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Internet Engineers in Chicago

Sat, 18 May 2013 07:46:09 GMT

We're PVPower, a solar energy company based here in Chicago, and we're growing. We’ve got big plans for our technology and we’re looking for talented software engineers, both back-end and front-end, to join the team. We’re looking for engineers who have experience with dynamic languages and related frameworks – Rails is ideal.

But more important than the particulars of your skill set, we’re looking for clever, creative, self-motivated developers-at-heart who make a habit of getting stuff done. Sound interesting? We’d love to talk to you. Send us your resume and the top 5 things you’re looking for in a great job. Also, what technologies do you love working with and why? Looking forward to hearing from you.

Thanks much.
- The folks at PVPower

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Front- End Developer in Chicago

Tue, 14 May 2013 09:55:02 GMT

We're PVPower, a solar energy company based in Chicago. We're a small team working hard to get more solar panels onto more roofs. We're revenue-generating, funded and growing.

We’re working to make it easier for solar installers to get projects done across the U.S. through our solar project planning app SolarBear and our e-commerce store.

We’re looking for a front-end developer with an appreciation and eye for design to join our engineering team. For starters, we’re looking someone well-versed in HTML/CSS/Javascript. And while design isn’t the focus of the role we’re hiring for, we want someone who appreciates polished Design/UI/UX, eagerly provides recommendations for improvement, and takes pride in clean, concise implementation.

In addition to hard skills, communication is really important. You’ll have a key and growing role on our product team. We’ll be looking to you to help brainstorm, concept and implement improvements to SolarBear.We’re a Ruby-on-Rails shop. On the front-end we’re making extensive use of AJAX, HAML, LESS, jQuery, and Backbone.js. It would be great if you’re versed and interested in these technologies and frameworks. On top of that, we’re big fans of separation-of-concerns into content, presentation, and behavioral components. If you’re a talented developer and want to make a real difference and are interested in the above, we’d love to talk to you.

We're open to candidates both local (Chicago) and remote (across the U.S. and world).

To apply, send us (or email us jobs@pvpower.com) your the top 3 things you’re looking for in a great job, your portfolio and resume. Also, what technologies do you love working with and why? Finally we'd like to know how you'd rate yourself (low: 1 --> high: 10) on HTML, CSS, javascript, Backbone.js/Ember.js/AngularJS, UI design & graphic design.

Looking forward to hearing from you.

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More About PVPower:

PVPower opened for business in early 2009. Since then we've sold thousands of solar components to solar installers across North America without the help of any rockstars or ninjas that we know of. Our office is a big and bright loft on the north side along the Ravenswood corridor. We are an Excelerate Labs company -- class of 2010 and have a strong network of mentors and investors.

And we're big fans of:
- Learning new things
- Wearing many hats (and plenty of wool ones during Chicago’s winter)
- Solving problems and others who do this well
- Making a difference and, if we're lucky, the world just a tiny bit better
- Renewable energy, especially solar

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Rails Developer/ Engineer in Chicago

Mon, 13 May 2013 19:54:36 GMT

We're PVPower, a solar energy company based in Chicago, and we're growing. We don’t have any openings for rock stars or ninjas right now, but we are looking for talented folks just the same.

We have immediate openings for developers, both back and front end, who have a proficiency with some of the following:

• System Architecture
• Ruby/Rails
• Python/Django
• MySQL/PostgreSQL
• Javascript, jQuery, AJAX
• Testing frameworks
• Agile methodologies
• Git
• HTML, CSS

But more important than the particulars of your skill set or your experience level, we’re looking for clever, creative, eager, enterprising, self-motivated developers-at-heart who make a habit of getting stuff done.

Sound like you? Interested?

If so, we’d love to talk to you. Send us your resume along with 5 things you’re looking for in a great job. Also, what technologies do you love working with and why? Looking forward to hearing from you.

Thanks much.
- The folks at PVPower

Apply: work@pvpower.com

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More About PVPower
PVPower is a small team of ambitious entrepreneurs, in business since early ‘09. Since then we’ve sold over a million dollars in solar components. We are an Excelerate Labs company – class of 2010.

