Core Engineer | Identified
SOMA
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What are the top requirements to qualify for this position?
We are seeking engineers with experience and passion in some of the following areas:

1. JavaScript
2. jQuery
3. Ruby on Rails
4. Memcahe
5. Backbone.js
6. Postgres
7. Java
 
 
We also embrace TDD and Agile practices.
 
Here is some recent press as well:
 
-SeekingAlpha (http://bit.ly/vJJ5yl) 

-Forbes (http://onforb.es/vNY5zb)

-Techcrunch (http://tcrn.ch/rLhs9P)
Why is this position open?
The product concept is in place, so now it is time to scale the product. 
Describe the current team this person will join, including the reporting structure.

10 engineers are on the team currently, and we will be going to roughly 40 by the end of 2012.

What percentage of the candidate's time will be spent on existing products/business, versus items that are new?
This position is predominately new work. You will take ownership over the product, and that may mean making some fixes to your work when necessary.
What challenges will this person face on a daily basis?

We see some opportunities to increase your skills in cloud computing, big data, etc. as we continue to serve our customers

How are you positioned within the industry and what are your growth plans?

Over 50 million professionals have Identified Scores and the database is growing by over 1 million profiles per day. Identified's goal is to make the Identified Score the standard measure of relevance in the professional world.


The Identified Score is helping professionals connect with other professionals, companies find employees, and professionals find future employers.


Some of the investors helping us make this happen include: Bill Draper, Tim Draper, Joel Peterson, John Glynn, John Frankel, Chamath Palihapitiya, Alexander Tamas, Fadi Ghandour, Deebek Ventures and Eric Schmidt's Innovation Endeavors.

What is your business model?

We are employer funded.


Our Employer Solutions products are the fastest, easiest and most effective way recruiters promote, search and engage with the Facebook network.


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Identified
490 2nd Street, Suite 100 San Francisco, CA 94107
Core Engineer
  • Start Date
  • February 20th, 2012
  • Compensation
  • Competitive Salary & Equity
  • Skills
  • Ruby
    Rails
    Postgres
    Backbonejs
    Memcache
    TDD
  • Benefits
    • Equity
    • Medical
    • New Computer

Identified launched a beta product in late September and since then, the site has experienced tremendous growth. The product is incredibly addictive and tens of thousands of users login daily to check and improve their Identified Scores.
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Core Engineer
Identified
SOMA
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2. Tech Interview
3. In-Office Group Interview

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