Location: Chicago, IL
URL: http://www.crowdspring.com
crowdSPRING (www.crowdspring.com) is a private-equity funded startup that last month launched an online marketplace for creative services. Just entering our second month after launch, we’ve already been featured in the Chicago Sun-Times, TechCrunch, Mashable, Springwise and a host of others – so you know we’re on to something here!
We’re looking for a Software Engineer that wants to be part of building something amazing. We’re looking for someone who is tired of building things for other people and wants to actually be part of building a company, not just software. We’re looking for someone with a tattoo that reads ‘Open Source 4 ever’. We’re looking for someone to dedicate their life to our young, creative company. Or at least 8 hours a day. If this sounds like you, read on…
What you’ll do:
- Tirelessly dream-up, design and build object-oriented software for our web application (already an award-winning site, if we do say so ourselves)
- Help maintain and improve our development environments (LAMP/SVN)
- Push us to – nay, demand that we – embrace new technologies and continually improve
- Get paid to do what you love
What you’ll need to bring to the table:
- 3+ years experience with an object-oriented language (PHP, Python, Ruby, etc.) [PHP rockstars given top priority]
- 2+ years relational database experience (MySQL, SQL, Oracle)
- Background in object-oriented programming and design principles
- Experience with Linux servers and applications (web servers, mail servers, authentication, FTP)
- Plays nicely with others in a small group, warp-speed environment in rather close quarters
- A fine appreciation for the perfect hamburger
- A quick learner who can read, write and add
- If you have experience with XHTML, XML, XSLT, CSS, and JavaScript/AJAX, then we’ll like you
- If you have experience with content management frameworks (e.g. eZ Publish, django, Zend Framework, Ruby on Rails), then we’ll love you
- If you have all of the above, well – then we gotta have you
What we bring to the table:
- Competitive compensation, including an incentive plan
- Full benefits
- 401(k) Investment Plan with matching contributions
- Unlimited ping-pong
- Easy access to public transportation
- Strict shorts and flip-flops dress code
So, do you have what it takes to build a company? Can you bring a man to his knees with only the power of PHP? If so, you really out to let us know. We’re holding your place in the ping pong tournament…
crowdSPRING is an equal opportunity employer.
Note to all recruitment agencies: crowdSPRING doesn’t accept agency resumes. Please do not forward resumes to us or our employees. Really. crowdSPRING isn’t responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.
To apply: Send a resume to 37signals@crowdspring.com