Our office is a big and bright loft on the north-side along the Ravenswood corridor. We have a strong network of mentors and investors in Chicago & across the country. And there’s a place in our hearts for:

• The Earth, its resources, and making sure it’s still around for our children and grandchildren to enjoy
• Creative problem solvers
• Work-life balance
• Being part of a great team
• Learning new things and teaching others what we’ve learned
• Innovation
• Sustainability

Compensation: Competitive cash salary + Options equity

* No Recruiters or Dev Firms Please

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Front End & UI Designer in Chicago

Mon, 13 May 2013 19:54:36 GMT

We're PVPower, a solar energy company based in Chicago, and we're growing. We don’t have any openings for rock stars or ninjas right now, but we are looking for talented folks just the same.

We’re looking for someone who can own all things design at PVPower and someone who can implement those designs as a front-end developer. To get a sense of what we’re doing, our Engineering team is focused on the following:

• Ruby/Rails
• MySQL/PostgreSQL
• Javascript, jQuery, AJAX
• Testing frameworks
• Agile methodologies, Pivotal
• Git
• HTML, CSS

Maybe you’re more of a designer, than developer. Or a bit more into HTML/CSS/AJAX than you are into UI or graphic design. That’s OK, because more important than the particulars of your skill set or your experience level, we’re looking for clever, creative, eager, enterprising, self-motivated designers-at-heart who also love to build what they design and make a habit of getting stuff done.

Sound like you? Interested?

If so, we’d love to talk to you. Send us your portfolio along with 5 things you’re looking for in a great job. Also, what sorts of design challenges do you love solving? Who or which companies do you look up to for design and UI inspiration? And why?

We look forward to hearing from you.

Thanks much.
- The folks at PVPower

Apply: jobs@pvpower.com

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More About PVPower
PVPower is a small team of ambitious entrepreneurs, in business since early ‘09. Since then we’ve sold over a million dollars in solar components. We are an Excelerate Labs company – class of 2010.

Our office is a big and bright loft on the north-side along the Ravenswood corridor. We have a strong network of mentors and investors in Chicago & across the country. And there’s a place in our hearts for:

• The Earth, it’s resources, and making sure it’s still around for our children and grandchildren to enjoy
• Creative problem solvers
• Work-life balance
• Being part of a great team
• Learning new things and teaching others what we’ve learned
• Innovation
• Sustainability

Compensation: Competitive cash salary + Options equity

* No Recruiters or Design Firms Please

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Front End Developer with a Passion for Design in Chicago

Mon, 13 May 2013 19:54:36 GMT

We're PVPower, a solar energy company based in Chicago, and we're growing. We don’t have any openings for rock stars or ninjas right now, but we are looking for talented folks just the same.

We’re looking for someone who can own all things front end development at PVPower and someone who loves design, eitiher in a hands-on capacity, or just an appreciation for pixel-perfect front-end development artistry. To get a sense of what we’re doing, our Engineering team is focused on the following:

• Ruby/Rails
• MySQL/PostgreSQL
• Javascript, jQuery, AJAX
• Testing frameworks
• Agile methodologies, Pivotal
• Git
• HTML, CSS

Maybe you’re more of a designer, than developer. Or a bit more into HTML/CSS/AJAX than you are into UI or graphic design. That’s OK, because more important than the particulars of your skill set or your experience level, we’re looking for clever, creative, eager, enterprising, self-motivated designers-at-heart who also love to build what they design and make a habit of getting stuff done.

Sound like you? Interested?

If so, we’d love to talk to you. Send us your resume and portfolio along with 5 things you’re looking for in a great job. Also, what sort of FE dev challenges do you love solving? Who or which companies do you look up to for FE dev and design inspiration? And why?

We look forward to hearing from you.

