Software Engineer | Twitter
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What are the top requirements to qualify for this position?
*This position is going to be very broad technically, with a required passion for international users. This position will not be a fit for a candidate who only wants to impact users in the United States.
1. Demonstrated experience as a Full-Stack Engineer.
2. Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science and minimum of 3 years of work in consumer web.
Great if you have one of the following experiences: Â
1. Demonstrated experience as a Full-Stack Engineer.
2. Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science and minimum of 3 years of work in consumer web.
Great if you have one of the following experiences: Â
3. Deep experience developing in JavaScript.
4. Mobile development experience with Mobile web or Android/iOS.
5. Search-related experience.
6. Internationalization/Localization experience.
7. Foreign Language skills such as Korean, Russian, Thai, or Turkish.
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Why is this position open?
Twitter is expanding at a rapid rate internationally. We are looking to address our growing global audience.
The unique thing about this role is that you have to be passionate about international audience. For example, it is important for Twitter to have the Korean language expertise on our engineering team to really address Korean user’s pain.
Addressing issues for international users don’t necessarily mean language-specifics. Â It is the approach to different cultures, and having the ability to apply solid technical skills for solving these problems.
The unique thing about this role is that you have to be passionate about international audience. For example, it is important for Twitter to have the Korean language expertise on our engineering team to really address Korean user’s pain.
Addressing issues for international users don’t necessarily mean language-specifics. Â It is the approach to different cultures, and having the ability to apply solid technical skills for solving these problems.
Describe the current team this person will join, including the reporting structure.
We are the International Engineering Team, and we are expanding the scope of the team. We are part of Product Engineering at Twitter, focused on end-user product feature development.
Currently, we have a mix of specialized engineers: half of the team is on internationalization infrastructure, and the other half of the team is working on front-end including web and mobile.
We’ve got approximately 10 engineers total on the team. We have engineers from various cultural background such as European/Japanese/South Asian. Â We have people on the team from Google, PayPal, and social gaming companies.
Currently, we have a mix of specialized engineers: half of the team is on internationalization infrastructure, and the other half of the team is working on front-end including web and mobile.
We’ve got approximately 10 engineers total on the team. We have engineers from various cultural background such as European/Japanese/South Asian. Â We have people on the team from Google, PayPal, and social gaming companies.
What percentage of the candidate's time will be spent on existing products/business, versus items that are new?
As we are expanding the team’s scope, large chunk of the work is new. Some of the work could be completely brand-new such as working on products for other countries that do not exist in the U.S. Â You'll have a hand in how we build and deliver products in new international markets.
What challenges will this person face on a daily basis?
The pace is so fast that you feel like you have been here over a year except you have only been here for three months.
Each project we are working on with the international team is different from the last. Thus, you must absorb new technology quickly.
You certainly are not going to get bored here. We’re still defining the way we work truly internationally.
Each project we are working on with the international team is different from the last. Thus, you must absorb new technology quickly.
You certainly are not going to get bored here. We’re still defining the way we work truly internationally.
How are you positioned within the industry and what are your growth plans?
We have already supported over 20 languages on Twitter, but we are pushing our quality standard higher to polish our offerings and enhance the user experience.
We want to do more than just support the languages. We want to enhance the user experience of foreign users.
We want to do more than just support the languages. We want to enhance the user experience of foreign users.
What is your business model?
Our team is looking to replicate the success of Twitter to the rest of the world.
Twitter
795 Folsom Street San Francisco, CA 94103
Software Engineer
- Start Date
- February 20th, 2012
- Compensation
- Competitive Salary & Equity
- Skills
-
JavaScriptiOSAndroidLocalizationFull-StackSearchConsumer WebInternational
- Benefits
- Medical (PPO/HMO)
- Unlimited Vacation
- South Bay Shuttle
- Commuter Benefits
- Shared Working Space in Mountain View
Twitter is aggressively growing across the globe! We are looking for engineers who are passionate about making products that will greatly impact Twitter's international efforts. You will be based in TwitterâÃÂÃÂs San Francisco HQ and working on various areas of Twitter.
Ask the employer a question or comment
- Voltage SecurityHey Andrew -- Christian Bogeberg told me to RSVP with you for "Challenges and Lessons from the International efforts at Twitter" on the 26th.
Is that OK? And, thanks!2012-01-08 06:28:16 - TwitterHello Richard,
Thank you first for your interests! Yes, I have put you on the list and we will be sending further information accordingly.
Best,
Andrew2012-01-09 13:25:02 
Anonymous UserYou mention that the Twitter International Engineering Team is called "i18n" -- what does that stand for?2011-11-10 10:00:54- TwitterThanks for your question. Here is general information on the meaning.
Also here is a link to the Wikipedia page on this.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internationalization_and_localization
The term is an abbreviated meaning of 'internationalization and localization' to the numeronyms i18n (where 18 stands for the number of letters between the first i and last n in internationalization, a usage coined at DEC in the 1970s or 80s)[1] and L10n respectively, due to the length of the words. The capital L in L10n helps to distinguish it from the lowercase i in i18n.2011-11-10 10:31:41 - Anonymous UserWill Twitter provide H1B sponsorship for this position?2011-11-10 08:45:53
- TwitterThank you for your question. Yes, in general we have no problem with H1B sponsorship and transfers. However, please keep in mind the status of the H1B count.2011-11-10 09:12:52
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