Ruby on Rails Developer for TechStars Startup in Cambridge

Mon, 06 May 2013 21:14:07 GMT

Sparkcloud is a funded start-up working out of Techstars.

Sparkcloud helps people with similar passions meet face to face, by showing stuff to do nearby, in real time. Imagine it as a 21st century version of Craigslist, real-time and hyper-local, with a 'social reputation' that makes it safer, and an API that makes it easy for developers to publish local apps that connect people and places. View our alpha at http://sparkcloud.com/.

We're looking to hire a full-time Ruby on Rails expert to join the founding team. This person will take the lead on developing and rolling out the Sparkcloud API, and re-factor our existing spaghetti-like code base to scale beyond three users.

Consider this the perfect opportunity to create your own dream job. One where you are a partner/co-founder, not an employee. You will be hire #1, and will work closely with the founder, so you can help set the culture of the company to be that place you always wanted to work.

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Founding Developer at TechStars-backed Company in Cambridge

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 04:54:43 GMT

Sparkcloud discovers nearby people and activities, in real time, helping people feel the vibe of their local community. Our company is one month old. In that time, we've been selected for TechStars, raised a round of financing, and built out a web prototype: sparkcloud.net. (password: alpha version). We're launching in April, concurrently with an iPhone/iPad app.

We're looking to add a rockstar programmer/hacker/entrepreneur to the founding team. This person will be responsible for rapidly implementing new features, and re-writing a lot of hackish code… so that we'll scale when more then 3 people are using the site. (n+1 queries: bad!). You can also choose to work on some iPhone stuff, if you like.

Job requirements? There's no list of acronyms. Ideally, exposure to Rails and iPhone SDK... or the ability to quickly learn. Some machine learning experience is a plus. It also helps if you've already demonstrated your awesomeness by working on cool projects in the past. But most importantly: passion, self-motivation, agility, and a relentless drive to perfect the user experience. We're looking for people who want to make a real impact. Not drones.

This person will be paid with actual greenish pieces of paper ("US Dollars") that can be exchanged for other goods and services. Yes, real money! Additionally, a co-founder-worthy chunk of equity is available for the right person.

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Ruby on Rails Developer for TechStars Startup in Cambridge

Founding Developer at TechStars-backed Company in Cambridge