Thanks much.
- The folks at PVPower

Apply: work@pvpower.com

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More About PVPower
PVPower is a small team of ambitious entrepreneurs, in business since early ‘09. Since then we’ve sold over a million dollars in solar components. We are an Excelerate Labs company – class of 2010.

Our office is a big and bright loft on the north-side along the Ravenswood corridor. We have a strong network of mentors and investors in Chicago & across the country. And there’s a place in our hearts for:

• The Earth, it’s resources, and making sure it’s still around for our children and grandchildren to enjoy
• Creative problem solvers
• Work-life balance
• Being part of a great team
• Learning new things and teaching others what we’ve learned
• Innovation
• Sustainability

Compensation: Competitive cash salary + Options equity

* No Recruiters or Firms Please

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UI Lead - Design/ Development in Chicago

Sat, 04 May 2013 05:37:44 GMT

PVPower is a Chicago-based solar power company developing software to simplify the way solar projects happen through our web application SolarBear. We’re looking for an exceptionally talented interface design lead, focusing on launching and growing SolarBear.

As the UI Lead you will be responsible for making SolarBear (and other PVPower properties) flow, feel and look amazing on the web and on mobile devices. You will be responsible for designing and implementing the front-end experience and interface of SolarBear. We’re looking for someone who is never satisfied with how a web app works, feels and looks… and someone who wants to help the planet along the way.

You Will:
• Be the key driver in the visual design and implementation of the SolarBear web app and associated sites
• Help insure the usability and appearance of SolarBear & PVPower is world class
• Strive for design perfection through frequent releases

What We’re Looking For:
• Outstanding portfolio of public and personal work, a history of launching great web interfaces
• Skilled front-end developer – HTML, CSS, JS, AJAX, jQuery
• Passion for design and development
• Creative thinking when it comes to interface design and user experience
• Ability to solve Design problems as they arise
• Ability to work within an agile software development environment, using Pivotal
• Excitement to work in a fluid manner within the Product and Engineering team
• Experience designing for web and mobile applications using wireframes, story boards, paper prototypes, executing user testing and working within an iterative design/development model

No minimum or maximum experience required, your personality, skills and portfolio should speak for themselves. We are open to both full and part-time folks, however we will require a focus of time during key periods.

*No recruiters or design firms please.

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Solar Sales Executive in Chicago

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 13:54:29 GMT

Want to help get more solar on more roofs across the U.S.? Join us!

This sales position is a great opportunity to grow your sales skills in the exciting and growing solar energy market, and make lots of money while you’re at it. You’ll be selling solar installers what they want, an easier way to win solar projects and source their solar panels and other project components. Our sales team loves to dig into solar projects, get to know installers across the country and have a great time doing it. PVPower is a place to learn, prove yourself, make money, and be part of a fun, growing startup company while you’re at it.

You’ll be responsible for building a book of business from B2B leads while working hand-in-hand with our fulfillment and engineering support team. You'll also work with our software development team to help hone and perfect SolarBear for your needs and the needs of your customers. This requires resourcefulness, curiosity, determination, a competitive spirit, and the ability to easily connect with people from all walks of life.

In return, you’ll get more than just a full-time sales gig with a training salary, uncapped commission, bonus incentives, stock options and a flexible work environment. You’ll have a voice in the direction of our business and be recognized & rewarded for your success. Our team will work with you to help you achieve your career goals, whether that’s growth internally or externally.

We are a young, professional and highly motivated sales team that's expanding fast, so it's important for us to find candidates that are ready to hit the ground running. The successful candidate for this commission based sales position will possess at some B2B sales experience, have excellent communication skills, be an advanced Internet user, have at least an intermediate knowledge of CRM software and have excellent organizational skills. A knowledge and passion for renewable energy and solar technology is preferred but absolutely not required, we can help you learn everything you'll want to know about solar.

