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Amazing Software Engineer at Rapleaf

Located in San Francisco, USA. Posted April 19, 2010

Role:

Build out Rapleaf's next set of groundbreaking features

Build algorithms to normalize data on over half billion people

Solve super complex engineering problems no one else in the world is working on

Report to the VP Engineering; work directly with the CEO, other engineers, and management

Change the world

Qualifications:

Amazing coder who takes no prisoners; master of all things Internet; one of the best coders in existence

Someone who learns new languages and platforms extremely fast - we use Ruby on Rails, Hadoop (HDFS), and Java

Intensely driven, proactive, and hard working

Extremely hard working; this is a start-up - team members work long hours

Quick learner and real doer; err on execution over strategy

Looks forward to working with A-players; too good to spend long hours with B-players

Likeable person who garners respect on and off the job.

Thrive on chaos, risk, and uncertainty

Should be easy to get along with, nice, fun, ethical, and low-maintenance

Strong desire to build a more ethical society

Desire to be an early employee and want to be a real owner in Rapleaf's future

Want to work with extremely large datasets and build portable APIs that thousands of other companies can build applications on top of

Should want to live in or near San Francisco (relocation available if necessary)

All levels of experiences should apply (0-25+ years experience)

Note: This job is incredibly challenging. You'll be working with some of the top search engineers in the world that expect the best. We're doing things that no one has ever done before and solving problems that have been open for years.

Perks:

Great cash comp & high equity - Rapleaf is willing to pay for the best talent

Choice of any laptop - Mac, Windows, or Linux

Medical insurance, 401k

Kitchen stocked with food

Work with some of the smartest engineers

Contribute to many open source initiatives such as Hadoop

Contribute to the Rapleaf Engineering Blog

Live and work in San Francisco - the best city in the universe

At Rapleaf, we're only looking for people that really want to change the world.

Applications are now closed.