and maybe a resume if you're not feeling too confident
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