Responsibilities

- Forming and growing PVPower’s relationship with our national installer database
- Acquiring new contacts through cold calling and cold emailing
- Growing and maintaining our CRM system
- Solicit actionable feedback for our development team on our solar design tool, SolarBear.
- Follow-up on inbound leads obtained through site traffic and phone calls
- Acquire new leads through cold calling and cold emailing
- Assist customers in designing and purchasing PV systems
- Provide customer logistical support and order follow-through
- Maintain high levels of customer satisfaction
- Turn first-time customers and SolarBear users into repeat customers

Skills & Experience

- Looking for an incredible salesperson, with a little or a lot of sales experience, we're open
- Has a great personality and a strong communicator
- Has strong written and communication skills
- Is excited about new opportunities in the growing solar economy
- Makes decisions, solves problems and follows through on every opportunity
- Loves learning about new technology and sharing that knowledge
- Previous experience in an outbound calling environment is a strong plus

Apply here or email us at jobs (at) pvpower (dot) com with your resume and 3 things that you're looking for in a great job.

http://pvpower.theresumator.com/apply/zfI1mh/Solar-Sales-Executive.html

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Outside Sales Associate - PVPower, Inc in Chicago

Sun, 28 Apr 2013 21:58:57 GMT

We are hiring an Outside Sales Associate to be compensated via a high value commission structure. We are looking for someone to join the team on a permanent basis that has a track record of being a personable self-starter with excellent communication and relationship skills. Our Outside Sales Associates will be responsible for pursuing B2B leads while working hand-in-hand with our fulfillment and engineering support team to bring in new business. The structure is designed to support you in your effort to expand the reach of PVPower to new installers and networks. We'll give you the tools and it's your responsibility to make the most of every sales opportunity.
We are a young, professional and highly motivated sales team that's expanding fast, so it's important for us to find candidates that are ready to hit the ground running. The successful candidate for this commission based sales position will possess at some B2B sales experience, have excellent communication skills, be an advanced Internet user, have at least an intermediate knowledge of CRM software and have excellent organizational skills. A knowledge and passion for renewable energy and solar technology is preferred but not required.

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PVPower is looking for an Art Director in Chicago

Sun, 28 Apr 2013 21:58:57 GMT

We're PVPower, a solar energy company based in Chicago. We're a small team working hard to get more solar panels onto more roofs. We're revenue generating, funded, and we're growing.

We're looking to fill our Art Director position. To us, that encompasses a lot: from design to development, and all hands-on. We're hoping to find a talented overachiever who wants to join the team and take ownership and pride in the design, user experience, user interface, and some of the front-end development of our e-commerce store (http://www.pvpower.com) and our solar project planning app (http://solarbear.pvpower.com). We'd also like you to help with additional marketing and promotional materials such as t-shirts, sales materials, packaging and more. We think it's a great job with opportunity to grow and as much responsibility as you can take on. It's worth mentioning that you'll have plenty of support, including a creative project manager and a team of engineers already in-place who know Ruby on Rails.

Our ideal candidate has portfolio of great projects and can easily transition from wireframes & comps to HTML & CSS. If you worked with Rails and/or Javascript, that's a plus too.

If this sounds like you, we hope you'll say hello. Please send us your portfolio, resume and the top 5 things you're looking for in a great job. We'd also love to hear about what sites you think have noteworthy design, usability and marketing around them.

Thanks for your interest! 
- The folks at PVPower
 

A few more things about PVPower:  
PVPower opened for business in early '09. Since then we've sold over a million dollars in solar components. Our office is a big and bright loft on the north side along the Ravenswood corridor. We are an Excelerate Labs company -- class of 2010. We have a strong network of mentors and investors.

And we're big fans of:
- Learning new things
- Wearing many hats (and plenty of wool ones this time of year)
- Solving problems and others who do this well
- Making a difference and, if we're lucky, the world just a tiny bit better
- Solar panels, in 10 years they'll be everywhere

***NO RECRUITERS, AGENCIES, OR SIMILAR - YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE!***

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Office Manager & Bookkeeper in Chicago

Sun, 28 Apr 2013 21:58:57 GMT

Seeking a jack-of-all-trades administrative professional responsible for office management, operations and bookkeeping for a well-funded Chicago startup.

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