I’m hiring for my own startup, which is currently in stealth mode. I’m based out of down town Palo Alto, and the Hacker Dojo in Mountain View. I have 2 clients lined up, and I want to put a prototype out in 6 months for them. I will be bootstrapping until launch, so I’m only accepting applications for contract-to-hire positions. If you’re interested in one of the following positions please contact me.
I’m going to work hard to create a fun, but fast-paced environment. I played at key role at Mint.com as the second engineer, building up the code base and the culture, and I intend to do the same at my startup. Initially, I will be guiding the majority of development, but I also need a team composed on self-starters who can get things done while I am dealing with business processes and acquiring more clients to test the prototype. Starting at ground zero gives you the opportunity to help cultivate the company culture, gain an equity stake, and most importantly build something of value!
Number of years of experience or where you graduated from school do not impress me 🙂 Here is what I’m looking for:
Web Designer/Illustrator: Most interested in designing clean user interactions, and illustrations that convey the essence of my product and user-base. Be prepared to brainstorm/prototype and sketch during the interview process. PhotoShop, Illustrator, CSS, HTML, and some templating engines like XMLC.
Front-End Developer: JavaScript, YUI, HTML, CSS, and knowledge of some Templating engines like Freemarker, Velocity, or XMLC. This initial hire will be responsible for architecting the front-end and building up the infrastructure. Knowledge of browser compatibility issues, compression techniques, measuring page loads, creating and extending libraries is a must!
Back-End Developer: Java/Ruby, mySQL, Hibernate, ANT, Spring or Rails Framework. Unit testing, TDD mindset, combined with Agile development practices. I will be doing some development work, but this individual will be responsible for the core implementation. Understanding specs, making design trade-offes, building code infrastructure (build system, regression suite, interfacing with front-end technologies). Creating a scalable, secure, and quality prototype. Nice to have experience with JMS, XML, Quartz.
