Engineering:
Software Development Engineer – Back End
Yes! We’re looking for great engineers who like building deep. Some of the Back-End characteristics we’re looking for:
- Deep understanding of the “stack”: from tcp connection down to SQL queries
- Expert knowledge developing and debugging in and on *nix platforms
- Love of programming and focus on customers and business objectives
- Demonstrated track record of building great software
- Infrastructure / operational mentality
- Just the perfect mix of a computer scientist and an engineer
- Can thrive in a fast-paced startup environment
- Have actually solved real-world scale problem(s)
- Tech skills we’re looking for: ruby + rails + sinatra + datamapper, Apache + nginx, SQL (MySQL)
Software Development Engineer – Front End
Our Front-end engineers are building the user experience of the world’s first Labor operating system. We’re solving an entirely new class of problems as we figure out how to break down complex tasks and link distributed individuals together. Some of the aspects we’re looking for:
- Develops high-quality, concise XHTML & CSS
- Writes self-documenting javascript
- Strong understanding of JQuery and Rails.
- Thinks asynchronously and knows cross-domain scripting inside and out
- Has built and successfully deployed a cross-browser, cross-domain front-end IA
- Understands the nuance of UI vs. UX, JavaScript vs. ECMAScript, HTML vs. XHTML
- Excellent empathy for end users and their usability needs
- Great design sense
How to apply:
Please paste your response and resume into the form at our Contact Page on this site and select “Careers” from the Interest drop down before submitting.

