Lead Engineer / Architect

Does the idea of developing a white label version of the Facebook Platform attract you? Do you think youʼre capable of developing a docking system that would easily give an embedded web application access to a host websiteʼs resources? 

If so weʼd like to hear from you. Your role will be to develop simple, lightweight ways in which one web application can dock with another and interface with the hostʼs authentication, billing and messaging systems. 

Who you are

You are someone who loves working through the entire technology stack, database to browser. You love great software and efficient software development and build applications for yourself and friends just as an excuse to learn new languages and technologies. 

You are comfortable with techniques such as XP that allow a software team to execute effectively but want to exploit similar short feedback loops applied to the product discovery side of the business. You are familiar with and interested in the Lean Startup methodology. 

As much as you love the elegance and power of good architecture, your number one focus is delivering software to do the job and you pride yourself on doing that well. When work is over you like to go away and live the rest of your life to the full and you have hobbies or sports you love to pursue. 

Required skills

• Ruby on Rails 
• Javascript 
• Computer science degree strongly preferred 

Who we are

We are Yola, a startup with over $25M of funding behind us in SOMA, San Francisco. With over 2M users in our first two years of operation we are building out an online publishing platform for businesses and are one of Business Weekʼs top 50 startups to know about in 2009. Our CEO, Vinny Lingham was recently nominated as one of the Young Global Leaders of the year by the World Economic Forum. 

You will be the lead engineer for Clickpass - a company acquired by Yola and which is now building Yolaʼs platform strategy. Youʼll get all of the usual perks of an engineer with all the equipment you need, salary, benefits and even free lunches!

To apply please send your resumé and a covering letter to 05bc+14d5@c1.catchthebest.com.