C++ Hacker as Employee #1 in YC Startup (W12)

We're solving this annoying problem: http://xkcd.com/949/. We had a very successful beta and we're hiring a good hacker to play a lead role.

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YOU WILL

* Own a critical section of the codebase that’s technically challenging.

* Be paid well and receive a significant equity stake. Design your own benefit plan.

* Have freedom in your coding methods, tools, and implementation choices.

* Work closely with two talented technical co-founders:

- A former financial quant, who runs our server-side.

- From the world of data visualization and UX, who’s writing our UI.

* Have an opportunity to open-source parts of your work.

* Your code will be used by millions and disrupt a billion-dollar industry.

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RESPONSIBILITIES

* Client-side file-transfer code (P2P, secure).

* Cross-platform build & deployment (mac, windows, linux).

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REQUIREMENTS (3 OUT OF 4)

* Expert in C++.

* Deliver robust code quickly - you ship!

* Have a knack for solving complex problems with simple solutions.

* You can code more lines per minute than Chuck Norris (†).

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NICE TO HAVE

* Desktop software experience

* Secure networking

* Moving the mouse with your mind

* wxWidgets

* win32

* Obj-C / Cocoa

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HOURS: Full-time

LOCATION: We prefer that you work with us in our Kendall Square (Cambridge, MA) office - partial tele-commuting okay. If you rock and you’re remote, we’re open to that.

CONTACT: Please tell us about some cool projects you’ve worked on and something colorful about yourself, at:

  wevehadtheinternetfordecades@gmail.com

P.S. Sorry about the pseudo-secrecy; we’re in stealth mode.

(†) Chuck Norris can code at 200 lines per minute without touching the keyboard.