@AndrewChen

Hello readers!

I recently started a new stealth consumer internet company, and am looking for great people in two roles:

• Product Engineer (full-stack web developers focused on ruby)
• UI Designer (design+development role focused on visual design, user experience, CSS, etc.)

More details below! If you are interested or know someone who is, contact me at .

Regards,
Andrew

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Product Engineer (San Francisco Bay Area)

We think of Product Engineers as full-stack web developers who focus on the core application logic, but can also do basic UI work and database design. Ideally, people in this role would be “T-shaped” with depth in a particular area but the ability to be a generalist and get anything done.

The engineering team is lean and quick – we use paper prototyping, agile development, test driven development, and A/B testing to deploy daily releases to the world. Engineers are directly involved in business decisions like user acquisition and monetization, and receive constant feedback from customers via analytics and e-mail contact. Our development stack is 100% open source and is built on Ruby on Rails.

Role and responsibilities
Your responsibilities at will be to:

• Build a fun, creative consumer experience for millions of people worldwide
• Own new feature releases end-to-end
• Deploy code daily and use A/B testing to measure impact on usage
• Work directly with backend and systems engineers for creating, integrating, and launching new products
• Collaborate as a team on business decisions around traffic acquisition, metrics, and monetization
• Design and prototype customer-facing interactions and features
• Assist on qualitative and quantitative user research, ethnographic studies, and usability testing
• Reports directly to CTO/co-founder

Technologies we use
You should want to learn or have prior experience with the following:

• Ruby, C++, and EventMachine for core architecture
• Rails, jQuery, Haml, and Sass for frontend development
• Cucumber, Bacon, Watir, and Git for testing and source control
• Munin, God, and Vlad for monitoring and deployment

Qualifications

• BS/MS in Computer Science or equivalent experience
• Development experience in Ruby and front-end frameworks/technologies
• Previous work in Flash and Flex is desired
• Familiar with Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, or equivalent creative tools
• Passion for crafting an amazing consumer experience

Benefits and compensation

• Competitive salaries and employee benefits
• Work directly with startup co-founders and technical leaders
• Free fruit, snacks, and drinks

Contact information
If interested, please introduce yourself and send a resume to .

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UI Designer (San Francisco Bay Area)

We think of UI Designer as advocates for design thinking and bridging the dialog between customers and the company’s engineers. This requires a specialized ability to rapid prototype, talk to many different constituencies, and take the lead on visual and interaction design – a combination of soft and hard skills.

The engineering team is lean and quick – we use paper prototyping, agile development, test driven development, and A/B testing to deploy daily releases to the world. Engineers are directly involved in business decisions like user acquisition and monetization, and receive constant feedback from customers via analytics and e-mail contact. Our development stack is 100% open source and is built on Ruby on Rails.

Role and responsibilities
Your responsibilities at will be to:

• Build a fun, creative consumer experience for millions of people worldwide
• Lead discussions around visual and interactive design and champion high-quality product experiences
• Design and prototype customer-facing products using OmniGraffle, Photoshop, Balsamiq, and other tools
• Collaborate as a team on business decisions around traffic acquisition, metrics, and monetization
• Assist on qualitative and quantitative user research, ethnographic studies, and usability testing
• Development skills are preferred but not required: Handcode clean, beautiful and maintainable JS, XHTML, CSS
• Reports directly to CTO/co-founder

Tools and technologies we use*
(*Note that engineering skills are preferred but not required)
You should want to learn or have prior experience with the following:

• XHTML/CSS/Javascript for frontend development
• Canvas, Flash/Flex, Actionscript 3 for RIA development
• Photoshop, Illustrator, Fireworks, Inkscape for visual design
• Paper/pencil, Balsamiq, and Omnigraffle for wireframing

Qualifications

• BA/MA or equivalent experience
• Strong professional experience in visual design, user experience, and interaction design
• An eye for color, typography, graphic design, illustration
• Experience working with user generated content, online social interactions, or e-commerce products
• Development experience in Ruby and front-end frameworks/technologies
• Familiar with Adobe Flash/Flex, Photoshop, Illustrator, or equivalent creative tools
• Passion for crafting an amazing consumer experience

Benefits and compensation

• Competitive salaries and employee benefits
• Work directly with startup co-founders and technical leaders
• Free fruit, snacks, and drinks

Contact information

If interested, please introduce yourself and send a resume to .