We’re a VC and angel funded local startup looking for a driven developer to build a product that has a meaningful impact on the daily lives of New Yorkers (and beyond). We’re based in Manhattan (Chelsea/Flatiron loft office), and the ideal candidate can start ASAP.
Must Haves:
Belief in vision of individual empowerment
Ruby on Rails (RoR) experience (min. 1 year experience) or equivalent (e.g. Django)
BS/MS in Computer Science
Entrepreneur-at-heart – thrives in a fast-paced startup environment and has the hunger to succeed and build a product that changes the world
Demonstrated leadership ability and self-starter mentality
Passionate about writing agile, elegant, DRY code
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Nice-to-Haves:
Experience with search/vertical search
Experience with automated testing / continuous integration frameworks
Experience with database optimization (my.cnf, EXPLAIN, indexes, replication)
Experience provisioning and managing cloud resources (Engine Yard, Heroku, App Engine, or equivalent)
Strong user experience design / interaction design reasoning skills
Competitive mix of salary and equity